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#1 Posted : 10 May 2007 23:47:00(UTC)
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Posted By Dan dan
Hello all

Has anyone got any info (method statements / Risk assessments) that I can have a gander at in relation to working adjacent to rail track land and on bridges over rail tracks any info will eb spot on


ta very much in advance
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#2 Posted : 11 May 2007 09:26:00(UTC)
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Posted By Garry Homer
If everything is the same as it was 10 years ago your team will have to attend and pass out from a railtrack training course. If you are not certificated by them you will not be allowed to work trackside. Therefore any method statement can only be how they want you to work.

Hope this helps.

Garry
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#3 Posted : 11 May 2007 09:45:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ian G Hutchings
Dan

This (in my opinion) is too specialised to hand out some sort of generic method statement. In my past work I have been involved in embankment collapses because of the way work has been done near railway lines, which could have killed several passengers. The work was poorly planned by a building company who didn't understand the risk.

Speak with the 3rd party engineer/s at Network Rail and ensure you understand what controls need to be in place. If it is deemed of a higher risk you may have to employ a specialist civil engineer as a site agent/manager.


All the best

Ian

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#4 Posted : 11 May 2007 10:34:00(UTC)
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Posted By Alan Haynes
You need to talk to your 'local' Network Rail "Outside Parties/Asset Protection" office - details are on the Network Rail website.

Also - Network Rail are changing their Method Statement requirements - [now Work Package Briefings] - so don't rely on old method statements for format advice
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#5 Posted : 11 May 2007 22:50:00(UTC)
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Posted By Dan dan
thats scuppered that one then
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#6 Posted : 12 May 2007 09:06:00(UTC)
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Posted By Alan Haynes
Not necessarily - as I said the format has changed,

However, in essence, the info contained in them will still be valid.

Your problem may be that the 'owners' of approved MSs spent a lot of time/effort/money getting them approved and won't necessarily to pass them on
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