Form F 31

Rail Manual Revision 1

Primary Sponsor Contract of 26/06/15
Sponsorship Page 1 of 3

INDIVIDUAL SENTINEL SMART CARD No

NAME Rares-Radu Ionescu 1130152
1. The Individual is contracted to the Company as DIRECTLY EMPLOYED /SELF-EMPLOYED/SUB-
CONTRACTOR (delete as applicable).

2. Under this Contact of Sponsorship, as Primary Sponsor, the Company DOES/DOES NOT (delete
as applicable) allow the individual to have up to 2 Sub-Sponsors.

3. Regardless of the employment status of the Individual Sponsored, the Company will fulfil the role
of Employer for the purposes of Health and Safety Legislation.

4. The Company and Individual Responsibilities under the Sentinel Scheme Rules are added to this
Contract as Appendix A.

5. Suitable mandatory PPE for work on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure, and other PPE as
defined by Task Risk Assessment will be provided by the Company in compliance with the
Company PPE Policy & Procedures.

6. The Company will provide any training and assessment events required by the individual at the
required timescales.

7. The Company will provide any Safety Critical Equipment to enable the Individual to undertake their
competencies trackside.

8. Regular briefings will be provided by the Company, together with provision of any relevant Rule
Book Updates and Sentinel Scheme Updates.

9. The Company will provide personal issue of relevant Rule Book Handbooks and relevant
Standards.

10. The Company will provide advice, guidance, or instruction on any restrictions based on medication
and or other medical fitness issues in line with the Company developed Medical Fitness Procedure
as part of its Rail Management System.

11. The Individual sponsored must notify the company of any changes in circumstances, including
health issues, that may require the Company to take action to ensure the Individuals continued
fitness to work trackside.

12. The company will provide any identified mentoring support to develop the competence of the
Individual.

13. The Individual will ensure that he/she complies with the Network Rail/Company Procedures with
respect to hours of work and will notify the Company (where he/she has been allowed to have
Sub-sponsors) of unavailability to carry proposed duty due to possible exceedence of the current
hours/shifts detailed in the Procedures:
 Form F 31
Rail Manual Revision 1
Primary Sponsor Contract of 26/06/15
Sponsorship Page 2 of 3

1) THE INDIVIDUAL SPONSORED

The Individual Sponsored must:-

 Carry their Sentinel Smart Card at all times when working on NRMI

 Cooperate with Primary Sponsor

 Follow the rules of personal accountability including the Network Rail “Lifesaving” Rules

 Know the identity of their Primary Sponsor

 Know which Sub-Sponsor they are working for when not working for their Primary Sponsor

 Provide the correct Name of the Sponsor they are working for when booking in on site

Notify their Primary Sponsor when no longer wishing to be sponsored – Change of Sponsorship
can be notified through My Sentinel

INDIVIDUAL ACCEPTANCE

Have been briefed and accept the terms of this contract of Sponsorship with my Primary Sponsor.

SIGNED DATE
11.10.2017
COMPANY SIGNATURE

I have briefed the individual on the responsibilities contained within this Contract of Sponsorship for
both the Company and the Individual.

SIGNED NAME

POSITION DATE

INSTRUCTION

1 Copy to Individual

1 Copy to Company for Inclusion in Rail Personnel File of the Individual

 Form F 31
Rail Manual Revision 1
Primary Sponsor Contract of 26/06/15
Sponsorship Page 3 of 3

APPENDIX A
COMPANY AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES

2) THE COMPANY

The Company must, regardless of whether acting as Primary Sponsor or Sub-Sponsor:-

 Provide all necessary Safety Critical Equipment

 Maintain all records associated with any works undertaken by Sponsored Staff on NRMI

 Maintain minimum contracted Insurance Levels for type of work carried out

When Acting as Primary Sponsor

The Company will provide a ‘Contract of Sponsorship’ for each Individual sponsored and ensure acceptance and
signing of the Contract by the Individual.

The Company will undertake checks of the ability of the proposed individual prior to engagement is a ‘Contract of
Sponsorship’.

The ‘Contract of Sponsorship’ provided will be produced to comply with and include the requirements of the current
Sentinel Scheme Rules.

The Company will act as employer for the purposes of health and safety legislation.

The Company will:-

 Monitor and manage working hours and will consider shifts worked with Sub-Sponsor when monitoring
hours and managing fatigue.

Agree any Sub-Sponsors arrangements, where applicable, and grant permission for any Sub-Sponsor
use of the individual.

Enact the Local Investigation Processes, where applicable, where any suspected breach of Sentinel
Scheme Rules occur, collating any information from Sub-Sponsor, where applicable.

Maintain records of Local Investigations and request Formal Reviews where a Scheme Outcome is
recommended.

Provide reasons for de-sponsoring staff.

Conduct a Local Investigation before de-sponsoring any member of staff for breach of Sentinel Scheme
Rules.

Collate and maintain all records as Contracts of Sponsorship.

Request a temporary suspension of a Sentinel Card pending conclusion of a Local Investigation, as
appropriate.

When Acting as Sub-Sponsor

The Company will:-

 Request permission to use the individual from their Primary Sponsor and ensure receipt of confirmation of
sub-sponsorship statue.
 Provide all necessary information to the Primary Sponsor.
 Notify Primary Sponsor of any alleged breach of Sentinel Scheme Rules and cooperate in collecting
evidence and information to enable the Primary Sponsor to conduce a Local Investigation.
 Cooperate with the Primary Sponsor in Management of Working Hours.