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Safety Performance Reports

In this section you can access the latest RSSB monthly summary of safety performance, half-year, annual and special topic reports:


Annual Safety Performance Report

RSSB's Annual Safety Performance Report(ASPR) examines the range of risk experienced by passengers, the railway workforce and members of the public, before considering areas that affect us all: train accidents,personal security,level crossings and stations. We have also included chapters on progress against the strategic safety plan, benchmarking railway performance, learning from accidents and European developments.

We are pleased to be able to show that, overall, the industry is delivering on the trajectories in the strategic safety plan.

Note that chapter and section links have been included (in blue) in the main ASPR to aid navigation. The tabs on the front cover may also be "clicked" to gain access to each chapter.

Overview - 2007
Full Report - 2007 RSSB's Annual Safety Performance Report(ASPR) examines the range of risk experienced by passengers, the railway workforce and members of the public, before considering areas that affect us all: train accidents,personal security,level crossings and stations. For the first time, we have also included chapters on industry investigation reccommendations tracking and safety in the context of sustainable development.

We are pleased to be able to show that, with the exception of trends in public fatalities, the year has generally been a good one for safety performance. Indeed, many areas, recorded improvements-some significantly so.

ASPR Key facts and figures booklet
ASPR 2007 charts and data
ASPR 2007 presentation slides

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  Monthly Summary of Safety Performance

This provides information on fatalities, reportable train accidents and accident precursors for the month in question.Graphic representations of trends are also included.

May 2008

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  Half Year Safety Performance Report

RSSB's Half-Year Safety Performance Report is an update of the main ASPR, which may be found elsewhere on this site. It provides data on the same key areas for the first six months of 2007.

Jan to June 2007

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  Topic Reports
  Shunter Safety Special Topic Report

Shunting is one of the highest risk occupations on the railway. This special topic report that looks at the risks faced by shunters and discusses the underlying causes that contribute to the current risk level.

Overview Report - February 2008
Full Report - February 2008

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  Station Safety Performance Report

One of RSSB'S suite of topic-specific reports, this documents reviews the risk and safety situation at this widely-used interface. All aspects of station safety are included,using data up to 30 June 2006.

Overview - September 2006
Full Report - September 2006

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  Railway Crime Report

An offence committed on railway property is a railway problem. This report presents the levels of risk to passengers, the workforce and members of the public from crime.It also outlines the underlying causes that contribute to the current risk level,using data up to 31 March 2006.

Overview - July 2006
Full Report - July 2006

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  Road-rail interface safety performance report

This report investigates the full extent of the risk that arises where roads meet railways. Over the last three years, we have focused on level crossings alone; here, we also present data on incursion incidents involving bridges, boundary fences and access points. This report provides a picture of the risk and safety situation at the interface, using data up to 30 September 2007.


Overview - Januray 2008
Full Report - January 2008

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  Workforce Safety Report

This reveals that 35% of the total mainline railway risk is attributable to railway staff- a group which may be divided into three subgroups:trackworkers, train crew and other workforce. Each is considered in turn in this document, which covers all aspects of workforce safety,using information up to 31 July 2006.

Overview - November 2006
Full Report - November 2006

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  SPAD/TPWS Reports
Year-end 2007 SPAD/TPWS report - full - version 3
This is a safety performance report providing information on category A signals passed at danger (SPAD) and Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) activity for the year 2007.

Year-end 2007 SPAD/TPWS report - summary - version 3
This is a safety performance report providing information on category A signals passed at danger (SPAD) and Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) activity for the year 2007.

Latest monthly SPAD/TPWS report
for April 2008 This report provides a summary of category A signals passed at danger (SPAD) and Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) activity.

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