Safety Alerts suggest actions to be taken by operators to address an issue that could pose an immediate or long term safety risk.
Safety Advisories provide information and advice that may assist operators and other industry stakeholders to identify and manage potential safety risk to operations.
Bus Safety Alerts
- 28 July 2025 - Safety Alert SAL02/25 - Risk of fire on Scania F, K and N series buses - 2004 onwards
- 19 June 2025 - Safety Alert: SAL01/25 - Track mounted seat anchorage design and inspection
- 28 February 2024 - Safety Alert: SAL01/24: Bus and coach rollaways - review your risk controls
- 9 October 2023 - Safety Alert: SAL01/23: Bus door serviceability - a safety critical control system
- 20 January 2021 - Safety Alert: Risks of Electrical Fires on Volvo Buses with Volgren CR228L bodies (rigid and articulated)
Bus Safety Advisories
- 12 June 2025 - Safety Advisory SA01/25 - Electrical cables in older vehicles – ensuring adequate protection in short circuit conditions
- 7 June 2024 -Safety Advisory SA02/24: Fitness to drive: Bus and coach drivers
- 8 June 2023 - Safety Advisory SA03/23: Securing bus batteries, cabling and protective covers
- 21 April 2023 - Safety Advisory SA02/23: Bus rollaways and incident data collection
- 14 March 2023 - Safety Advisory SA01/23: Protection of electrical circuits on buses
- 25 November 2022 - Safety Advisory SA05/22: Bus fire safety and emergency incidents in tunnels
- 15 August 2022 - Safety Advisory SA03/22: Commissioning and servicing of bus and coach fire suppression systems.
- 5 November 2021 - Safety Advisory: Risk of air conditioning system electrical fires on buses
- 3 June 2021 - Safety Advisory: Accidents involving buses and pedestrians on and near designated crossings