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Safety first for British rail network
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"30/07/2010
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The Office of Rail Regulation has launched a report which found that the British rail network is one of the safest in Europe.
The report also notes - due to underlying safety trends - that there is no room for complacency.
Ian Prosser said: “This first annual ORR Health and Safety Report shows that Britain has one of the safest railways in Europe. However, our report also highlights some deeply concerning track worker and passenger harm safety trends which underline that there can be no room for complacency.
“While we are in a period when economic issues are, quite rightly, at the forefront of the rail sector’s thinking - the regulator takes the firm view that a safe railway is an efficient railway.
“The regulator will always support successes and enable improvements. Excellence in health and safety culture and risk control must become the goal for the industry so that our railways can maintain improvements in safety, alongside greater efficiency and value for money, through world class systems, processes and leadership.”
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