Health and safety

Station and platform safety

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

Criminal behaviour

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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

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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

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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)

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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

Draft exemption for the placing on the market of rail vehicles and components which contain asbestos

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We sought views on a draft exemption to allow the placing on the market of asbestos-containing railway vehicles, and asbestos-containing components of railway vehicles. This stems from a consultation by The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on proposals for draft regulations that would allow the placing on the market and use of a second-hand asbestos-containing article

Further help and guidance

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This page provides sources of further guidance on managing work-related stress, including the business case for better stress management.