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ARIOPs is an organisation comprising occupational health professionals who have an interest in the railway industry. |
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ATOC is the industry body which acts as the official voice of the train operating companies (TOCs) to the governments, regulatory bodies, the media and other opinion formers on transport policy issues.
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CIRAS is an alternative way for rail industry staff to report safety concerns that they feel unable to report through
conventional company safety channels. It is a completely independent and confidential way to report safety concerns.
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The DfT is the relevant Government department for the rail industry and aims for transport that works for everyone. DfT provides leadership across the transport sector to achieve its objectives, working with regional, local and private sector partners to deliver many of the services.
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HSE is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness. HSE are an independent regulator and act in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury across Great Britain's workplaces.
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IOSH is the Chartered body for health and safety professionals. With more than 39000 individual members, IOSH is the biggest professional health ad safety organisation in the world.
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As the principal infrastructure manager Network Rail owns the main national network and charges access fees to train operating companies. Network Rail is responsible for the maintenance, repair and renewal of track, stations, signaling and electrical control equipment and for enhancing work.
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The ORR is the independent safety and economic regulator for Britain's railways. The site contains information pertaining to the structure of the UK industry, health and safety regulation, consultations on policy, land and access.
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Opsweb is an on line resource centre designed for the rail industry to access and share information and resources on operational safety, in a secure environment. The site includes details of publications, industry groups, SPAD and TPWS data, training and briefing tools and resources on safety critical communications and SPAD management.
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RAIB is the independent railway accident investigation organisation for the UK. It investigates railway accidents and incidents on the UK's railways to improve safety, rather than to establish blame.
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The RIA is the representative body for UK based suppliers of equipment and services to the world-wide industry. It has around 160 member companies active across the whole range of railway supply.
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RICA was founded in 1999 and consists of many of the leading suppliers to the rail industry including labour and safety critical staff.
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The RMT is a trade union is a trade union representing more than 80000 members from almost every sector of the transport industry, from the mainline and underground railways, shipping and offshore, buses and road freight.
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The RPA was launched in 1999 by the Construction Plant-Hire Association (CPA) to look after the interests of its members who hire specialist plant and equipment for use on the railway infrastructure.
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RSSB builds industry-wide consensus and facilitates the resolution of difficult cross-industry issues. RSSB provides knowledge, analysis, a substantial level of technical expertise and powerful information and risk management tools.
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Safety Central is a Network Rail managed website that serves as a one-stop shop of safety information, advice, resource centre, and Network Rail contacts. It is designed to promote consistency and best practice across the rail industry.
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TSSA is a union for people in the transport and travel industries. Founded in 1987, TSSA represents 30000 administrative, managerial, professional and technical workers in the railway, London Underground, the travel trade, ports and ferries.
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UNITE, Britain's biggest union with 1.5million members, was formed by a merger between two of Britain's leading unions, the T&G and Amicus.
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The Yellow Book website describes engineering safety management for the UK's railways and an electronic version of the Yellow Book itself is downloadable from the site. This also has a series of application notes and practical guidance.
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