Rail Safety and Standards Board

Rail Safety & Standards Board
Abbreviation RSSB
Formation 2003
Purpose Lead and facilitate the rail industry's work to achieve continuous improvement in the health and safety performance of the railways in Great Britain
Location
  • The Helicon, South Place, London
Region served
Great Britain
Chief Executive
 Mark Phillips
Website RSSB

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is a British independent not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, which was established in 2003 upon the recommendation of the public inquiry into the Ladbroke Grove rail crash.[1] It is owned by rail industry stakeholders, including Network Rail, infrastructure managers, train operating companies and rolling stock companies.[2] As a condition of their license obligations, most train operators are required by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to be members of RSSB and to comply with the obligations of membership. [3]

According to the ORR "The RSSB's principal objective is to lead and facilitate the rail industry's work to achieve continuous improvement in the health and safety performance of the railways in Great Britain."[3]

In this regard, it is intended to lead the other bodies associated with the Great Britain rail network:

(there is also National Rail which is the public face of the rail network).

The Board is responsible for the publication and updating of the British Railway Rule Book,[4] which defines technical standards and operating procedures. The RSSB promotes the Trackoff programme promoting rail safety within schools,[5] and the Sustainable Rail Programme[6] which has been established to support the rail industry in reaching its full potential for a sustainable transport system. In conjunction with UIC, RSSB provides SPARK, a web tool for the rail industry to share information and help drive innovation.[7]

RSSB also operates the GB railway supplier assurance scheme RISQS,[8] and the confidential incident reporting line, CIRAS.[9]

References

  1. ↑ The Rt Hon Lord Cullen PC (2001). The Ladbroke Grove Rail Inquiry, Part 2 Report (PDF). Health and Safety Commission. pp. 11–12. ISBN 0-7176-2107-3. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  2. ↑ "The RSSB chief executive describes how risk management has improved safety on GB railways". Contingency Today. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  3. 1 2 "License Obligations". ORR. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rule Book" (PDF). Railway Group Standards online. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Trackoff". RSSB. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  6. ↑ "Sustainable Rail Programme" (PDF). RSSB. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  7. ↑ "Spark". International Union of Railways. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  8. ↑ "RISQS: Assurance for the Industry". Rail Technology Magazine. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  9. ↑ "Persons with significant control". Companies House. Retrieved 2018-09-24.


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