Guidance and Good Practice

Introduction

Managing health and safety is good for your business. Doing so introduces opportunities that extend past reduction in costs, risks and fewer accidents. Here we provide access to a range of good practice guidance, information and supporting services and resources that leaders with health and safety responsibilities should be applying. Our content has direct input and support from organisations, RSSB groups and through cross-industry LHSBR collaboration arrangements.

Bowtie Hub

In the Bowtie hub we provide information and a good practice guide to explain what these are, how they can be created and used, with cases studies of where they are already in use.

Competence Development

Operators should ensure to develop the competence of their safety-critical staff. The Competence Development good practice guide (RS100) provides practical advice about managing and contributing to competence development activities.

Management of Change

When a significant change must be well managed and the associated risk to passengers, the public and the workforce considered and controlled the risk to passengers, the public and the workforce that might arise from changes being introduced.

Managing Occupational Road Risk

Road risk affects every sector of the industry where people drive for work. Road risk, the results of a road traffic incident, will result in costs. And worse, can cause casualties and fatalities.

Measuring Safety Performance

Measuring safety performance helps rail companies identify the safety performance indicators (SPIs) most appropriate to their operations and ensures their continued effectiveness. It is based on established good practice and research undertaken by the industry.

Risk Management Forum

The Risk Management Forum (RMF) is an annual one-day conference which aims to encourage safety risk managers and practitioners to share, develop and steer good practice in risk management for Britain's railways.

Risk Management Maturity Model

The Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3) helps the rail industry increase its capability in health and safety risk management. Find out how you can use a wide range of our services and resources to improve your safety risk.

Route Knowledge

Find guidance on implementing the Rail Industry Standard RIS-3702-TOM Management of Route Knowledge. This resource outlines the industry requirements relating to route knowledge for drivers, driver managers, train managers and guards.

Safety Management System

In this section you will find tools, guidance and expertise to help you develop your Safety Management System (SMS) to optimal effectiveness. This information is for those who arrange and/or oversee health and safety management.

Safety Related Customer Contacts

Guidance to help review processes and practices for managing contacts from members of the public that might relate to safety. It is structured around a six-stage process and the culture that underpins it.

Taking Safe Decisions

Taking Safe Decisions provides guidance on aspects of good practice that are properly grounded in risk-based evidence. Decisions that protect the safety of rail industry staff, passengers and others, satisfy the law, and respect the interests of stakeholders, while remaining commercially sound.

SPAD Good Practice Guide

In this section we bring together the latest research and industry know-how on managing SPAD risk. The articles include tools, techniques, videos and resources that can be used in SPAD management activities.

RSSB training courses

We offer training courses to help with the professional development of rail employees and make a positive impact on your business. Courses cover topics related to risk reductions, increased productivity, health and wellbeing, and so on.

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Guidance and Good Practice

Introduction

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