‘The Railway Children’ returns to rave reviews at Waterloo
After a record breaking run with four star reviews across the board the play based on E. Nesbit’s classic, ‘The Railway Children,’ has returned to rave reviews at Waterloo Station.[...]
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Rail staff in Russia to celebrate Railway Workers Day
This August railway staff in Russia will be celebrating Railway Workers Day on 7th August. Railway Workers Day is Russia’s oldest professional holiday. It was established in 1896. Originally it was[...]
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SigNovate’s new platform takes the strain off rail workers
Health and safety is a huge consideration within the rail industry, no more so than for engineers working on track. All organisations work hard to ensure that staff are protected[...]
Wing Award for Safety winners
Once again the Wing Award for Safety resulted in a tie between two major contributors to the field of railway lineside safety. John Camp, of Cleshar Contract Services Limited wins[...]
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Health & Safety Gold again for Lanes Group
Lanes Group plc has won a gold medal at this year’s RoSPA Health and Safety awards, for the second year running. Said a delighted John Glover, Lanes Group H&S Manager:[...]
Working at height, safety saves money
Working at height is one of the biggest safety issues in the construction industry today. Every year, there are over 11,000 reported accidents, most of which are at heights of[...]
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Medication – railway risk
By Ketan Varia, Healthcare Connections Ltd In the rail industry, even seemingly trivial side effects of medications such as drowsiness, dizziness or visual disturbance could have a catastrophic outcome for employees[...]
Cosalt provides comfort and protection for rail workers
For more than 20 years Cosalt has been designing, manufacturing and supplying safety clothing to the UK rail industry. Today, over 30,000 rail personnel wear Cosalt personal protective equipment (PPE)[...]
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Management Systems ‘fail to identify safety risks’
Written by Colin Wheeler for Railstaff June was Bill Emery’s last month after almost six years as Chief Executive of the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). Its current roles as[...]
High Speed Rail plans backed by civil engineering body
The delivery of a High Speed Rail (HSR) network supports a more structured transport strategy for the nation, the Institution of Civil Engineers has claimed. The civil engineering body believe[...]
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