RSSB logo
Menu
Register
  • RSSB logo
  • About RSSB
    • About Us
      Who We Are
      What We Do
    • Insights and News
      • Horizon magazine
      • RSSB Podcast
    • Key Industry Topics
      • Data Science and AI
      • Futures Lab
      • Graphic Insights
    • Groups and Committees
      Career Opportunities
    • Member Enquiries
      Newsletter Preferences
  • Services and Resources
    • Get Up To Speed with RSSB’s Services and Resources
    • Case Study Library
      Events and Webinars
    • Rail Consultancy Services
      Training
    • Railway Documentation and Drawing Services Limited
      Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme
    • Research Catalogue
      Standards Catalogue
  • Safety and Health
    • Rail Health and Safety Strategy
      Safety Risk Groups
      Wellbeing Groups
    • Asset Integrity
      Fatigue
      Freight Safety
    • Health and Wellbeing
      Level Crossings
      Occupational Health and Safety
    • Passenger Operations
      Passenger and Staff Assaults
      Train Operations
    • Trespass and Suicide
      Safety and Health Tools & Resources
      Common Solutions
  • Standards
    • Types of Standards and How They Work
      Defining the Future of Standards
      • Rail Standards Strategy
      • Railway Standards Code and Standards Manual
    • Using Standards
      • Latest Updates to Standards
      Standards Self-Assessments
      Rail Standards Consultations
    • Where Do We Use Standards?
      • Control, Command and Signalling
      • Data, Systems and Telematics
      • Energy
      • Infrastructure
      • Plant
      • Rolling Stock
      • Traffic Operation and Management
    • Industry Standards Coordination Committee
      Digital Railway Assurance Steering Group
    • Standards Catalogue
      Rule Book App
      Subscribe to Standards News
  • Sustainability
    • Sustainable Rail Blueprint
    • Net Zero Carbon Rail
      A Quieter Railway
      Clean Air
    • Prepared for a Changing Climate
      A Railway for Nature
      Zero Waste
      Protect and Conserve Water
    • Maximising Social Value
      Rail at the Heart of Communities
      Careers, Economy & Sustainable Growth
      People-centred Rail
    • Sustainability Tools and Resources
      Sustainable Rail Groups
  • Research
    • About the Research Programme
      Engage with the Research Programme
    • How Research Delivers Benefits
      Collaboration in Research
    • Flagship Research Activities
      • Adhesion
      • Freight Research Programme
      • Performance
    • Research Highlights - Spring 2025
      Rail Technical Strategy
    • Research Catalogue
      SPARK
  • Join RSSB
    • Join RSSB
    • International RSSB
      Becoming a Member - GB and Overseas
    • Find out Who Joins RSSB and Why
    • What our members and affiliates say
    • Membership Benefits
      Membership Offerings
      Our Business Plan
  • Membership Benefits
    • Make the most of your RSSB membership
      Membership Offerings
    • Dedicated support from our team
      Meet our Engagement Managers
    • Who Joins RSSB and Why?
    • What Our Members and Affiliates Say
    • Access to our Leading Experts
      RSSB Newsletter Preferences
Register
  • RSSB
  • Safety and Health

Safety and Health

Introduction

We work with industry to understand and manage safety risks. Our knowledge covers a wide range of topics related to safety and health. These include risk and safety intelligence, public behaviour, operations, asset management, occupational health and safety, and health and wellbeing.

Rail Health and Safety Strategy 

The Rail Health and Safety Strategy (the Strategy) is a five-year strategy. Developed through detailed industry consultation. The strategy seeks to deliver industry’s vision, the healthiest, safest affordable railway in the world.

For more information
See how we'll achieve a healthier, safer railway. Read or download the Rail Health and Safety Strategy.
View page

Safety and Health Topics

The five-year strategy for the rail industry, aiming to deliver the healthiest, safest affordable railway in the world.
View
The Rail Health and Safety Strategy (the Strategy) brings the industry together to continually improve health and safety risk management and achieve the vision it has set out.
View
Railway assets presents complex challenges. Managing assets as a system, not in isolation, collaboration, and a consistent approach are crucial. Find resources and information to overcome these challenges.
View
Fatigue is a hidden risk across rail operations. We're working towards work practices that minimize fatigue impact. Here we provide essential resources and tools to help manage fatigue risk.
View
There is no safety without health. Find out how the industry is coming together to achieve greater business and industry benefits by working together on health and wellbeing.
View
Learn about the initiatives that will help achieve ‘a safer, healthier, and better work environment’. They include rolling out new technology to improve efficiency and safety, and sharing knowledge for better safety across all stages of work.
View
To deliver the freight traffic growth set by government, requires reliable and safe delivery of services. By collecting and analysing performance and condition data we can identify and prioritise fright safety risks and work towards this goal.
View
Find out how through collaboration, data analysis, and new technology industry will work towards an environment where work related violence ceases to be a key risk.
View
The strategy aims to deliver a continuous sustainable reduction in trespass and suicide. Find out how better data, communication, partnerships, training, technology, and public awareness will work towards this goal.
View
One-page summaries showing progress on each activity.
View
The latest information on health and safety performance, operational learning, and risk reduction initiatives.
View
Find information, tools and resources that help members improve the health, safety, and cost-effectiveness of the railway. Our tools and resources support the industry to reach the targets in the Rail Health and Safety Strategy.
View
Learn about the common solutions that cut across all health and safety risk areas and will enable efficient and effective health and safety management.
View
Find out how risk and harm around level crossings can be reduced by focusing on closures, upgrades, new technologies and educational campaigns.
View
The strategy will aim to make rail travel a practical and attractive option for all. See how passengers, public, and workforce safety will be improved by empower the workforce and improving customers’ risk awareness.
View
Good health and safety management relies on good data and analysis. This section provides access to the data that underpins good health and safety management is defined, recorded, analysed and reported on.
View
Learn how the Strategy will tackle train operation risks by improving data quality, enhancing red aspect understanding and a strong train protection strategy.
View

Governance Risk Groups

SSRG promotes collaboration on safety issues aligned to the risk areas described in the industry’s safety strategy ‘Rail Health and Safety Strategy'.
View
View

Risk and Safety Intelligence Catalogue

RSSB’s Risk and Safety Intelligence team provides a range of products and services that help rail companies better understand risk and provide an evidence-base for their decision making. See what we offer.

Click to read Risk and safety intelligence catalogue

 

 
Haven’t found what you’re looking for?
Get in touch with our Director of System Safety and Health for more information.
chris-knowles-image
Chris Knowles
https://customer-portal.rssb.co.uk
Contact Us
Contact Details
Member Enquiries
Customer Portal
Policies & Statements
Privacy Notice
Terms of Service
Cookie Policy
Other RSSB sites
Standards Consultations
CIRAS
RISAS
RISQS
SPARK
Catalogues
Research Catalogue
Standards Catalogue
Find us on
© 2025 Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd All Rights Reserved Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd is Registered in England under company number 04655675