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Assessment criteria for non-mainline safety certificate and safety authorisation applications - March 2014

31 March 2014
This set of criteria aims to reduce duplication by having criteria that are applicable to both infrastructure managers and transport undertakings together in one place. Any criteria that apply to infrastructure managers only or to transport undertakings only are clearly stated. The only regulatory change that has been reflected in the new criteria is in relation to the 28-day ‘affected party’

Occupational health work and health effects

14 January 2014
An overview of the effects of work on health in the UK and the costs to employers and society and advice on how these health effects can be prevented and where to go for more information.

Station and platform safety

14 January 2014
Information and advice for passengers on station safety issues such as platform gaps and stepping distances.

Asbestos law

14 January 2014
On this page we explain what the key legal requirements are for managing and controlling the risks from asbestos.

Further help and guidance

13 January 2014
This page provides sources of further guidance on managing work-related stress, including the business case for better stress management.

Advice and guidance on workplace health

13 January 2014
Information is provided for employers and employees on health in the work place generally, specific health issues, healthy lifestyles and managing health risks

Risk management

13 January 2014
High-level guidance and general principles on assessing whether risks on Britain's railways have been reduced so far as is reasonably practicable.

Topic specific guidance

10 January 2014
Information is provided here for employers and employees on health in the work place generally, specific health issues, healthy lifestyles and managing health risks.

Service disruption

6 December 2013
Information about who to contact if your train service is disrupted and the different types of train service disruption.

Fares and penalty fares

6 December 2013
Some fares are regulated by government, who controls their price, while others are not, and train operators are free to set them.

The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations

21 May 2013
The European Commission adopted Regulation 445/2011 on a system of certification of ECMs for freight wagons (the ECM Regulation) on 10 May 2011. We have consulted on the draft regulations to give effect to the ECM Regulation in Great Britain and bring the enforcement of it in line with our existing enforcement remit. In the light of lessons learned from operating under the current regime and other

Railway Safety Regulations 1999 - review of policy on the use of Mark 1 passenger rolling stock operated at speeds exceeding 40 kilometres per hour

14 July 2011
The Railway Safety Regulations 1999 permits exemptions to be issued to allow operators to use MK1 rolling stock on the national network. Most exemptions specify a barrier vehicle between the locomotive and the rake of coaches. The barrier vehicles were defined as Mark 2 (MK 2) or Mark 3 (MK 3) and most exemptions prohibited passengers from travelling in the leading vehicles We have consulted pdf

The Railways and other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

31 May 2011
We consulted on proposals for Regulations implementing Directive 2008/110/EC and Directive 2009/149/EC in Great Britain, both of which amend Directive 2004/49/EC (the Railway Safety Directive). Directive 2008/110/EC establishes a system for maintenance arrangements across the European Union. Summary of key outcomes Consultation on the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) (Amendment