HSC Railway Industry Advisory Committee (RIAC) - Meeting 24 Feburary 2004

1. Welcome and apologies for absence - Margaret Burns

2. Minutes of 61^st meeting held on 25 January; and matters arising - As above

3. RIAC's draft programme of work: 2002/03 and beyond - Les Philpott, HSE

4. Creation of a Railway Industry Safety Body (RIAC paper 02/10) - Elizabeth Gibby, HSE RIAC advice to HSC on

• its approach to issues related to the establishment of the new body; and
• the relationship it should seek with the new body.

5. Promoting Occupational Health in the railway industry - Margaret Burns RIAC advice to HSC on how the industry's performance should be improved

6. EC Second Railways Package (RIAC paper 02/11) - Jane Lumb, HSE
RIAC comments on draft HSC response to the Dept for Transport's consultative letter on the package.

7. Handling RIAC's 2^nd Public meeting - Jeane Anderson, HSE

8. Updates:

• Other EU rail issues inc. HS Interoperability Regs and EC 2^nd Package Industry Conference - Jane Lumb/Mike North, Railway Safety;
• Recruitment of two new passenger interest representatives to RIAC - Jeane Anderson; and
• Creation of a Railway Accident Investigation Body – RIAC advice to HSC on response to Dept for Transport consultative document - Elizabeth Gibby

9. Other relevant business - Margaret Burns

4:30pm CLOSE
RIAC Secretariat
June 2002

Published on the HSE web site 9 July 2002