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We produce internal instructions and guidance in the form of railway guidance documents.
They are issued to our inspectors to help them with their duties and contain the latest policy information.
Enforcement/prosecution Collapse accordion Open accordion
- 2019-01
Channel Tunnel enforcement notices - arrangements for binational notification - 2016-05
Disclosure in legal proceedings - 2016-03
Sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences, Court allocation & unlimited fines in the Magistrates’ Courts - 2013-02
ORR policy and guidance on issuing simple cautions - 2012-02
Prosecution costs - 2010-08
Obtaining Arrest Summons Numbers for ORR prosecutions - 2009-07
Employer's solicitors attending meetings with employees pdf icon PDF, 52 Kb - 2008-02
Internal guidance on The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 - 2007-03
Evidential use of digital cameras - 2006-06
Prosecuting individuals and disqualifying directors in England, Scotland and Wales - 2006-03
Guidance on the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE)
Investigations Collapse accordion Open accordion
- 2016-04
Replaced by Victim’s Right to Review (VRR) Guidance - 2015-04
Local Safeguarding Children Boards and Child Death Overview Panels - 2015-01
Application of the 2014 Code of Practice on the use of Covert Human Intelligence Sources - 2014-02
Investigation of deaths including suicides - 2013-05
Guidance on how the Data Protection Act 1998 protects sensitive personal data of employees - 2011-01
ICSMS - the European market surveillance system - 2006-04
Obtaining an expert witness - 2004-16
Handling of rail enquiries and complaints under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (as amended)
Legislation Collapse accordion Open accordion
- 2014-03
Process for determination of exclusions from the mainline railway in the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006, as amended (ROGS) - 2013-01
Disclosure of information held by ORR - 2012-01
Guidance on the requirements in ROGS (regulation 18A) that relate to entities in charge of the maintenance of railway vehicles - 2008-12
Providing advice and support on railway safety to Northern Ireland - 2008-01
The railway safety/licensing interface
Level crossings Collapse accordion Open accordion
Occupational health Collapse accordion Open accordion
- 2017-01
Respirable crystalline silica in the rail industry - 2014-01
The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 (as amended) - Asbestos Exemption for Placing on the Market Railway Vehicles and Components Containing Asbestos - 2014-04
Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions (DEEE) in the railway sector - 2002-10
Charging to ensure return of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Topic based risk management Collapse accordion Open accordion
- 2018-02
Inspection toolkit for management of change - 2018-01
Principles for Contingency Staff - 2016-07
Advice for inspectors on revised guidance on "Developing and maintaining staff competence" - 2016-06
Safety principles for train servicing work in conductor rail premises - 2013-04
Fatigue risks from work-related road driving - 2011-04
Railway specific 'matters of evident concern' - 2010-01
Health and safety: matters of evident concern - 2007-06
Thermal comfort and heat in train cabs - 2004-07
The carriage of dangerous goods by rail.