Level Crossing Risk — Are you doing everything reasonably practicable?
Would you be able to demonstrate your risk assessment and suitable and sufficient risk controls for your level crossings following an incident? Particularly those crossings where safety relies on the discipline of the user?
Following a serious incident on a heritage railway, a reminder that resources are available from HOPS SMS Workshop 23 – managing risk at user-worked level crossings:
For Advanced subscribers, the SMS template is available, including risk assessment and calculation documents.
Links to ORR documents relating to level crossing management are also included.
Read more in Safety Circular 72.
