{"id":28403,"date":"2024-04-18T09:32:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T23:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=115948"},"modified":"2024-04-18T09:32:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T23:32:44","slug":"celebrating-the-10th-year-of-rail-r-u-ok-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=28403","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the 10th year of Rail R U OK? Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today marks the 10th anniversary of Rail R U OK?<\/a>, an initiative dedicated to building a supportive workplace culture where colleagues really look out for each other every day of the year.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Heather Neil, Executive Director of TrackSAFE wants the industry to let its colleagues know you’re here, to really hear, every day of the year.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs we join together on 18 April to connect, share experiences of when support has helped during tough times, and further build our conversation confidence, we want to reiterate the value of making space to really listen,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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More than 100,000 rail employees across more than 135 organisations nationwide support Rail R U OK? Importantly, research shows the initiative successfully motivates individuals to support their colleagues. A 2021 survey found seven in ten workers (70 per cent) aware of Rail R U OK? had checked in with someone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Australasian Railway Association<\/a> (ARA) Chief Executive Officer and TrackSAFE Foundation Director Caroline Wilkie said it is wonderful to see Rail R U OK? Day mark 10 successful years of building safer and more supportive workplace cultures across the rail industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is fantastic to see this initiative continue to grow and strengthen over the past decade and this is testament to the work and dedication of the TrackSAFE Foundation and R U OK?\u201d Wilkie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor 10 years, the rail industry has been actively focused on making these important conversations a part of our culture and it is great to see so many of our members encouraging their teams to look out for their workmates and recognise when someone may need support.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith some of the ARA team in Brisbane for Thursday night\u2019s annual Queensland Rail Industry Dinner, we will take the opportunity to support events being hosted by our members around the city to mark this important milestone,\u201d Wilkie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is essential that we all take time today, and every day, to consider what each of us can do to help foster a compassionate and supportive workplace culture in the rail industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ARA team will attend the following events on Thursday 18 April in Brisbane:<\/p>\n