Colin Wheeler
I remain of the belief that our railways would benefit from closer cooperative and communication between working, as well as listening to and...
Rail staff face health and safety challenges unheard of in most other industries. Accidents and traumatic events, abusive customer behaviour, the toll of physical...
Mandy Geal & Professor Patricia Riddell
Stress is a complex problem and the responsibility for mitigating its worst impact is not always clear.
Individuals are advised...
Columnist Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain explores the link between access to travel and community wellbeing.
When we think of ‘health’, we usually picture hospitals, undertaking physical activities,...
Colin Wheeler
The Rail Accident and Incident Board (RAIB) has issued its annual report for the calendar year 2023. The bald statistics, ongoing reports, and...
Colin Wheeler
I was pleased to see the recent updating of Network Rail’s Safety Bulletins on their Safety Central website which is accessible to all....
Punctuality, reliability, and cost are key concerns for customers when choosing to travel by rail. But another consideration, and one often taken for granted,...
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its annual report covering the period 1 January to 31 December 2023. The report summarises operational...
Radical thinking is required if the rail industry is to truly manage its health and safety commitment, says Darren Broadhead, managing director at Broadhead...
Tuesday 12 March saw delegates from across the industry gather for the annual Rail Safety Summit, at Loughborough University’s Holywell Park Conference Centre.
The conference...
Rail operator c2c has created a new Safety, Sustainability and Compliance department, with Stuart Browning appointed to lead the new function.
Formerly the firm’s head...
