scope:

This standard outlines the requirements for managing fatigue and working hours. It applies to all Network Rail employees who undertake safety critical work, and to those suppliers whose employees undertake safety critical work on Network Rail controlled infrastructure.

Specific requirements are set out for line managers or other identified roles who:

• Have responsibility for the rostering and/or management of staff who undertake safety critical work, and/or

• Are responsible for arranging, placing, controlling and monitoring of contracts which involve undertaking safety critical work on Network Rail controlled infrastructure.

.The scope of this standard includes controls for:

• Working hours

• Exceedances of working time limits

• Design and risk assessment of working patterns

• Management of fatigue

• Monitoring and review of arrangements for managing fatigue and working hours.