Screening Changes Some changes are taking place to the drug and alcohol screening service. This is in line with changes made to the Network Rail / main line requirements. – Propoxyphene will no longer be a drug required on the drug screening panel, Tramadol and ketamine will be added. – Read more…
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 Read more…
Heritage railways across the UK can look forward to receiving one of our brochures today or tomorrow! The brochure details some of the HRSS services which are moving from HOPS to HRSS and some of our SMS plans for the future!
PRESS RELEASE – 19/10/2022 PDF version | Plain Text Version Heritage Railway Safety Service Launched Following the discussions and encouragement from many UK heritage railways, we are delighted to launch the Heritage Railway Safety Service. The heritage railway sector has been encouraged to cultivate a safety co-ordination and standards Read more…
Over 1000 heritage railway staff have undertaken our e-learning on Working at Height. This helps improve awareness of the risks, workplace discipline, and railways’ defense in the case of an accident. Have you got your certificate? . Working at Height e-learning is free to all heritage railways to Read more…
It is proposed to move HOPS ID Cards from the umbrella of HOPS to the umbrella of the Heritage Railway Safety Service. Although HRSS is currently run by HOPS it is proposed to become a higher-level organisation of which HOPS will be a sub-part. There is not proposed to be any Read more…
The following HOPS services will transition, over the coming weeks and months to be administered by the Heritage Railway Safety Service: – SMS Workshops – Working at Height Materials – Spot Report Materials – Safety Circular – Drugs & Alcohol Screening Service – Medication Checking Service – ID Cards There Read more…
You can now register your railway’s HRSS representatives and others who wish to be kept up to date. Reps will be the point of contact between railways and HRSS, and will receive updates and information by email as the Service spools up. You can specify your rep in HOPS via Read more…
The Working at Height e-learning is the first safety service to receive the Heritage Railway Safety Service brand. We hope it will be a great flagship for HRSS’s future services! The e-learning has been taken by over 1000 heritage railway staff and is already providing a great mechanism for increasing Read more…
The Heritage Railway Safety Service has been launched to meet the demand for a cross-industry safety body. The Service aims to provide tools and services, facilitate co-operation and engagement for all heritage railways. You can read more details about the service.