Train Operating Companies: Safety
(asked on 1st October 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the safety performance of train operating companies at train stations is reported.
This question was answered on 8th October 2019
As health and safety regulator for the rail industry, including at stations, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have responsibility for setting requirements for train operators in relation to reporting safety performance. In order to operate services, operators are required to operate and maintain a safety management system and to have this certified or authorised by the ORR every five years.