Health and safety

Details of improvement notices and prohibition notices served by our inspectors, and details of prosecutions in England and Wales taken by inspectors and the Procurator Fiscal in Scotland.

Information on health and safety enforcement penalties

Case studies that show examples of good practice in managing railway workers' health are set out below.

Our position on managing work-related stress in the rail industry, highlighting the costs as well as the business benefits of preventing stress before harm occurs.

Information is provided for employers and employees on health in the work place generally, specific health issues, healthy lifestyles and managing health risks

High-level guidance and general principles on assessing whether risks on Britain's railways have been reduced so far as is reasonably practicable.

This section includes guidance on station safety, station and train crowding and rail vehicle accessibility.

ORR has powers of investigation and enforcement to ensure that railway operators are controlling risks posed by infrastructure and railway vehicles.

Any mainline transport operator who holds a safety certificate or safety authorisation must send us an annual report on their safety performance. Under regulation 20 of the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (as amended) (ROGs), mainline transport operators who are required to have a safety certificate or safety authorisation must prepare an annual safety report

This page provides guidance on ROGS safety certificates and safety authorisations, including how to apply, and useful links related to the application process.