E161:05 5 December 2005
Linda Williams starts work today as Chief Inspector of Railways at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) replacing Dr Allan Sefton who retired last Friday.
Linda was appointed by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) and became Chief Inspector of Railways Designate on 26 September 2005. She now takes over the position, initially as a secondment to HSE, until the transfer of rail safety regulation to ORR during the first quarter of 2006.
Linda said today: "Over the past month I have been promoting safety regulation at ORR. This will help ensure a seamless transfer of rail safety responsibilities early next year. In the meantime, it is very much a case of business as usual for HSE's HM Railway Inspectorate."
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