Health and safety

Safety approvals under orders and private acts

14 January 2014
This page gives an overview of how we will process applications for safety-related approvals required under Transport and Works Act Orders, Light Railway Act Orders and Private Acts of Parliament. This guide describes how ORR will process applications for safety-related approvals required under Transport and Works Act Orders, Light Railway Act Orders and Private Acts of Parliament. The approval

Entities in charge of maintenance certificates issued by ORR

14 January 2014
This page contains a list of entities in charge of maintenance (ECM) certificates and links to the certificates issued by us up to 3 May 2018. Responsibility for the surveillance of these ECMs has now been transferred to other certification bodies.

Station and platform safety

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

Criminal behaviour

14 January 2014
We have a role in ensuring that Network Rail and rail operators do all that is reasonably practicable to manage the risk of crime.

Rail/road interface sites

14 January 2014
Our role is to monitor progress by infrastructure controllers, working with the local highway authorities completing detailed risk assessments and any necessary improvements to further reduce incursion risk at vulnerable sites.

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
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