Occupational Health and Hygiene Advisory Group
27/04/2026
The Occupational Health and Hygiene Advisory Group (OHHAG)’s purpose is to develop and oversee a strategic roadmap for an improved approach to the prevention of harm and early identification and intervention on work-related ill health risks.
The specialist advisory group has replaced the Occupational Hygiene Management Group and the Occupational Health Advisory Group as part of a restructure of the Rail Wellbeing Alliance’s subgroups.
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'Following years of success and progress in safety, we’re now aiming to replicate that progress in employee health. We need to champion early intervention for work-related health risks and deal with emerging and chronic health conditions in our workforce.
We recognise the huge impact ill health is having on our industry, typically through sickness absence, loss of skills, and not attracting or retaining talent. As an industry, we can and must do more to tackle ill health and promote good and secure health for the future.
Not addressing health has significant business and productivity implications. Taking action on health provides an opportunity to influence and secure good health for our people, our customers, and our community. It also provides an attractive workplace, contributes to a healthier society, and makes for a happier, more engaged workforce.
OHHAG wants to ensure our workforce and approach to occupational health and hygiene are fit for the future by improving our approach to the prevention of harm and early identification and intervention on work-related ill health risks. We want to keep our workforce healthy, happy, and able to enjoy the benefits of being at work.'
Scope
OHHAG is required to:
- identify specific workstreams to deliver positive outcomes and improvement in work-related ill health exposures and the impact of ill health at work.
- help rail organisations understand the need for improvements and where to focus effort and resources.
- deliver standards, tools, education, and awareness raising to support compliance, industry effectiveness and improved leadership in this area.
- ensure the group embeds deliverables and monitors improvements.
- support an industry-wide improvement in the prevention and management of ill health exposures and outcomes.
Membership
The group has members representing these industry stakeholders:
- Association of Railway Industry Occupational Health Practitioners
- Rail Partners Limited
- Infrastructure contractors
- Infrastructure managers and owners
- Non-passenger train operators
- Occupational health providers
- Passenger train operators
- Office of Rail and Road
- Suppliers
- RSSB
- Transport for London.
Chair: Tracy Orlandi, East Midlands Railway
RSSB main representative: Clare Forshaw
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Group members
Name Company Representing Status Alexandra Piccarolo Alstom Group Suppliers Member Alfred Maynard Network Rail Infrastructure Managers Member Andrea Wheale ORR Regulator Observer Annette Edgington Rail Operations Group Non Passenger Train Operators Member Antony Thomas Transport for Wales Infrastructure Managers Member Barbara Davenport First MTR South Western Trains Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member Barbara Smith RSSB RSSB Standards Member Benita McCarthy Irish Rail Passenger Train Operators Member Claire Repeti Rail Partners Limited Industry Association Member Claire Shooter RSSB RSSB Member Clare Forshaw RSSB RSSB Member David Shackleton RSSB RSSB Member Deborah Edmonds Network Rail Infrastructure Managers Member Donna Morgans London North Eastern Railway Passenger Train Operators Member Fiona King High Speed Two (HS2) Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Gemma Lavery RSSB RSSB Member Helen Hannar Freightliner Non Passenger Train Operators Member James Turner Network Rail Infrastructure Managers Member Joana Faustino RSSB RSSB Member Keith Morey Network Rail Wales & West Region & IOSH Infrastructure Managers Member Louise Waghorn Transport for London (TfL) Infrastructure Managers Member Magdalena Wronska Transport for London (TfL) Infrastructure Managers Member Mani Khan Medigold Health Medical Suppliers Member Mark Hall Association of Railway Industry Occupational Health Practitioners Independent Member Mark Rooms Medigold Health Medical Suppliers Deputy Chair Mick Rayner Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Contractors Sponsor Nicola Hide Great Western Railway Passenger Train Operators Member Parneet Virk Northern Trains Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Paula Waight South Western Railway Passenger Train Operators Member Philip McIlroy Optima Health Medical Suppliers Member Robert Cheeseman Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Contractors Member Rowena Wood Siemens Mobility Limited Suppliers Member Samantha Phillips Transport for London (TfL) Infrastructure Managers Member Sinead Kennedy Network Rail Infrastructure Managers Member Stuart Anderson GB Rail Freight Non Passenger Train Operators Member Stuart McIntosh Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Contractors Member Sue Butler Office of Rail and Road Regulator Observer Tracy Orlandi East Midlands Railway Passenger Train Operators Chair
