Our expertise extends to the design and construction of electrical supply networks covering:

• Substations and lines for voltages of up to 132kV.
• Installation of electrical services for buildings.
• Electrical cable networks and the installation and wiring of secondary control plant for substations.

Our team is comprised of accredited independant field technicians for fibre optics personel.

We also offer:

• Standby supply and generator installations;
• Live-line work and maintenance.

We have the expertise to handle the maintenance of highvoltage substation primary plant equipment and OHTE, of lightning systems, low-voltage networks and battery systems; and also the inspection and auditing of electrical networks.

We have a responsibility to secure the health and safety of our staff, members of the public, the employees of other companies, site visitors and others in our work environment. It is a declared policy at Railex to constantly recognise, observe, exercise and co-operate with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993, the Health and Safety Executive and internal protocols put in place to care for the wellbeing of individuals in the workplace.

For these purposes Railex works with safety advisors that ensures all works comply with the necessary safety regulations.

Railex includes any provisions and amendments to its safety policy to continue compliance with the infrastructure owner’s standards and the relevant controlling bodies.

Before accessing a site the following takes place:

• Pre-employment medical examinations for employees to ensure they are fit for the required duties
• Induction for all employees explaining the safety  management plan, rules and obligations of the OHS Act
• Induction for any subcontractors on the type of work to be done and the need for competent supervision.

Before commencing work we:

• Conduct site induction on job-specific requirements
• Review on-site emergency response procedures
• Isolate procedures in relation to hazardous energy isolation
• Issue a safety management handbook
• Identify hazards and review the related risk management
• Carry out a risk assessment of plant and equipment.

As part of our CPD programme Railex strongly believes in the value of
training to:

• Improve service delivery to customers
• Ensure all personnel reach their full potential and obtain maximum job satisfaction
• Confim that all personnel performing electrification functions are trained in accordance with a formal training process which includes inspections and assessments
• Confim that all our independant field technicians performing all telecoms functions including fibre optic maintanance and installations are trained in accordance with a formal training process which includes inspections and assessments
• Ensure customer satisfaction in our product and service offering
• Guarantee the capability and effective delivery of our company’s OHTEs/thermographic/SHEQ/signalling services and Telecoms.