NR NR/L2/OHS/00130 ISSUE 1 PDF

This manual specifies the requirements for the segregation of site-based work activities, including plant and vehicular deliveries, on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure (NRMI) from railway operations.

It covers:

a) personal safety;

b) the arrangements for the working of mechanical equipment;

c) general construction plant;

d) the movement and storage of materials; and 

e) any other activities involved with the work.

The manual applies to:

a) site-based maintenance, construction and survey work which can be segregated from railway operations. 

b) all works where Network Rail is the promoter. 

NOTE: This segregation is done in such a way as to eliminate, or reduce to as low as reasonably practical, the transfer of safety risk from the site of work to the operational railway and vice-versa. 

 It can also be used by agreement (between relevant parties) by train operators, 3rd parties and outside parties, (for example by third party owners of depots and freight yards).

The manual is formed of the modules in Table 1.

This manual applies to works situated on the Network Rail Managed Infrastructure. It does not cover works that are off the NRMI and do not affect the NRMI with one exception: 

Module 2 should be applied to some works that fall under NR/L3/OHS/005 where they are near the line and need to be safety segregated from the operational railway to not import risk to or from the operational railway.

Purpose

This manual allows site-based work to take place without the necessity to apply the specific control measures associated with the operational railway as defined within NR/L2/OHS/019, but in doing so requires other controls and a controlled environment. 

 It improves efficiency and safety by defining safe methods of work that, once in place, will eliminate, or reduce risk to as low as reasonably practical, to or from the operational railway. 

Efficiencies will be derived once the site of work designated as being segregated from the railway has been set up by not having to apply NR/L2/OHS/019 and from being able to utilise non-Personal Track Safety, (PTS) staff and contractors. The latter has the potential to achieve savings from Network Rail and principal contractors being able to employ a more diverse range of contractors, including small and medium enterprises with lower rates and overheads. 

All other relevant Network Rail standards apply to works using this standard

NOTE: Network Rail strives to maximise train paths to meet customer and stakeholder demands. This is in parallel with an increase in the amount of work being delivered by Network Rail. Effectively managing the risks posed by construction plant and machinery working alongside lines open to traffic is one of Network Rail’s highest priorities.