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Institute of Study: Sheffield Hallam University Course Title: BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying Module Title: Dissertation Module Code: 26-6729-00L Dissertation Part: B Title of Dissertation: CDM 2007 on the Railway Student Name: Shawn Imeson Dissertation Tutor: Luke E. Bennett Submission Date: 30 April 2010

Abstract
There is a growing culture of people who think that health and safety has gone mad. That there are too many rules and too much red tape which is ruining this country. This trend also continues on the railway where at first glance there appears to be a doubling up of health and safety regulations. This brought up numerous questions. The

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 were not written with railway in mind so are they relevant? And what do the people who actually work on the railway think?

Using quantitative (through questionnaires) and qualitative (via a Literature Review) these subject topics were expanded and explored to find that there was a lot of duplication between the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and the Network Rail Standards. The survey results showed that the people who work on the railway felt safe but a very high number had never heard of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, and out of the ones who had, very few knew what their duties were under it.

So in conclusion the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 just add bureaucracy to railway construction projects and nothing more.

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Declaration
No component of the work referred to in this assignment has been submitted in support of any other application for another qualification, for this or any other University or institute of learning. I understand the Institutes policy on plagiarism and confirm that the work presented in this assignment is entirely my own.

This assignment is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Quantity Surveying at Sheffield Hallam University.

_________________________ (Shawn Imeson)

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Acknowledgements
The writing of this dissertation has been one of the most significant academic challenges I have ever had to face. Without the support, patience and guidance of the people around me, this study would not have been completed. It is to them that I owe my deepest gratitude. People of particular note include; Luke Bennett who undertook to act as my supervisor despite his many other academic commitments. All my colleagues who participated in this research project with interest and enthusiasm. A Special mention also goes to the two lovely ladies who helped me gain responses to questionnaires on site. Without them I certainly would not have received such a high response rate.

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Contents
Information Abstract Declaration Acknowledgements Contents Glossary List of Figures List of Tables List of Appendices Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Construction & Railway Industry Hypothesis Aims Objectives Chapter 2 Research Methodology Introduction Literature Review Document Comparison Review Draft Questionnaire Questionnaires Academic Methods Ethics i ii iii iv v ix ix xi xi 1 2 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 13 14
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Constraints and Provisions Rational Chapter 3 Literature Review Introduction Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 Health and Safety Executive Office of Rail Regulation Rail Safety and Standards Board Rail Accident Investigation Branch Network Rail Sentinel Scheme Link-Up Approval Network Rail Contractual Obligations and Standards Chapter 4 Literature Review Case Studies Introduction Railway Safety Statistical Report (2005-2007) Prosecutions (2001-2005)

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Health and Safety Executive Strategy Launch Survey Hatfield Rail Crash (2000) Potters Bar Rail Crash (2002) Tebay Rail Accident (2004) Grayrigg Derailment (2007) Chapter 5 Railway Review of CDM 2007 Introduction Part 1: Introduction Part 2: General Management Part 3: Additional Duties Part 4: Health and Safety Part 5: General Other Notes Chapter 6 Health & Safety 2010 Case Study Introduction Question 1 & 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9

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Question 10 Question 11 Correlation 1: length of Service vs. Awareness of CDM 2007 Correlation 2: Role on Site vs. Awareness of CDM 2007 Duties Chapter 7 Discussion Introduction Literature Review Literature Review Case Studies Railway Review of CDM 2007 Health and Safety 2010 Case Study Triangulation Chapter 8 Conclusions Review of Objective 1 Review of Objective 2 Review of Objective 3 Review of the Hypothesis Chapter 9 Recommendations Further Study References Bibliography

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Glossary
CDM CDM 1994 CDM 2007 HMRI HSC HSE ICE NR8 NR10 NR11 ORR PTS QS RAIB RSSB Construction (Design and Management) Regulations Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 Her Majestys Railway Inspectorate Health and Safety Commission Health and Safety Executive Institution of Civil Engineers Network Rail Contract Amendments 8 Network Rail Contract Amendments 10 Network Rail Contract Amendments 11 Office of Rail Regulation Personal Track Safety Quantity Surveyor Rail Accident Investigation Branch Rail Safety and Standards Board

Figures
Fig-1 Fig-2 Fig-3 Research Process HSE CDM 2007 Training Package 1: Accident Graph Photo: Ladbroke Grove Accident (Source: BBC News, 2001)

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Fig-4 Fig-5 Fig-6 Fig-7 Fig-8 Fig-9 Fig-10 Fig-11 Fig-12 Fig-13 Fig-14 Fig-15 Fig-16 Fig-17 Fig-18 Fig-19 Fig-20 Fig-21 Fig-22 Fig-23 Fig-24

Network Rail Safety 365 Logo (Source: Network Rail, 2010) Poster: Network Rail Safety 365 / Speak Up (Source: RailStaff, 2009) Network Rail Health & Safety Policy Statement (2008) On or near the line diagram (Source: Personal Track Safety Handbook, RT370, 2009) Sentinel Rules (Source: You and the Sentinel scheme Handbook, 2005) Network Rail Standards Management System (Source: Network Rail, 2009) Graph: Train Incidents (2005-2007) Graph: Non-External Accident Causes (2005-2007) Graph: Incidents vs. Media Attention (2005-2007) Graph: Prosecutions vs. Convictions (2001-2005) Photo: Hatfield Rail Crash (Source: Wikipedia, 2009) Photo: Potters Bar Crash (Source: Wikipedia, 2009) Photo: Tebay Accident (Source: Stewart, 2006) Photo: Greyrigg Crash (Source: Wikipedia, 2009) Graph: Survey Results Question 1 Graph: Survey Results Question 2 Graph: Survey Results Question 3 Graph: Survey Results Question 4 Graph: Survey Results Question 5 Graph: Survey Results Question 6 Graph: Survey Results Question 7

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Graph: Survey Results Question 8 Graph: Survey Results Question 9 Graph: Survey Results Question 10 Graph: Survey Results Correlation 1 Graph: Survey Results Correlation 2

Tables
Tab-1 Tab-2 Tab-3 Sentinel Scheme Qualification Codes (Source: You and the Sentinel scheme Handbook, 2005) Categorisation of Incidents (2005-2007) Incidents vs. Media Attention (2005-2007)

Appendices
Appendix-1 Appendix-2 Appendix-3 Appendix-4 Appendix-5 Sheffield Hallam University Research Ethics Proposal The British Psychological Societys Code of Conduct You and the Sentinel Scheme Handbook Achilles Link-up approval. Preparing your business for the UK rail industry GM/RT 2450 Railway Group Standard: Qualification of Suppliers of Safety Critical Engineering Products and Services Link Up Approved Certificate (Copy) Network Rail Contractual Amendments List Network Rail Contractual Requirements HSQE Network Rail Standards Management Process Requirements

Appendix-6 Appendix-7 Appendix-8 Appendix-9

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Appendix-10 Appendix-11 Appendix-12 Appendix-13 Appendix-14 Appendix-15

ORR: Railway Safety Statistical Report 2005 ORR: Railway Safety Statistical Report 2006 ORR: Railway Safety Statistical Report 2007 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 Primary Research: Black Survey Primary Research: Results (Raw Data)

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