Health and safety

Asbestos law

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

Review of arrangements for establishing access charges for control period 4 (CP4)

13 January 2014
Start date: 25 November 2009 End date: 28 January 2010 In November 2009, we started a review of arrangements for establishing track access charges for CP4 by writing to the industry and consulting on these arrangements. We have now concluded on this consultation and the conclusions are set out in Periodic Review 2013 first consultation annexes, that were published on 25 May 2011. The conclusions

Draft exemption for the placing on the market of rail vehicles and components which contain asbestos

13 January 2014
We sought views on a draft exemption to allow the placing on the market of asbestos-containing railway vehicles, and asbestos-containing components of railway vehicles. This stems from a consultation by The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on proposals for draft regulations that would allow the placing on the market and use of a second-hand asbestos-containing article

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.

Sharing good practice

13 January 2014
This page provides examples of how rail companies can learn from others, including links to good practice case studies on managing work-related stress both from within and outside the rail industry.

Working together - managers, employees and HR

13 January 2014
This page provides summary guidance on how managers, employees, and human resource professionals should work together to prevent work-related stress, with links to additional resources to support each role. The HSE management standards approach requires managers and employees to work together to improve six main areas of work (demands, control, support, relationships, role, and change) that, if

What rail employers need to do

13 January 2014
Information on what rail employers need to do to adopt an organisational approach to preventing work-related stress.

Current appeals under Network Rail's Network Code

13 January 2014
Under Part M of Network Rail's Network Code, a party can appeal to ORR against any determination made by the relevant panel of the Access Disputes Committee which it considers to be wrong or unjust because of a serious procedural or other irregularity.

Our health and safety enforcement action to date

13 January 2014
Details of improvement notices and prohibition notices served by our inspectors, and details of prosecutions in England and Wales taken by inspectors and the Procurator Fiscal in Scotland.
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