Improvement notices 2012
9 January 2020
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This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2012.
Health and safety
All aboard the Santa Special
3 December 2019
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By Steve Turner, HM Principal Inspector of Railways.
Looking back – 5th October 1999 – Ladbroke Grove Railway Accident
5 October 2019
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By Paul Wilkinson, Corporate correspondence manager.
Safety first: Droplight windows on Heritage and Charter trains
13 August 2019
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By Ian Skinner, Head of Heritage, Trams & Light Rail
Improving Assisted Travel – A consultation on changes to guidance for train and station operators on Disabled People's Protection Policy (DPPP)
27 July 2019
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Alongside the Accessible Travel Policy Guidance and the responses themselves, we have published a summary of the responses, and set out the steps we will take to ensure train and station operators, including Network Rail, deliver these improvements.
ORR warns industry to refocus efforts on safety
16 July 2019
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its Annual Report on Health and Safety which stresses that Britain's railway remains one of the safest railways in Europe for passengers, but warns that the rate of improvement has shown signs of slowing.
Occupational Health and the Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3)
14 July 2019
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An explanation of how the Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3) can be used to measure the maturity of management of occupational health risk.
Application for exemption from train protection duties: Paddington to Heathrow Airport Junction
19 June 2019
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Five rail companies have applied to ORR for exemption from the law which requires the provision of automatic train protection.
So you want to be a train driver…? Here’s how to get your licence
7 June 2019
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By Paul Carey, Railway Safety Policy Senior Executive.
Consultation on new suite of guides for the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010
6 June 2019
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We have now published separate guides for the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010.