Rule Book App
What is the Rule Book app?
The Rule Book has sets of clear instructions that rail staff must follow in certain safety-critical scenarios in railway operations.
You’ll use the Rule Book if you or your teams:
- work on the track, trains, platforms, railway work sites, or possessions
- drive, shunt, or signal trains.
Our updated and improved app gives you access to the Rule Book 24/7, making it easier to consult when you’re on the go.
It provides a smooth user experience, with auto-sync and download features reflecting the latest changes. And with improved continuity, you can continue reading where you left off. Also, the app’s interactive images and optimised font sizes are designed with ease of use and accessibility in mind.
In addition, the app’s enhanced reporting capability for admin users allows them to view their dashboard and download all the latest analytics from across the company.
We’ve produced a set of short videos showing how to use the app. You can find those videos in the relevant sections below.
For individuals
If your organisation has signed up to the RSSB Rule Book app, you can access it anytime on your smartphone, tablet, desktop, or laptop by downloading and logging into the app.
The app is user-friendly, allowing for easy search, personalisation, and updates. Plus, you can acknowledge Amendments with just a single tap.
For decision-makers
If you’re a decision maker within an organisation, you can get more information about the app here.
"The Rule Book app has transformed the way you can store, carry, and search for items in the Rule Book, making it so much more accessible and easy to use. It has also allowed LNER to improve the management of rules changes, reducing the amount of paper we consume, therefore contributing to our carbon and waste targets, whilst also reducing our costs. An excellent industry improvement for all.”
Warrick Dent, Safety and Operations Director, LNERAccessing the Rule Book app
Access to the app is exclusively available to organisations that have registered for its use. So, even though you can freely download the app, you won’t be able to log in or use its features unless your organisation has subscribed.
For organisations interested in the RSSB Rule Book app, please contact us.
How to use the Rule Book app
Below are some useful videos showing you how to use the app.
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How to register and sign in
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First access and what you'll see
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How to add Modules and Handbooks to 'My Rule Book'
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How to receive and acknowledge Future Amendments
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How Administrators can use analytics reports
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New features
What are the benefits of the Rule Book app?
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Rail staff can:
- access the Rule Book on their phone or tablet, even when offline
- search and navigate the whole Rule Book quickly and intuitively
- personalise their Rule Book, selecting only the parts that they need
- bookmark sections of the Rule Book as ‘favourites’
- add personal notes to capture their own thoughts
- be notified of Future Amendments via the app, giving them immediate access and allowing them to acknowledge the updates with one click.
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Rail companies can:
- save money and paper
- maintain Rule Book access centrally using the admin control
- check who has acknowledged updates and run user activity reports
- check what Modules staff have downloaded and viewed and run reports
- improve their briefing process.
Do you still have questions?
Visit our FAQ page for all the answers.
Interested in adopting the Rule Book?
If you're the lead decision maker in this area or have a say in the way your teams use the Rule Book, and you're interested in adopting the RSSB Rule Book app, please get in touch with us via the Customer Self-Service Portal. Please note the minimum order per company is 10 licences, as this covers our administration activity.
If you’re not the lead decision maker but think that the app could help you and others like you in your company, talk with your line manager or other colleagues involved in deciding how you get the RSSB Rule Book app.
