Silicosis and hand-arm vibration syndrome – one man’s story
13 February 2018
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A set of videos highlighting the twin issues of silicosis and hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
Occupational health
Fitness for work
12 December 2017
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This guidance aims to bring together the key legal requirements associated with the management of fitness in the workplace.
Occupational health compliance and good practice
1 March 2017
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As part of ORR's strategy to raise awareness on occupational health under our health programme, we will publicise recent cases where formal enforcement action has been taken to secure legal compliance.
Good health is good for business
Content archived on 19 April 2024
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By Dr Claire Dickinson, ORR Occupational Health Programme Manager
Better health is happening in rail
Content archived on 19 April 2024
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today published its latest occupational health report which shows that there has been a meaningful improvement in the rail industry's management of worker health over the last four years.
Better health is happening – ORR assessment of progress on occupational health up to 2014, and priorities to 2019
10 June 2015
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This report provides our updated assessment on the management of work-related ill health in the rail industry by the end of our first four year health programme. It covers the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2014.
First aid at railway stations
2 June 2015
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When assessing first aid requirements at railway stations it is good practice to consider passengers' needs as well as those of employees.
Stage 6 – Develop an improvement plan
20 May 2015
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Step 6 of the approach to assurance.
Stage 5 – Capture performance information and update bow tie/risk profile
20 May 2015
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The Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3) provides a useful mechanism to understand the capability of the organisation to sustain (or improve) high levels of effective control ie to understand why an organisation is performing as it is. Information captured from the audits can be used to help inform the RM3 evaluation.
Stage 4 – Create/amend the assurance (inspection) framework
20 May 2015
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This stage tests the assumptions made in relation to the controls and their level of effectiveness, and also implements the monitoring arrangements determined in stage 3.