Mainline rail assaults rise in latest annual safety statistics
24 September 2026
Worker safety
Protecting rail workers from violence and harassment: employers’ legal duties
23 July 2026
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Violence and harassment against rail workers remains a significant and growing concern across Great Britain’s railway. It is a challenge that we must work effectively together as an industry to tackle.
Workforce health and safety
23 July 2026
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ORR’s expectations, powers and planned work on the topic of work-related violence and harassment against rail workers.
Human Factors and Ergonomics
25 April 2025
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The Human Factors discipline considers the factors that affect human performance.
Managing rail staff fatigue
15 August 2024
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Guidance for companies in the rail industry.
Working patterns: fatigue
15 August 2024
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Working patterns can create safety risks if they are not properly planned and controlled.
London Underground and Balfour Beatty fined total of £433,000 after worker suffered life-changing injuries
3 December 2018
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London Underground Limited and Balfour Beatty Rail Limited were today fined £100,000 & £333,000 respectively, after pleading guilty to breaking health and safety laws which led to a worker suffering life-changing injuries, in a prosecution brought by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
ORR organises Croydon tram safety summit
19 January 2018
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has called a special meeting to discuss how the tram industry will move forward following the Croydon tram crash in November 2016.
Railway Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1997
14 January 2014