CIRAS News

The latest news, updates on events and statistics from CIRAS.

Contacts received

Number of contacts received in period thirteen: 47
Total number of contacts received in 2009-10 (from period one to thirteen): 561

Events - Forthcoming events

13-15 April - Infrarail 2010, Birmingham
Come and visit CIRAS at stand 1080 at Infrarail 2010. This is a great opportunity for you to meet the team who will be there to answer your questions and talk to you about how the CIRAS service can benefit you and your colleagues.

2-3 June - Summer CIRAS reps' meeting, London and York
CIRAS is hosting its summer reps' meeting in London and York in June. The new interactive format, which was introduced last year, sees the CIRAS reps' meetings being held twice a year in two locations.

23 November - IOSH Rail Conference, London
CIRAS are once again exhibiting (as delegate pack sponsors) at the IOSH Rail Conference held in London.

1-2 December - Winter CIRAS reps' meeting, London and York
CIRAS is hosting its winter reps' meeting in London and York in December. The new interactive format, which was introduced last year, sees the CIRAS reps' meetings being held twice a year in two locations.

29 April - Introductory meeting for new CIRAS reps, London
CIRAS hosts its introductory meeting for new CIRAS reps in London. This is an opportunity for new reps to meet the team, to ask their questions about CIRAS and to understand what it means to be a CIRAS rep.

30 June - Introductory meeting for new CIRAS reps, London
CIRAS hosts its introductory meeting for new CIRAS reps in London. This is an opportunity for new reps to meet the team, to ask their questions about CIRAS and to understand what it means to be a CIRAS rep.

16 September - Introductory meeting for new CIRAS reps, London
CIRAS hosts its introductory meeting for new CIRAS reps in London. This is an opportunity for new reps to meet the team, to ask their questions about CIRAS and to understand what it means to be a CIRAS rep.

18 November - Introductory meeting for new CIRAS reps, London
CIRAS hosts its introductory meeting for new CIRAS reps in London. This is an opportunity for new reps to meet the team, to ask their questions about CIRAS and to understand what it means to be a CIRAS rep.

Past events

24 February - RMT National Health & Safety Conference, Doncaster
CIRAS exhibited at the RMT health and safety conference which was held in Doncaster on 24 February.

11 February - Introductory meeting for new CIRAS reps, London
CIRAS hosted its first introductory meeting for new CIRAS reps in London. This was an opportunity for new reps to meet the team, to ask their questions about CIRAS and to understand what it means to be a CIRAS rep.

10 December - Birse Rail Annual Supply Chain Conference, Warwickshire
Collin Carr, CIRAS Operations Manager, spoke at Birse Rail's annual supply chain event held at the Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire. Around 400 delegates attended, visiting four different pods, each with its own theme. As one of the invited speakers in the Learning From Accidents pod, Collin spoke about unsafe conditions, the importance of reporting near misses and how CIRAS can help those who may not feel comfortable using internal channels.

2 December - Network Rail Annual Supply Chain Conference, London
CIRAS exhibited at Network Rail's annual supply chain event held in London at the beginning of December. This was a really good opportunity to talk to senior management at supply chain companies who might not yet be actively involved in CIRAS but whose staff might use the CIRAS service.

25-26 November - CIRAS reps' meeting, London and York
CIRAS hosted its autumn reps' meeting in London and York in November. In addition to a brief update on CIRAS activity, this meeting also focussed on how CIRAS is engaging with the industry and included group exercises including looking at how CIRAS processes reports.

7 July - National Operational Risk Conference, London
This was an opportunity for you to meet members of the CIRAS team who were exhibiting at the National Operational Risk Conference at the Institution of Civil Engineers.

9 - 10 June - Spring CIRAS reps' meeting, London and York
CIRAS hosted its spring reps' meeting in London and York in June. The new format sees the CIRAS reps' meetings being held twice a year, in spring and autumn, in two locations. Topics covered in the spring meeting included 'Surprising facts about CIRAS', 'Group case study - receiving a CIRAS report' and 'Latest communications developments'. There was a good turn-out, with 37 companies booked a place and we hope to see even more CIRAS reps at the autumn meeting.

8 June - London Underground health, safety and environment conference, London
London Underground staff had the chance to meet members of the CIRAS team when it exhibited at the London Underground health, safety and environment conference in June.

14 May - Annual CrossCountry health and safety conference, Birmingham
CIRAS exhibited at the annual CrossCountry health and safety conference in May. It was good to meet the attendees and to hear such positive comments about CIRAS and its work.

10 - 12 March - Railtex 2009, London
The CIRAS stand at Railtex 2009 was a great success - the CIRAS team was pleased to meet so many of you and to hear such positive feedback about the service CIRAS offers the industry.

29 July – Presentation to Network Rail, Lincoln
CIRAS will be giving an early morning presentation to Network Rail staff at the Lincoln depot on 29 July. Come along to hear about CIRAS and its confidential reporting service and to ask the team your questions.
9 – 10 June - Spring CIRAS reps’ meeting, London and York
CIRAS hosted its spring reps’ meeting in London and York in June. The new format sees the CIRAS reps’ meetings being held twice a year, in spring and autumn, in two locations. Topics covered in the spring meeting included 'Surprising facts about CIRAS’, 'Group case study – receiving a CIRAS report’ and 'Latest communications developments’. There was a good turn-out, with 37 companies booked a place and we hope to see even more CIRAS reps at the autumn meeting.

8 June - London Underground health, safety and environment conference, London
London Underground staff had the chance to meet members of the CIRAS team when it exhibited at the London Underground health, safety and environment conference in June.

14 May - Annual CrossCountry health and safety conference, Birmingham
CIRAS exhibited at the annual CrossCountry health and safety conference in May. It was good to meet the attendees and to hear such positive comments about CIRAS and its work.

10 – 12 March – Railtex 2009, London
The CIRAS stand at Railtex 2009 was a great success – the CIRAS team was pleased to meet so many of you and to hear such positive feedback about the service CIRAS offers the industry.

You can now contact CIRAS by calling Freephone 0800 4 101 101, writing to Freepost CIRAS or texting 07507 285887 (standard text rates apply).