ARIOPS Railway Occupational Health Conference 2007 Jill Moore - HMRI 2 July 2007

2 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

3 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 reg.gov.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.8199

4 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

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 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

9 Thank you