Health and safety

The concept of health and safety by design is to preferably eliminate, and if not eliminate to control, health and safety risks in infrastructure, rolling stock, equipment and processes by early consideration of potential risks and then dealing with those risks at the design stage.

Helping the rail industry to achieve health and safety excellence.

We do not approve or grant permission for new or reinstated level crossings.

This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2021.

Update and changes to Railway Safety Regulations 1999 guidance on Mark 1 type rolling stock and hinged door rolling stock.

All High Speed 1 (HS1) track access application consultations, decisions and consolidated agreements.

Our responses to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in relation to their recommendations published in 2014.

Our responses to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in relation to their recommendations published in 2020.