GOGN3617 Iss 1

GOGN3617 assists railway undertakings in the creation of a framework for the training, competence and assessment of staff who undertake a freight train preparer role.

This guidance note is intended for railway undertakings that train and manage freight train preparer staff.

Freight train preparation is a complicated and varied task. The task is critical in ensuring a freight train is safe to enter service.

Industry had no common approach to managing the training and competence of staff undertaking the freight train preparer role.

GOGN3617 is a new guidance note and assists railway undertakings in creating a framework for training, competence and assessment of staff who undertake a freight train preparer role.

A standardised training framework can contribute to improving training effectiveness by ensuring staff responsibilities are matched to training content; this matching can improve training and, therefore, improve safety across the industry.

GOGN3617 provides undertakings with a framework that, if adopted, will help them satisfy their legal obligations. This standard has the potential to save the industry £1.5m over five years.