ARIOPS Railway Occupational Health Conference 2007

Jill Moore - HMRI

2 July 2007

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The New Combined Regulator

• HMRI is the industry health and safety regulator

• Merged into the Office of Rail Regulation in April 2006

• ORR is now the Economic and Health & Safety Regulator

• HMRI is still the front line field force for health and safety

• HQ 1 Kemble Street, London

• Inspectors in regional offices as before

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HMRI Topic Strategies

• Review of processes by HMRI

• Transparent system to show

• How priorities are determined

• Justify why we do not undertake some work

• 14 priority topics including occupational health, track, stations, railway operations, human factors, SMS and risk

• http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.8199

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Occupational Health Topic Strategy

• Numerous sources of data for safety information but OH data particularly poor:

• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)

• Injury Data

• Musculoskeletal Disorders

• Disease data

• HAVS

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Areas of particular concern

• Recurrent themes

• Current Occupational Health Strategy

• “A Review of Occupational Health in the Rail Sector” circa 1996

• HAVS

• Musculoskeletal disorders

• Asbestos

• Lead

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Looking on the Bright Side!

• Certain parts of the industry already perform well

• Recent evidence of progress on

• HAVS

• Musculoskeletal disorders

• But

• Industry must keep up the good work

• Further improvements required

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What next?

• Identification of priority areas by individual dutyholders, including

• Better data collection

• Making better use of stakeholders

• Sharing of knowledge and expertise

• Identification and promotion of case studies on good practice

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Working with Stakeholders -Occupational Health Professionals

• Input into company OH policies and arrangements

• Advice on Risk Reduction

• Routine Health surveillance and advice for workers

• Early diagnosis and fast track referrals

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Thank you

Jill.moore@orr.gsi.gov.uk

www.rail-reg.gov.uk