scope:

This manual describes Network Rail's standards and controls framework and how it is managed.

This manual applies to all Network Rail staff who manage:

a) the development of Network Rail standards and control documents;

b) the implementation of Network Rail standards and control documents; and

c) variations to Network Rail standards and control documents and Railway Group Standards.

Purpose

The purpose of this manual and its modules is to:

a) support the control of risks throughout Network Rail;

b) help maintain a consistent, safe and coherent company-wide set of standards and control documents;

c) provide structure and consistency to the management of the Network Rail standards and control documents change process;

d) provide structure and consistency to the management of variations to standards and control documents; and

e) provide structure and consistency to the production of bowties used to support the development of standards and control documents.