On-Demand

We’re always looking for ways to keep everyone safe from harm at work. In this session, Claire Forshaw discusses situations where occupational hygiene can be used for rail projects, its benefits, and some real-world examples.

Dame Carol Black advised the government on the relationship between work and health for ten years. This session draws on her wealth of experience to discuss the importance of health and wellbeing in relation to worker safety on Britain’s railway.

Too often we measure our exposure to harm only after that harm has happened. The RWA Occupational Hygiene Management Group talks about how it’s time for a new, proactive strategy, that helps us to avoid risks, ultimately to improve quality of life for our colleagues.

Hear from rail operators and experts about challenges around occupational health, followed by a lively discussion on what needs to change to unlock occupational health capability and what part you could play in making it happen.

Using drink and drugs to cope with life could happen to any of us. We’re only human. Hear from someone who’s been through it and discovered that work and recovery can go hand in hand. The session also covers revisions to the rail industry standard for testing safety critical workers for drugs and alcohol.

It may be microscopic in size, but dust can pose a big risk to our health. Hear from Steve Perkins, who aims to improve our understanding of how we can control health risks through occupational hygiene – especially the challenge of dust.