People on Trains and in Stations Risk Group
The group considers risks to the workforce, passengers and public in stations and on-board trains on Network Rail controlled infrastructure and interfaces with other rail, resulting from trespass, assault and other crime and anti-social behaviour, train despatch and platform train interface, on board injuries, and slips trips and falls.
Scope
PTSRG’s scope includes:
- Risk to passengers, members of the public and members of workforce at stations and onboard trains; this includes
▪ Slips, trips and falls
▪ Platform train interface when boarding and alighting
▪ Platform train interface when not boarding and alighting
▪ Assault, abuse and anti-social behaviour
▪ Onboard injuries
▪ Contact with objects in stations
▪ Other injuries (eg contact with animals/insects or hazardous substances) - Station operations (including staff competence and capabilities, station procedures and station designs).
- Monitoring the strategic risk profile and high priority precursor information (where available) for the above in relation to human error, equipment failure, environment or vandalism, and on any other risks as directed by SSRG.
- Injuries from train accidents, trespass, suicide, or at level crossings and route crime incidents are excluded.
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Subgroups
Membership
The group’s membership is made up of the following industry categories:
- British Transport Police
- independent
- infrastructure managers and owners
- passenger train operators
- Office of Rail and Road (observer).
- rolling stock owners and leasing companies
- RSSB
- trade unions.
Chair of committee: Jenny Saunders
, Govia Thameslink Railway
RSSB main representative:
Other Members
Company
Representing
Other members
Una Byrne
Aslef Trustee Company Limited
Trade Union
Garth Ratcliffe
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Infrastructure Manager
John Humphries
Locomotive Services (TOC) Limited
Train Operating Company
Emma Coogan
West Midlands Trains Ltd
Other Chair
Paul Leach
RSSB
RSSB
Garth Ratcliffe
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Infrastructure Manager
Kirst Huysamen
RSSB
RSSB
Jenny Saunders
Govia Thameslink Railway
Chair
Arthur Leathley
London TravelWatch
Independent
Catherine Horrocks
First MTR South Western Trains Ltd
Passenger Train Operating Company
Darren Selman
Arriva Rail London Ltd
Passenger Train Operating Company
Matthew Farrell
Office of Rail and Road
Office of Rail and Road
Nick Swift
Eversholt Rail Limited
Rolling Stock Owner
John Gilchrist
Abellio East Midlands Limited
Trade Union
Steve Enright
Abellio Transport Group Limited
Passenger Train Operating Company
Ali Patton
RSSB
RSSB
Matt Dent
First Greater Western Limited
Passenger Train Operating Company
Simon Hardy
Govia Thameslink Railway
Passenger Train Operating Company
Phil Barrett
Rail Delivery Group
Passenger Train Operating Company
Emmanuel Akinfenwa
Govia Thameslink Railway
Passenger Train Operating Company
Mark Gardner
Northern Trains Limited
Passenger Train Operating Company
Jonathan Havard
RMT
Trade Union
Richard Harrington
Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB)
Observer
Mike Hewitson
Transport Focus
Independent
Justin Willett
Govia Thameslink Railway
Passenger Train Operating Company
