Community SafetyCommunity Safety Projects The RSSB's National Programmes, Railway Operations team assist the industry by providing a support service. Part of the service is the provision of communications to ensure that good practice is spread throughout the industry. This is achieved through dedicated websites, newsletters, workshops, etc. Some of the services are detailed below: Community Safety Resource Centre The Community Safety Resource Centre website contains information on all aspects of the industry’s approach to community safety matters. The aim of the site is to provide the industry with a one-stop-shop for resources and information on community safety issues. Launched at the 2009 Community Safety Forum, the site is still fairly new. Areas of the site focus on community safety topics, including assaults, trespass, vandalism, suicide, graffiti, obstructions on the line, cable and cycle theft and ticket vending machines. Each has its own designated page providing a foundation to build on, and populate with shared industry knowledge. As new information becomes available, the site will develop and improve. Access to the site is password protected but will be granted freely to industry staff. The website can be found at: www.railcommunitysafety.com For more information, please contact: kerry.dolan@rssb.co.uk Community Safety E-Newsletter The Community Safety e-newsletter ‘UPDATE’, is a monthly e-newsletter produced by RSSB, in support of the industry's efforts to address rail related community safety issues. UPDATE is a tool for promoting awareness of current initiatives and encouraging the adoption of good practice. If you have any stories to share about initiatives or events in your area, would like to provide feedback on this issue, or would like to subscribe to UPDATE please contact: community.safety@rssb.co.uk or 020 3142 5372 Please follow the link to all issues of Community Safety E-Newsletters Annual Community Safety Forum RSSB, on behalf of the industry organises the Annual Railway Community Safety Forum. This year's event took place on Wednesday 18 March. It combined an engaging mix of workshops and presentations as well as a comprehensive exhibition to showcase the wide range of initiatives and activities the rail industry is investing in and to encourage community safety practitioners to share good practice. To view the presentations from this years event, please visit: http://www.railcommunitysafety.com/secure/Communications/Pages/CommunitySafetyForum.aspx If you are interested in attending the 2010 event, please contact: community.safety@rssb.co.uk or 020 3142 5372 Community Safety Education Trackoff Trackoff is an educational website owned and funded by RSSB. The aim of the website is to provide railway safety educational resources to schools and organisations working with children and young people. The resources are aimed at supporting classroom activities through the National curriculum. These can be accessed through http://www.trackoff.org No Messin! No Messin! is a programme of diversionary activities organised by Network Rail every summer in railway crime hotspot areas. No Messin! aims to give youngsters new interests which will deter them from inappropriate behaviour involving the railway. http://www.no-messin.com/ Working with football authorities A Train Operator Football Alliance (TOFA, chaired by ATOC) and a Rail Football Forum (RFF, chaired by the Football Association) have been set up to discuss issues around transporting fans to football matches. The TOFA comprises the train operating groups, with Network Rail, BTP and ORR. The RFF comprises TOFA, FA, football leagues, football supporter organisations, the Home Office, the UK Football Policing Unit and BTP. RFF has agreed a list of priorities to tackle, which include better communication of kick-off times, train timetables and engineering works, as well as identifying ways to improve the behaviour of some fans on the trains. This is an ATOC project, financed by RSSB (National Programmes). For more information, please contact Maurice Wilsdon at community.safety@rssb.co.uk |
