CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > August 2022 45 RAIL PLANT ASSOCIATION: 2 and experience within rail plant and the contractor community. To fully harness this potential would benefit all. The committee meet regularly and would welcome ideas input and of course guests are always welcome. RPA Consultant Position Although the RPA Management Committee has continued its work on the compliance and technical initiatives of the Association, during the pandemic the Association’s lobbying activity had been limited. This was down to two factors, firstly Network Rail’s devolution of the railway into the different routes and regions, which meant that instead of having a central point of contact with the Director of IP Track, Steve Featherstone and his team, there is now a different contact within each of the 13 routes, all managing their infrastructure work bank projects and maintenance in different ways. Secondly, as a result of devolution, the RPA Leadership Alliance, which was a tripartite forum established to enable Network Rail, Tier 1 Contractors and the RPA to discuss the key topics and pertinent issues of the day in a collaborative manner, was disbanded. The RPA Leadership Alliance had three ‘Chairs’ each representing their industry sector - David Simmons was the RPA’s representative Chairman, with Steve Featherstone representing Network Rail and Richard Ladd of Amey representing the Tier 1 Contractors. The devolution of the railway into the routes/regions and with the establishment of the new Great British Railways (GBR) organisation (which will eventually incorporate and replace Network Rail) on the horizon, there is an opportunity for the Association to place itself in an even stronger position by establishing a new network of key contacts within GBR. We feel that now is the ideal time to look at establishing a new RPA Consultant role to ensure so that the Association is in the best possible position going forward to influence the key industry decisions which will impact the RPA Membership and to ensure that the RPA’s voice is heard as a collective rather than individual member companies – please contact AdamGodwin – rpa @ cpa.uk.net for further information on this initiative. Points to Share Supply Chain Sustainability School - the online school is completely FREE and allows you to access training in a wealth of different areas including; Sustainability, Digital, Lean Construction, Management, Offsite, People and Procurement. https://www.supplychainschool.co.uk/ Fatigue Risk Management NR/L2/OHS/003 Compliance date 29-10-22 to assist with your preparedness for the compliance date, follow the link below. NWR Safety Central https://safety.networkrail.co.uk/fatigue- improvement-programme/ Thank you for reading our article, and please have a think on the topics outlined. The MC is always open to discussion for members and non-members. Please have a look at RPA website pages which can be found on the CPA website as normal. https://www.cpa.uk.net/special-interest- groups/rail-plant-association-rpa Stay Well, Stay Safe.