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.

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

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Safety and Health Topics

The five-year strategy for the rail industry, aiming to deliver the healthiest, safest affordable railway in the world.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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One-page summaries showing progress on each activity.

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The latest information on health and safety performance, operational learning, and risk reduction initiatives. The report provides an update on industry’s progress in implementing Rail Health and Safety Strategy.

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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.

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Learn about the common solutions that cut across all health and safety risk areas and will enable efficient and effective health and safety management.

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Find out how risk and harm around level crossings can be reduced by focusing on closures, upgrades, new technologies and educational campaigns.

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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.

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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.

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Learn how the Strategy will tackle train operation risks by improving data quality, enhancing red aspect understanding and a strong train protection strategy.

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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'.

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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.

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