Vital

Vital is a registered member of the Rail Industry Contractors Association.

Health, Safety & Environment

Vital Rail is proud of our safety achievements and are fully committed to continuously improving our safety performance. We have clearly defined Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for Health & Safety, aligned with UK rail industry standards which in-turn, are monitored and reported on and reviewed with senior management monthly.

The KPI’s include non-lost time injury rate, lost time injury rate, RIDDOR, Fatality Weighted Index (FWI), near miss reporting and accident frequency rates with challenging targets set for each element.   

All Vital staff receive health and safety training relevant to the work they are to undertake and all managers have their health and safety responsibilities clearly defined. A Health & Safety Handbook has been produced and issued to all Operatives and is also available at all client sites. Training requirements are regularly reviewed with training plans developed to maintain a high level of competence and understanding. 

Vital Rail has the capacity to produce health and safety plans, risk assessments, method statements and RIMINI plans for all work carried out.

We take pride in our environmental responsibility and as such have developed an Aspects and Impacts Register which monitors our performance as we strive for continuous improvement. 

In-house Environmental Awareness briefings are conducted to increase staff understanding, knowledge and responsibility.

Continued improvement in all aspects of Health, Safety and Environment is being achieved by creating a culture of safety first and the concept that everyone owns health and safety. This includes using near miss reporting as a front line tool in the fight against accident prevention.