Rail safety workers safety medical

This is a medical specifically designed for rail safety workers.

The rail safety workers medical forms part of the Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010 which requires rail transport operators to have and implement a health and fitness management program.

There are three different types of rail workers safety medicals. Each of the three types of assessments are based upon whether your staff are performing safety critical or non-safety critical work.

The three rail workers safety medicals are:

• Category 1: Workers who perform safety critical work and whose ill health may result in sudden incapacity or collapse leading to a serious incident affecting public safety or the rail network.
• Category 2: Workers who perform safety critical work where sudden incapacity will not impact on the safety of the public or the rail network.
• Category 3: Workers who perform non-safety critical work and whose health and fitness does not impact directly on the rail network. However, they are required to protect their own safety and that of other rail workers.

The assessments your workers receive depend on which category they fall in to: