Health and safety by design
2 June 2026
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Strategic risk chapter.
Health and safety guidance
Command, controlling and signalling
2 June 2026
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Strategic Risk Chapter.
Civil engineering assets
2 June 2026
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Strategic Risk Chapter.
Level crossings
2 June 2026
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Strategic Risk Chapter.
Health and safety management
2 June 2026
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Strategic Risk Chapter.
ORR welcomes industry progress on improving cost effective rail safety decisions
18 September 2025
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today welcomed the progress made by industry towards the recommendations it set out as part of joint work with the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and Network Rail to improve health and safety decision making.
Health and safety by design
1 September 2025
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Health and safety by design aims to eliminate or reduce risks through identifying potential risks at the design stage and taking steps to reduce or eliminate them.
'ORR workshops help heritage sector strengthen management of health and safety issues'
18 February 2025
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Simon Barber, ORR Principal Inspector, explains the importance of holding health and safety workshops for the heritage sector.
European derived railway safety legislation
16 December 2024
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This page gives an overview of how European railway safety legislation has been retained in the UK.
Goal Setting Principles for Railway Health and Safety: Draft Appendix for operation of passenger trains in Unattended Train Operation configuration
8 July 2024
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A proposal to include an appendix to the Goal Setting Principles for Railway Health and Safety setting out additional factors to be considered for operation of passenger trains in GOA4, Unattended Train Operation configuration.