Railway Safety in the heart of the communities we serve
Chris Leech MBE,
NED Social Value & Youth Crime Mitigation Specialist. BITC Alumni Multi International Award winning strategic advisor, & Chair of the UK Scouts Association Development Committee
As part of the development of a broad suite of programmes in reducing youth route crime on our networks I quickly realised that young people have the loudest voices and the biggest social network in our communities. Give them the right information and they can quickly become great ambassadors for responsible business. In 2008 I created the first railway safety badge for UK Scouting who are the most inclusive youth movement in the UK and whose outreach and values reflects our own operational network and our people.
I am extremely proud that the programme has now been adopted by Network Rail and the wider Industry and look forward to supporting this collaboration as it continues to grow. Watch this space for more information and activities over the coming months.
My sincere appreciation goes all the team at Network Rail; BTP, UK Scouting https://www.scouts.org.uk/supporters/the-rail-industry/
Solicitor-Advocate, Mediator and Trainer to the construction and engineering industry: LLB, CAPM. Director SCHUTTE CONSULTING LIMITED| Co-Founder PERIDOT CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL LLP| Volunteer| former School Governor
3 年Very interesting, is this badge also available to Guides?
FCABE CBuildE MRICS MIFireE FAPS MCIOB.MSc Engineer & Surveyor Ambassador for Building & Fire Safety Engineering.
3 年I echo Dr Cash comments and what’s there not to like about getting a badge, sounds a great initiative ????
Independent Chartered Engineer accredited by the Institution of Fire Engineers
3 年Brilliant initiative. Congratulations. I remember when the company I worked for at the time (Angus Fire) sponsored the firefighter badge and literally launched the scheme from the London Fire Brigade fireboats on the River Thames. Made an enormous impact to fire safety in the home. https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/activity-badges/fire-safety/
Suicide and Trespass Prevention Lead
3 年It’s an absolute pleasure working on this partnership Chris Leech MBE, FRSA and Kathy O'Brien. The enthusiasm everyone brings to the table is always so uplifting!
Group CEO at Motion
3 年It would be great to introduce our VR Motion reality to support.. let me know if you would like to loan the software ??