Health and safety guidance

This page provides an overview of the types of accidents and incidents that need to be reported and how they can be reported.

We have produced 'Principles for health and safety on the railway' to help dutyholders understand how to meet our expectations for the high-level goals that should be achieved by the railway when complying with the health and safety legislation. It highlights the factors which should be addressed by anyone designing and putting into use new railways or rail vehicles, including major upgrades and

Our health and safety regulatory strategy sets out our approach to regulating health and safety risks created and managed by Britain’s railways. t looks at how we drive continuous improvement, deliver cost effective and safe railway, to be amongst the safest in the world.

An explanation of how the Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3) can be used to measure the maturity of management of occupational health risk.

Occupational cancer leads to a significant number of deaths in the UK each year and this page provides advice and guidance on how the risks can be controlled and exposure to carcinogens minimised.

This guidance aims to bring together the key legal requirements associated with the management of fitness in the workplace.