• To represent infrastructure contractors within the heavy rail industry
• To review and influence rail industry safety health & environment policy
• To openly share best practice and lessons learnt
• To identify and address safety health & environment issues which are of a common concern
• To provide commitment to continuous improvement to safety health & environment issues within the industry
• To discharge our “Duty to Cooperate”
• To prepare for changes to current legislation
• To influence the development of new legislation

• Review and influence Rail Industry Safety Policy
• Understand what is happening in the Industry
• Share Best Practice between members and others
• Continuous commitment to improving safety within the industry
• Share lessons learnt (including outside of rail)
• Develop a unified approach
• Raising/Addressing issues of safety of a common concern
• Prepare for Legislation
• Forms a recognised group to represent main contractors within the heavy rail industry (Network Rail & RSSB)

Management and assurance of the supply chain presents many varied and challenging issues for the rail industry.

After identifying concerns regarding inefficiencies and difficulties with supplier assurance, ISLG has pushed this issue forward.  RSSB now has an initiative within its National Programmes, the Supplier Assurance Working Group. The SAWG is producing a range of resources which are beginning to come on-stream to support the industry in the management and assurance of the supply chain.  ISLG members are actively supporting SAWG.

ISLG have also identified issues with the current Work Package Planning process.  This is also now being addressed through RSSB.

Tackling issues associated with the multiple-sponsorship of the labour force is one of the current focus areas for ISLG. 

• ISLG will update Issues Log at each meeting
• Progress on key issues will be reviewed
• ISLG concerns about issues will be fed into industry groups by nominated representatives
• Chair of ISLG attends PSLG
• Sub Groups RIAG and RIEF report to ISLG
• RIAG input to PSLG through SITS
• Commitment and participation with RSSB groups
• Periodic reviews with NRCG to review progress and priorities