NR NR/L2/RMVP/0200/P517 ISSUE 3 PDF

This module defines:

a) the methods and attachments for handling rail;

b) the planning requirements for handling rail; and

c) requirements for site visits before the commencement of work.

This module applies to all organisations involved with the planning or supply of plant, and those carrying out or controlling plant operations on Network Rail managed infrastructure and Network Rail projects.

See the index of NR/L2/RMVP/0200 for information on which:

a) specific roles this module applies to; and

b) modules that also apply to those roles.

Purpose

This implementation of this module helps mitigate the following risks:

a) compliance with legislation (LOLER, PUWER, HASAW);

b) runaway/failure to stop on demand, e.g. on-track plant (OTP) running away on a gradient;

c) collision, e.g. collision between a road rail vehicle (RRV) and an on-track machine (OTM);

d) damage to assets, e.g. RRV or its load hitting a passing train during ALO operation;

e) derailment, e.g. trailer being loaded incorrectly; and

f) staff injuries, e.g. Operator being trapped between machine and infrastructure or machine and machine.