Infrastructure Safety Leadership Group
"The ISLG brings together health and safety leaders from the principal contractor community, mainly, and is open to membership from principal designers. It is supported by the RSSB and Network Rail and reports into the System Safety Risk Group (SSRG), the National Railway Contractors Group, and Network Rail’s HSE Collaboration Group.
The ISLG Network was established this year, bringing together various independent industry groups, the Rail Industry Sustainability Forum, the Rail Plant Association, the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Group, the Track Safety Alliance, the Network Rail Health and Safety Collaboration Group, and the Rail Industry Contractors Association. We collaborate and capitalise on the synergies that exist, promote future plans, and highlight the work that has already been done for the good of the industry.
This webpage will be used by the ISLG Network to make available the outputs of its work and to influence the rail industry, share good practice, and give you the opportunity to be more involved in ensuring a healthy, safe, sustainable and efficient rail industry."
Scope
Membership of the ISLG is open to companies that are members of the infrastructure contractors and design community. Some ISLG member companies are also railway undertakings: the train operations aspect of their scope of operations is addressed by the M&EE Network Group. Each ISLG member must manage their own risks associated with their own scope of operations.
The Chair of ISLG (and individual members) represents the ISLG at industry meetings and forums which are relevant to the purpose and scope of the group. The Chair attends groups that include RSSB’s SSRG and Network Rail’s Infrastructure Projects Safety and Sustainability meeting.
Read our strategy.
The progress we're making
We’re creating change following industry incidents involving objects left on the line
Working with the RSSB, we have created a human factors report into objects left on the line and have influenced industry to reintroduce hand trolley training.
We’re working with Network Rail to combat runaway risk
We continue to work with RSSB and Network Rail to organise a pilot for a Runaway Risk model.
We’re responding to industry incidents involving on track plant
We have linked to the M&EENG and RSSB to support a response to Ramsden Bellhouse Recommendation 1 and are seeking efficiencies in the management of Any Line Open Working.
Membership
The ISLG has members representing these industry stakeholders:
- freight and other non-passenger train operators
- infrastructure managers and owners
- infrastructure contractors
- suppliers and rolling stock manufacturers
- RSSB
- Department for Transport (observer)
- Office of Rail and Road (observer).
Chair of committee: Stuart Webster-Spriggs, HSQES Director, VolkerRail Group
RSSB main representative: Darryl Hopper
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Committee members
Name Company Representing Status Adam Parker Telent Technology Services Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Allan Guy Dyer and Butler Infrastructure Contractors Member Andrew Cullen Keltbray Plant Ltd T/A Keltbray Rail Plant Suppliers Member Andrew Dicomites Hitachi Infrastructure Contractors Member Bill Saddington Ground Transportation Systems UK Limited Suppliers Member Brendan Green BAM Nuttall Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Caroline Meek Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Casey Fleming Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd Infrastructure Contractors Member Chloe Feekings Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Chris English Amco Griffin Infrastructure Contractors Member Christian Unger OSL Global Infrastructure Contractors Member Christopher Armstrong Ove Arup & Partners International Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Darren Fox Balfour Beatty Rail Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Darren Matthews Ready Power Rail Services Ltd Suppliers Member Darryl Hopper RSSB Suppliers Member David Litchfield Laing O’Rourke RSSB Member David Lowry Translink Infrastructure Contractors Member Gary Copley Railway Electrical Services Limited Suppliers Member Gary McConnell-Lawlor Griffiths Infrastructure Contractors Member Gavin Burns Linbrooke Services Ltd Suppliers Member Greg Morse RSSB RSSB Member Ian Nixon Costain Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Jane Jemmett TfL Infrastructure Contractors Member Jasper Atkinson Hitachi Infrastructure Contractors Member Jim Adshead Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member John Carpenter VolkerFitzpatrick Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member John Dyet Babcock Rail Ltd Infrastructure Managers Member John Jebson McGinley Independent Member Judith Devlin Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd Infrastructure Contractors Member Julian Weatherall Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Katherine Haigh Volkerrail Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Karl Critchley Kier Infrastructure Contractors Member Lee Daniels The Spencer Group Infrastructure Contractors Member Lee McBride Skanska Construction UK Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Lewis Johnson Alstom Infrastructure Contractors Member Lynsey Gilfillan Story Contracting Infrastructure Contractors Member Martyn Baraclough SPL Powerlines Infrastructure Contractors Duty Chair Matt Wright Octavius Infrastructure Contractors Member Michael O'Brien WSP UK Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Michelle Welch Kier Rail Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Mike Healey J Murphy & Sons Limited Suppliers Member Neil Akehurst Siemens PLC Suppliers Member Neil White The Spencer Group Infrastructure Contractors Member Paul Helks A P Webb Plant Hire Infrastructure Contractors Member Paul Hughes Bam Nuttall Ltd Infrastructure Contractors Member Paul Maxted Jacobs UK Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Phil Hibberd RSSB RSSB Member Pino De Rosa Bridgeway Consulting Limited Suppliers Member Richard Burnham Ready Power Infrastructure Contractors Member Richard Long Construction Marine Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Richard Sharp R D Professional Assurance Ltd Infrastructure Contractors Member Robert Sigrist RSSB RSSB Member Ros Osawe RSSB RSSB Meeting Manager Sarah Still Colas Rail Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Sharon Hillstead Atkins Limited Suppliers Member Simon Morgan Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Stephen King TES 2000 Infrastructure Contractors Member Stewart Murray Babcock Rail Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member St Maur Miles Amey OWR Ltd Suppliers Member Steve Diksa Bridgeway Consulting Limited Suppliers Member Steven Graham Colas Rail Ltd Suppliers Member Stuart Davidson OnTrac Infrastructure Contractors Member Stuart Webster-Spriggs Chair Infrastructure Contractors Chair Suzanne Proctor John Sisk & Son Ltd Infrastructure Contractors Member Sylwia O'Dwyer Transport for London Infrastructure Contractors Member Tessa Bircham Ground Control Infrastructure Contractors Member Tom Hyatt RSSB RSSB Member
