RAISE SAFETY CONCERNS SAFELY

CIRAS is a confidential safety hotline that listens to transport workers about safety concerns so that listening can lead to learning and action. Speaking up about safety, health, or wellbeing concerns can be hard, but sharing them could keep yourself and others safe. Tell someone. You might not be sure exactly what the issue is, but if no one knows then they can’t investigate. The good news is there are different ways to raise concerns, including telling your RMT union rep. CIRAS, which stands for Confidential Incident Reporting and Analysis System, is there if you want to raise a concern in confidence. Using CIRAS means the company receiving your concern doesn’t know who you are. You can report concerns to CIRAS whether or not you’ve raised them to anyone before. You can also raise a concern through CIRAS for any company, not just your employer. Your concern will reach the right person. If ways of working, your working environment, processes, or policies are risking people’s wellbeing, safety, or health, you can tell CIRAS. You can raise concerns about fatigue, training, unsafe practices, team culture, assets, infrastructure, and equipment, for example. CIRAS doesn’t take concerns that identify a specific person. It’s also not suitable for raising concerns where there’s an imminent risk of harm. Use more appropriate reporting channels instead for real-time safety concerns that need to be dealt with immediately. HOW CIRAS WORKS You can raise a concern with CIRAS in different ways: - use the CIRAS reporting app, from the App Store and Google Play Store - fill in the form on the CIRAS website at www.ciras.org.uk/raise-a- concern - call the reporting hotline on 0800 4 101 101 - or mail it to Freepost CIRAS. The CIRAS team will arrange to speak to you on the phone at a time and date that suits you. They listen carefully and impartially, asking questions to ensure confidentiality. The CIRAS report is based on your phone discussion, protecting your identity by removing any identifying details. It’s a comprehensive process so there’s no way for a company to identify you as the reporter. CIRAS shares its report with the company it’s for, which investigates and acts to improve safety based on the report information. The company receiving a CIRAS report always responds to CIRAS. CIRAS shares this response with the reporter so that they know what’s happened as a result. RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: sep/oct 2025 :: RMTnews 12 RAISE SAFETY CONCERNS SAFELY Use the joint RMT and CIRAS posters to share how to raise concerns confidentially Now available: order printed CIRAS posters and flyers with the RMT logo for free from the CIRAS online shop (above). Search online for CIRAS shop or go to www.willsonshop.com/collections/ciras. You’ll find the RMT poster and flyer at the end of the page. To order click on the RMT item, add it to your basket and select how many to order. In the basket, use the code CIRMT1 in the space for a CIRAS membership number. You’ll then go to the checkout. The printed items will be posted to you completely free, no postage needed. NEW POSTERS