Public Behaviour Groups
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The Trespass and Suicide Prevention Strategy Group (TreSP SG) leads industry efforts to reduce trespass and suicide on the UK rail network. It provides strategic oversight and direction for collaborative efforts that enhance public and staff safety by minimising these incidents.
The group monitors these activities, identifies new deterrents, highlights emerging issues, and promotes best practices across the industry. A sub-group, The Trespass and Suicide Prevention Working Group (TreSP WG) supports the delivery of the work plans.
Webpage: Trespass and Suicide Prevention Strategy Group ❯Chair: Mark Killick, Director of Safety, Engineering and Asset Management, Network RailRSSB Lead: Gemma Lavery, Professional Head of Safety, Health, and Wellbeing, RSSBGet in touch: trespassandsuicidepreventionsg@rssb.co.uk
Both trespass and suicide are key risk areas which demand industry’s utmost attention. It is our collective responsibility to work together to eliminate suicide and trespass incidents on Britain’s railway. Through TreSP SG, we have the opportunity to help save lives, prevent tragedies, and create a safer environment for all.
Industry trespass data collection requirements
Good practice guide to assessing trespass risk
Evaluating effectiveness of trespass detection and prevention methods
Trespass Risk Assessment (RIS-3786-TOM)
Visit our website for all Trespass and Suicide prevention resources: Trespass and Suicide prevention ❯
Effective collaborative effort is essential for implementing a comprehensive, strategic, whole-system approach to managing and reducing this risk. The level crossing strategy group brings together key stakeholders from industry and beyond, to develop and implement strategies aimed at mitigating the risks associated with level crossings, to enhance safety to rail users and members of the public.
Chair: Rob Wainwright, Head of Level Crossings and Public Safety, Network RailRSSB Lead: Gemma Lavery Professional Head of Safety Health and Wellbeing Get in touch: gemma.lavery@rssb.co.uk
Level Crossing Digest ❯
Near miss guidance ❯
Level Crossing Risk Management Toolkit (LXRMTK) ❯
Visit our website for all Level Crossing resources: Level Crossings ❯
Work-related Violence
Tackling verbal and physical abuse towards all customer-facing frontline rail employees
Rail Delivery Group and Network Rail jointly lead the Industry Work-related Violence Group, a collaborative forum that brings together all TOCs, BTP, the RSSB, the DfT, Trade Unions, TFL, and other key stakeholders. The group is committed to driving meaningful change across the rail industry in how we address and prevent abuse and violence directed at frontline rail staff.
Looking ahead, the group aims to build on this foundation by focusing on these six strategic priorities.
Support: Promoting and cultivating mental health and wellbeing support.
Operational Technology: Leveraging appropriate technology for better incident management.
Public Awareness: Improving public perception and awareness.
Collaboration: Enhancing stakeholder collaboration and integrating best practice from other industries.
Stronger Policy: Advocating for legislative and policy improvements.
Industry Knowledge: Strengthening data collection and analysis.
Our vision is that all railway employees are protected from verbal and physical threats or abuse at work. We must take a collaborative, unified and whole lifecycle approach to effectively reduce violence in the workplace, protect our current and future rail workforce and help them to deliver the excellent customer service we aspire to.
Body Worn Video Policy Guidance and Next Steps to support wider and more effective deployment across the network.
A joint RSSB and RDG Good Practice Guide to promote consistent approaches across operators, which followed research led by RSSB in 2020, on behalf of the group.
Guidance on Video Surveillance and Work-related Violence (WRV) to ensure ethical and effective use of surveillance technologies.
Leadership Tools, such as “Resources for senior rail leaders” to support senior managers in driving anti-violence culture, while the RSSB “Report on Reporting”, outlines the core challenge of under-reporting and how to improve it.
Research studies on Body Worn Video to inform evidence-based decision-making.
A Designing Out Crime Guide for Station Managers, supporting safer station environments.
A National Body Worn Video Staff Training Video to demonstrate the importance of the technology.
A Quarterly Newsletter to share updates, insights, and good practice examples from across the industry.
British Transport Police-led staff workshops focused on safety awareness and response strategies and various local initiatives designed to provide better, tailored support for repeat victims of workplace violence.
Visit our website for all work-related violence resources: Tackling Work-related Violence ❯
Chair: Peter Gibbons, Chief Security Officer, Network RailIndustry Lead: Jenna Trevillion, Policing & Security Project Manager, Rail Delivery GroupRSSB Lead: Joana Faustino, Principal Health & Wellbeing Specialist, RSSBGet in touch: jenna.trevillion@raildeliverygroup.com joana.Faustino@rssb.co.uk
