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The rail industry is suffering from a mental health crisis: …

(3 days ago) WEBMental health and wellbeing are finally getting recognised – but with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating the problems, the rail industry still needs to do more. At Atkins, April Welsh and Tom Buick learnt about the …

https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/article/120784/mental-health-wellbeing-railway/

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Mental Health in the Rail Industry Is a Crisis We Can No - Psychreg

(4 days ago) WEBA 2021 study conducted by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) found that one in five rail workers reported experiencing mental health issues, such as …

https://www.psychreg.org/mental-health-rail-industry-crisis-we-can-no-longer-ignore/

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Understanding the Mental Health Impacts of the COVID-19 …

(3 days ago) WEBMENTAL WELL-BEING AND RISK FACTORS. COVID-19 has significantly affected the railway industry; although this presents opportunities as well as challenges moving …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9897125/

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Understanding and providing recommendations for good …

(4 days ago) WEBtheir mental health and overall wellbeing. These include heavy workloads, changes in the industry, exposure to potentially traumatic incidents, financial concerns, lone working, …

https://www.samaritans.org/documents/2094/Samaritans_RailMetalHealth_Report_RGB_2023_WEB_1.pdf

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RSSB reveals effect of pandemic on front-line staff - Rail

(4 days ago) WEBThe Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has called for better targeting of support for rail workers needing help with mental health issues. RSSB’s first-ever …

https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/2021/11/29/rssb-reveals-effect-of-pandemic-on-front-line-staff

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How is the mental health of rail employees? - RSSB

(4 days ago) WEBThis increase is consistent with the trend observed in the general population - moderate-severe depression has increased from 5.6% to 31.6% and moderate-severe …

https://www.rssb.co.uk/about-rssb/key-industry-topics/health-and-wellbeing/mental-wellbeing/how-is-the-mental-health-of-rail-employees

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Systematic review of research on railway and urban transit system

(7 days ago) WEBHealth status (including mental health) Physical and mental health problems are major risk factors for suicide (World Health Organization, 2014). Table 3 …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032715310119

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Companies can make a difference to mental wellbeing - Rail

(4 days ago) WEB28/10/2021 in Network. Supporting the physical - and especially mental - health of railway colleagues represents an “extraordinary opportunity for our industry”, according to …

https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/2021/10/28/companies-can-make-a-difference-to-mental-wellbeing

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Samaritans to lead new mental health study for rail industry

(6 days ago) WEBSuicide prevention charity Samaritans has been commissioned by train operator Great Western Railway and the Department for Transport to lead a new research study on …

https://news.gwr.com/news/samaritans-to-lead-new-mental-health-study-for-rail-industry

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Pulling together for better mental health in the rail …

(6 days ago) WEBThe month of May shines a light on mental health, with Mental Health Awareness Week taking place from 9 to 15 May 2022 – and this year’s theme is loneliness. In 2020/21 there were 247 suicides or …

https://www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/pulling-together-better-mental-health-rail-industry

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Sociodemographic and psychosocial risk factors of railway suicide: …

(7 days ago) WEBAlthough for railway suicides this number is lower (16.6%, CBS microdata), we believe that alternatives for prevention are required because people with a migrant …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-18120-w

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The impact of commuters’ psychological feelings due to delay on

(Just Now) WEBThe passengers of that rail transport often experience more than an hour of delay due to malfunctions or other mechanical problems of that transport. Rail …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-021-00865-z

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Putting mental health first on the railway Office of Rail and Road

(Just Now) WEBMental health is of particular concern in the rail industry, where the rate of suicide in the workforce is 1.6 times higher than the UK average, and 60% of workers …

https://www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/putting-mental-health-first-railway

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Step change in managing mental health Office of Rail and Road

(9 days ago) WEBStep change in managing mental health. Between April 2020 and March 2021, there were 253 fatalities as a result of suicide or suspected suicide on Britain’s …

https://www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/step-change-managing-mental-health

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There is Always Hope - Network Rail

(9 days ago) WEBThere is Always Hope campaign launched as new research shows huge rise in mental health issues across Britain as a result of the pandemic. Young people have …

https://www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/there-is-always-hope/

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Rail Insider-Railroads tweak critical-incident stress plans to meet …

(3 days ago) WEBThe rail trespass casualty rate — deaths and injuries per million train-miles — in 2014 was 1.23, the highest level in the past decade, OLI officials said in a report issued March 11. …

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_legislation_regulation/article/Railroads-tweak-critical-incident-stress-plans-to-meet-new-FRA-rules--44057

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Mental health and the rail industry Stephenson Harwood - Rail

(8 days ago) WEBDrawing on findings from a recent survey by the Rail Safety and Standards Board – which found that 43% of rail employee respondents met the criteria for a clinical mental health …

https://www.legal-rail.com/insight/mental-health-and-rail-industry-0

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Samaritans launch new research study on mental health and …

(3 days ago) WEBGreat Western Railway (GWR) and the Department for Transport have commissioned suicide prevention charity Samaritans to lead a new research study on …

https://news.railbusinessdaily.com/samaritans-launch-new-research-study-on-mental-health-and-wellbeing-support-for-the-rail-industry/

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GWR signs up to new mental health charter supporting - GWR …

(2 days ago) WEBThe charter was developed by Lee Woolcott-Ellis, Mental Health Lead Manager at Southeastern Railway, in collaboration with the Rail Safety and Standards …

https://news.gwr.com/news/gwr-signs-up-to-new-mental-health-charter-supporting-wellbeing-of-colleagues

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Citing Safety, New York Moves Mentally Ill People Out of the Subway

(2 days ago) WEBBut some New Yorkers were put on edge by a series of high-profile attacks carried out by mentally ill homeless people in recent months. Crime rates also surged in …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/nyregion/nyc-subway-mental-health-homeless.html

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How living near a railroad can harm your health - National …

(7 days ago) WEBBut it’s likely that such low-level noises can contribute to difficulties with mental health, cognition, and sleep. For instance, in laboratory sleep studies, people …

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/health-risks-living-near-railroads-east-palestine-trains

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How Trails and Outdoor Access Provide Important Mental Health …

(9 days ago) WEBCritical Links Between Outdoor Access and Mental Well-Being. A recent Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) survey shows that quite a few people across the …

https://www.railstotrails.org/trailblog/2020/september/02/how-trails-and-outdoor-access-provide-important-mental-health-benefits/

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Rail workers’ health issues are a growing safety concern

(7 days ago) WEBOne FRA analysis found that of 36 on-duty deaths of railway workers in 2003, 20 were a result of medical problems, primarily heart attacks. All of the workers …

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-me-adv-railroad-medical-standards-20140420-story.html

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Mental Health Resources for Transit Workers FTA

(Just Now) WEBOffice of the Surgeon General - Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well Being. Connections between the well-being of workers and the health of organizations. HHS. …

https://www.transit.dot.gov/mentalhealth

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