Railway Medicals

A Railway Medical and D&A test is the first stage you will need in order to work on the railway.

Our railway medicals contain a number of elements providing you with an assessment for fitness:

1. A medical questionnaire: a general medical questionnaire to focus on any aspects of an individual’s medical history that may have any specific bearing on their ability to operate safely in the track environment. In particular questions that relate to the possibility of medication or medical conditions that may be responsible for sudden impairment, a lack of concentration or awareness or compromised mobility
2. Audiometry(hearing test). This must be undertaken using equipment that conforms to the appropriate standards and guidelines specified with regular recorded calibration and maintenance. The subject should meet specific standards
3. Vision testing. This is undertaken under controlled conditions to meet specified visual standards
4. A clinical examination includes the following:
   1. Blood pressure estimation
   2. Physical examination, where appropriate
   3. Urine testing, screening for some specific medical disorders
5. Drugs and Alcohol Testing: Alcohol testing is conducted using a breathlyser. Drugs testing is conducted under the ‘chain of custody’ protocols via urine sample which is laboratory