Road Risk Group
‘RRG will support the industry in reducing occupational road risk, as described in the Rail Health and Safety Strategy (RHSS). We are maximising the potential for cooperation and collaboration across industry sector groups, refreshing and relaunching the rail industry’s management of occupational road risk charter and creating opportunities to improve reporting and analysis.’
Scope
The RRG has aligned its strategic objectives to those set out in the RHSS. The main areas of focus are:
- railway employees, including ORR inspectors, BTP Officers, and those conducting investigations, driving to and from their usual place of work to the railway environment
- contractors driving to and from the railway environment
- taxis services for railway employees at work
- bus replacement services and taxis for passengers.
Read our remit.
The progress we’re making
We’re encouraging commitment and collaboration on risk-reduction measures
We have refreshed and relaunched the Occupational Road Risk Management Charter in collaboration with RSSB and National Highways.
We’re pushing for more reliable performance data
In a bid to improve the reliability of road risk safety performance data, we are submitting a proposal to the SMIS Advisory Group to revise the SMIS reporting criteria. This change would see the inclusion of fatalities to pedestrians/members of the public struck by rail industry road vehicles.
Track our progress on delivering the strategy. View one-page activity summaries. Read our Road Risk Safety Performance Report for more on how we are improving safety in this area.
Last updated: 11/03/2025
Membership
The group’s membership is made up of the following industry categories:
- academia
- trade unions
- passenger train operators
- freight and other non-passenger train operators
- infrastructure managers and owners
- RSSB
- Office of Rail and Road (observer).
Chair: Steven Graham, Colas Rail
RSSB main representative: Lucy Powell
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Group members
Name Company Representing Status Anisha Tailor RSSB RSSB Member Anne-Marie Penny National Highways Independent Member Anne Turner
Network Rail Infrastructure Managers
Member Carl Rulton RSSB RSSB Member Caitriona O'Brien
Network Rail
Infrastructure Managers Deputy Chair Chris Lewis Abellio East Midlands Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Chris Maxwell First Great Western Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member Christopher Horton British Transport Police British Transport Police Member Don Clarke
Rail Industry Contractors' Association (RICA)
Infrastructure Contractors Member Gill Milner Aviva Insurance Suppliers Member Greg Morse RSSB RSSB Member Jamie Hassall
Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) Independent Member Jason Ross Transport for London (TfL) Infrastructure Managers Member Jay Heavisides RSSB RSSB Member Jonathan Havard RMT Trade Unions Member Laura Sutton Office of Rail and Road Office of Rail and Road Member Lucy Powell RSSB RSSB Meeting Manager Nadine Rae TSSA Trade Unions Member Nathalie Morgan
Atkins Realis Suppliers Member Nicola Jaynes Health and Safety Executive Government Member Nigel Holmes National Highways Independent Member Par Dhonsi
GB Railfreight Freight Operators Member Paul Murray RSSB RSSB Member Rebecca Guy The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Independent Member Rob Miguel Unite the Union Trade Unions Member Samantha Fisher
DVSA Independent Member Sally Griffiths
RSSB RSSB Member Sarah Richards
HS2 Infrastructure Managers Member Simon Morgan Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Simon Ransley
Storycatchers Independent Member Simon Turner National Highways Independent Member Steve Moffatt Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Observer Steven Graham Colas Rail Ltd Infrastructure Contractors Chair Una Byrne Aslef Trustee Company Limited Trade Unions Member
