The RSSB Podcast

Joana Faustino, Work Psychologist at RSSB, talks about the feelings we might be experiencing and some coping strategies for the pressures that we are facing.01:00 Possible effects of the lockdown on your mental health.03:10 Acknowledging your emotions.04:12 How are news reports affecting you?04:55 Managing worry.07:09 Managing difficult situations.09:30 Physical and mental health working together.10:40 Keeping a routine.12:28 Getting help from others.13:30 Identifying and solving problems.15:44 Help from outside sources.16:48 How we can help others.Resources mentioned in this episode:Postpone your worry leaflet: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Mental%20Health%20Professionals/Generalised%20Anxiety/Generalised%20Anxiety%20-%20Information%20Sheets/Generalised%20Anxiety%20Information%20Sheet%20-%2005%20-%20Postpone%20your%20Worry.pdfPostpone your worry worksheet: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Mental%20Health%20Professionals/Generalised%20Anxiety/Generalised%20Anxiety%20-%20Worksheets/Generalised%20Anxiety%20Worksheet%20-%2001%20-%20Postpone%20your%20Worry.pdfProblem solving worksheet: https://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/docs/ProblemSolvingWorksheet.pdfNHS How to get to sleep: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sleep-and-tiredness/how-to-get-to-sleep/NHS Your Mind Plan: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/your-mind-plan-quiz/Mind for better mental health: https://www.mind.org.uk/coronavirus-we-are-here-for-you/Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/ You can find links to other related resources for the rail industry and for individuals by going to the RSSB website www.rssb.co.uk and searching for 'Covid-19' or 'mental wellbeing'.  These include other resources and articles such as:Local IAPT service : an NHS service that provides talking therapies for common mental health difficulties.The Railway Mission : The Railway Mission have set up a dedicated support mailbox for rail staff during the pandemic at COVID19@railwaymission.org.  Rail staff can also phone, text, or WhatsApp on 07903-505868.The Covid-19 Road Transport Toolkit: https://www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com/covid-19/

Trevor Parkin of East Midlands Railway and Chris Harrison of RSSB talk about what the rail industry is doing to reduce the number of signals passed at danger, and so the likelihood of a potentially fatal train accident.01:25 About Trevor Parkin.02:10 About Chris Harrison.02:35 SPADs in the 1990s and the changes made since.03:53 The Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS).06:07 Optimising the safety benefit of TPWS.07:59 The Red Aspect Approaches to Signals (RAATS) Tool.12:32 How to reduce SPAD numbers—the strategy.14:50 About the SPAD Risk Subgroup.18:05 Industry challenges for the RAATS Tool.22:03 Getting train operators to use RAATS.Resources mentioned in this episode:SPAD Good Practice Guide  https://www.rssb.co.uk/Insights-and-News/Key-Industry-Topics/SPAD-Good-Practice-Guide SPAD Risk Subgroup  https://www.rssb.co.uk/Learn-and-Connect/Groups-and-Committees/Safety/SSRG/TARG/SPAD-RSG Red Aspect Approaches to Signals (RAATS) Toolkit  https://www.rssb.co.uk/Standards-and-Safety/Tools--Resources/Rail-Risk-Toolkit/Red-Aspect-Approaches-to-Signals-ToolkitOther related resources:SPAD Risk Ranking Tool  https://www.rssb.co.uk/Standards-and-Safety/Tools--Resources/Rail-Risk-Toolkit/SPAD-Risk-Ranking-ToolSignals passed at danger – A summary of the rail industry's approach to risk reductionhttps://www.sparkrail.org/Lists/Records/DispForm.aspx?ID=26755 

This podcast looks at the part that CIRAS, the Confidential Incident Reporting and Analysis Service, contributes to the continual improvement of safety management for the railway and other transport systems.In this episode Catherine Baker, director of CIRAS, talks about how the confidential reporting service works—the types of incidents and reasons for calls, and examples of the results that CIRAS achieves.  She also talks about what CIRAS does to maintain confidentiality, and how the service complements an organisation's existing reporting and whistleblowing systems. 00:40 About Catherine Baker.01:00 What is confidential reporting?01:58 Common barriers to raising an issue at work.02:30 Confidential reporting in practice.03:25 Sharing findings with all CIRAS members.03:45 The most commonly reported issues04:48 Why people contact CIRAS05:10 How confidential reporting differs from internal reporting or whistleblowing.06:30 How confidential reporting makes a difference.07:09 How CIRAS maintains confidentiality.08:18 The impact of Covid-19 on CIRAS reporting09:15 The future need for CIRAS10:15 Where to find out more. Resources mentioned in this episode:·    CIRAS website: https://www.ciras.org.uk/·    CIRAS on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ciras/ ·    CIRAS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ciras_uk 

In this episode Dougie Hill, Head of National Freight Strategy & Policy at Direct Rail Services, and Geoff Spencer, former CEO of DB Cargo (UK), talk through the challenges to get competing companies to collaborate.  Their work in the National Freight Safety Group (NFSG) has led to the Freight Integrated Plan for Safety.00:50 About Dougie Hill.01:50 About Geoff Spencer.02:45 Freight sector risk reduction in 2016.03:40 Practicalities of getting competing companies to collaborate.05:00 Engaging stakeholders and setting realistic timescales.06:50 LHSBR topics beyond derailment and early collaboration.07:25 Managing the top risk projects and some notable successes.09:25 RSSB support for NFSG as a collaborative group.10:33 What worked to create a collaborative environment.11:45 Lessons learned to implement and improve collaborationResources mentioned in this episode:National Freight Safety Group: https://www.rssb.co.uk/Learn-and-Connect/Groups-and-Committees/Safety/SSRG/NFSG The Viareggio train derailment [2009] Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viareggio_train_derailmentNew Insights into the Viareggio Railway Accident, Manca D., 2014, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 36, 13-18 DOI: 10.3303/CET1436003] https://www.aidic.it/cet/14/36/003.pdfManaging Fatigue in the Freight Sector https://www.rssb.co.uk/Insights-and-News/Key-Industry-Topics/Fatigue-and-Alertness/Common-Principles-for-Managing-Fatigue-in-the-Freight-SectorRail Freight Operations Group https://www.rssb.co.uk/Learn-and-Connect/Groups-and-Committees/Safety/SSRG/NFSG/RFOGOther related resources:Road Risk Collaboration https://www.rssb.co.uk/Standards-and-Safety/Improving-Safety-Health--Wellbeing/Enhancing-Safety-Health--Wellbeing-Through-Collaboration/Rail-Industry-Road-Risk-Resource-Centre/Road-risk-collaboarationManaging Occupational Road Risk Related to Fatigue https://www.rssb.co.uk/Insights-and-News/Key-Industry-Topics/Fatigue-and-Alertness/Fatigue-Risk-Management-Systems/Managing-occupational-road-risk-related-to-fatigue

In this podcast Sara Sherrard and Tom Moran talks about failings in customer care and the improvements implemented after Sara's mother suffered a fatal accident at Mill Hill Station.Sara Sherrard's mother, Priscilla Tropp, died following a fall down a station staircase. Tom Moran is now the MD at Thameslink and Great Northern Railways. Sara describes her experience as she learned the details of her mother's accident, treatment and what happened around the Coroner's Inquest. Tom talks about his meeting with Sara, her concerns about the serious failings in process and communication, and the improvements that, between them, they have achieved since then.01:15 About Tom Moran02:30 About Sara Sherrard, her mother and the accident at Mill Hill Broadway Station.05:18 What happened after the accident.06:46 The Coroner's Inquest and inaccessible information at the station.09:57 Sara's feelings at the reopened inquest, findings, recommendations, and inaction.12:50 GTR's response to the Coroner's Regulation 28 report—and a frustrating visit to Mill Hill.15:25 How Tom Moran learned about Sara's situation and their first meeting.18:20 Implementing PAPI, and ongoing work with Sara.21:30 Sara's work with the railway and her hopes for future improvements.Resources mentioned in this episode:The GTR PAPI aide-mèmoire: (PDF download) https://www.rssb.co.uk/-/media/Project/RSSB/RssbWebsite/Documents/Public/Public-content/Insight-and-News/Podcast/gtr-caring-for-our-customers-staff-aide-memoire.pdf

In this podcast Dr Emma Taylor, former rocket scientist and chartered mechanical engineer, talks about how the changing railway and increasing number of digital components will start to blur the lines between rolling stock and infrastructure design and build. And how it will be increasingly beneficial to have software engineers and cyber security specialists in teams.Emma has been talking to stakeholders across the rail industry about what keeps them awake at night. And it turns out to be the unknown unknowns, the gaps in knowledge and understanding about how digital components work and interact.01:20 About Dr Emma Taylor.03:38 How digital technologies will affect the rolling stock/infrastructure interface.04:40 LHSBR priority areas and the importance of digital competencies.05:17 About the Asset Integrity Group.05:58 What keeps asset managers awake at night?07:10 The need to describe whole systems as more than just their physical components.08:18 Understanding what could go wrong and why09:45 Filling the gaps with good quality information and data.11:23 Key messages for asset integrity groups.13:40 Why we need to include new experience and knowledge around the digital railway.17:01 Why it needs to be okay to say we don't know. Resources mentioned in this episode:The Asset Integrity Group https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/safety/ssrg/aig In LHSBR:Rolling Stock Asset Integrity: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/rolling-stock-asset-integrity Infrastructure Asset Integrity: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/infrastructure-asset-integrity Blogs:Asset integrity – let's keep listening (Emma Taylor): https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/Asset-integrity-lets-keep-listeningAsset integrity – eyes everywhere (Catherine Baker): https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/Asset-integrity---eyes-everywhere Asset integrity – it's not all in the data (Greg Morse): https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/Asset-integrity---its-not-all-in-the-data Asset Integrity – Lessons from Hatfield (George Bearfield): https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/asset-integrity-lessons-from-hatfield 

In this first podcast about trespass, Oliver Bratton, Director Network Strategy and Operations, Louise McNally, Trespass Prevention Lead, at Network Rail, and Inspector Becky Warren, of the British Transport Police, talk about the human, safety and operational impacts of trespass on the railway.They talk about its human costs, as a result of fatalities and life-changing injuries.  On the family and friends of those whose lives are altered or taken, and on those who witness the traumatic results of trespass, be they railway staff, passengers, the public, or the police who have to deal with the aftermath.  They also talk of the additional costs and potential dangers added by the delays that trespass causes.00:46 Intoducing Inspector Becky Warren01:30 Introducing Louise McNally01:58 Introducing Oliver Bratton02:52 Why trespass happens… 04:16 …and some of its human impacts05:18 What BTP does when trespassers are seen on the railway07:53 Becky recounts the trauma of having to deal personally with the aftermath of a trespass fatality13:40 What Network Rail does when trespassers are seen on the railway… 10:00 … and the possible impacts of trespass delays11:20 Advice for drivers who see trespassers—December 2020 Rule Book changes12:25 Some recent incidents of trespass disruption14:02 Sign to make it clear where trespass begins14:45 Recent industry actions and strategy to reduce trespass16:45 The Trespass Improvement Programme18:20 Guidance on trespass risk assessment19:37 RSSB's work to support the Trespass Improvement Programme and risk assessmentResources mentioned in this episode:LHSBR Public Behaviour section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/public-behaviourThe Trespass Improvement Programme: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/trespass/trespass-improvement-programmeRSSB research project T1168 Evaluating Effectiveness of Trespass Detection and Prevention Methods: https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1168 RSSB research project T1182 Industry Trespass Data Collection Requirements: https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1182 Delays explained, Vandalism and trespass—Network Rail website: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/delays-explained/vandalism-and-trespass/ Railway safety campaigns, You Vs Train—Network Rail website: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/safety-in-the-community/railway-safety-campaigns/trespass-campaigns/ You vs. Train website: http://www.youvstrain.co.uk/ 

In this episode Jason Alexandre of Samaritans talks about the Samaritans' partnership with Network Rail and the rail industry to reduce the number of suicides on the railway.  Customer experience manager Rizwan Javed talks about how the training gave him the confidence to intervene, and then tells the story of just one of the 29 life-saving interventions he has made.01:19 About Jason.01:57 About Rizwan.03:22 Samaritans' partnership with the rail industry.05:15 Talking numbers, and the success of interventions by railway staff.05:55 About the Managing Suicidal Contacts training programme for the rail industry.10:20 How the Managing Suicidal Contacts training got Rizwan to start a conversation.12:20 Rizwan tells the story of just one of his interventions.Whatever you're facing, Samaritans volunteers are always there to listen, without judgement, 365 days a year—call free from any phone on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.orgRelated resources:For more information on Samaritans partnership with the rail industry and to take part in the managing suicidal contacts training, you can email railcompanies@samaritans.org.Suicide prevention key contacts: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/suicide-prevention/suicide-awareness-key-contacts Suicide prevention good practice: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/suicide-prevention/suicide-awareness-key-contacts Suicide prevention support materials: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/suicide-prevention/suicide-prevention-support-material Suicide prevention guidance: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/suicide-prevention/suicide-prevention-guidance RESTRAIL Toolbox (REduction of Suicide and Trespass on RAILway property) https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/trespass/restrail-toolbox-reduction-of-suicide-and-trespass-on-railway-property Continuing the evaluation of the national rail suicide prevention programme (T1081) https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1081 Minimising the impact of suicides on railway staff (T317) https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T317 Improving suicide prevention measures on the rail network in Great Britain (T845) https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T845 

In this episode Dr Emma Taylor talks about the 'NIS Regulations', what they mean for the industry and about what the industry needs to do to comply with the regulations. She looks at who should be concerned, and what we need to do to demonstrate compliance and avoid fines of up to £17m. What to do until we have a good body of precursors to digital incidents; and what aspects of operations should be considered as safety critical.01:44 Who should be aware of the NIS Regulations, and why.07:20 What we should be doing until we have a body of knowledge about digital safety and a have built a good set of precursor indicators.09:30 Is the railway's current definition of 'safety-critical' broad enough? And what risks can come from breaking into a 'non-safety-critical' system.Related resources:National Cyber Security Centre: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/ Episode 6—the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/925129/6106243 Data & Information System Interface Committee: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/technical-strategy/sic-chairs/di-sic 

In this episode, Dr Emma Taylor talks about the human aspects, the culture change that will be needed to address digital safety threats.  The need for traditional design engineers to broaden their sphere of thinking, and to bring others into design conversations.  Emma also talks about the need to start thinking about reasonably foreseeable scenarios. For us all to start thinking about what could go wrong when you consider the digital components within your physical assets.ISO 61357 referred to in this episode is actually IEC 61357 ED1, a project that has now been deleted by the International Electrotechnical Committee. Standards that need to be considered will be covered in a later episode.00:36 The main barriers to developing an appropriate level of digital resilience.07:12 What Emma's experience in the Oil and Gas and Aerospace sectors tell us about what we ought to focus on to better manage digital safety risk.08:58 What the industry should be doing to identify what could go wrong.13:39 What could happen if you don't start to think about digital safety until after the incident has happened.Related resources:National Cyber Security Centre: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/ Episode 6—the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/925129/6106243 Data & Information System Interface Committee: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/technical-strategy/sic-chairs/di-sic 

In this second podcast about trespass, Walt Cartwright, of DB Cargo UK, and Simon Martin, Route Crime Manager at Network Rail, talk about the practical sides of assessing trespass risk and putting prevention measures in place.Walt tals about the benefits of the new guide and the consistency it can bring to understanding how to assess trespass risk. How it will increase understanding of how to judge when that risk has been reduced to 'as low as reasonably practicable'. Simon talk about the reasons for trespass, particularly around stations, and about the results from a trial of higher fencing.01:10 About Walt Cartwright.01:45 About Simon Martin.02:12 Why Walt is passionate about reducing trespass.03:12 The benefits of the new guide to trespass risk assessment.04:48 How the new guide should improve understanding of what 'as low as reasonably practicable' looks like.06:26 Why there's lots of trespass at or near stations; and what Network Rail is doing to reduce it.09:12 The results of a trial with higher fencing at a specific location.Resources mentioned in this episode:LHSBR Public Behaviour section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/public-behaviourThe Trespass Improvement Programme: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/trespass/trespass-improvement-programmeRSSB research project T1168 Evaluating Effectiveness of Trespass Detection and Prevention Methods: https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1168 RSSB research project T1182 Industry Trespass Data Collection Requirements: https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1182 Delays explained, Vandalism and trespass—Network Rail website: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/delays-explained/vandalism-and-trespass/ Railway safety campaigns, You Vs Train—Network Rail website: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/safety-in-the-community/railway-safety-campaigns/trespass-campaigns/ You vs. Train website: http://www.youvstrain.co.uk/ 

In this third podcast about trespass, David Whitmarsh, acting Principal Inspector of Railways for Scotland, talks about the ORR's expectations of the industry when it comes to trespass prevention.He talks about why the ORR might decide to prosecute a railway company rather than the trespasser, and how the level of fines is calculated by the courts. What the ORR would consider to be 'good and sufficient [fences] for today's railway'; and how the new guidance on trespass risk assessment will help railway companies know whether they might be meeting those expectations.01:10 About David Whitmarsh.01:55 Why the ORR might prosecute a railway undertaking, rather than the trespasser.03:06 When BTP would prosecute the trespasser.03:48 How fines are decided by the courts.05:10 What constitutes 'good and sufficient fences', and the regulations that determine what good and sufficient looks like today.07:20 David's view of the new good practice guide on trespass risk assessment and how companies may get it wrong.09:13 The new guidance as a means to help improve efforts to assess, manage, and mitigate trespass risk.Resources mentioned in this episode:The Railway Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1997: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/553/contents/made Risk Management Maturity Model (RM3) [amended 2020] https://www.orr.gov.uk/guidance-compliance/rail/health-safety/strategy/rm3 Other related resources:Railway safety miscellaneous provisions [HSE guidance, PDF download] https://www.orr.gov.uk/sites/default/files/om/guidance-on-railway-safety-regulations-1997.pdf LHSBR Public Behaviour section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/public-behaviourThe Trespass Improvement Programme: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/trespass/trespass-improvement-programmeRSSB research project T1168 Evaluating Effectiveness of Trespass Detection and Prevention Methods: https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1168 RSSB research project T1182 Industry Trespass Data Collection Requirements: https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1182 Delays explained, Vandalism and trespass—Network Rail website: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/delays-explained/vandalism-and-trespass/ Railway safety campaigns, You Vs Train—Network Rail website: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/safety-in-the-community/railway-safety-campaigns/trespass-campaigns/ You vs. Train website: http://www.youvstrain.co.uk/ 

In this fourth podcast about the impact of software failures on railway asset safety Dr Emma Taylor talks about the causes of the Cambrian Line Incident. Failures both of the software system and of the processes during development, testing and implementation. Also, about the industry's response to recommendation 3 in the RAIB report on the incident.01:04 The Cambrian Line Incident described.01:52 How the European Rail Traffic Management System works and what went wrong.03:39 How this failure could have been foreseen, what led to it, and how it affected the signalling system.05:41 The RAIB recommendation about safety learning and what didn't happen that should.07:30 The importance of reporting system faults, however small they may seem.08:47 How you can tell if the software you are using is complex or not.10:10 How we need to change our way of thinking about systems that include software.11:45 How compliance with standards and processes may not show everything that might go wrong.12:20 Why we all need to learn a bit of a new language.13:15 What the industry is doing to address these issues.Resources mentioned in this episode:Loss of safety critical signalling data on the Cambrian Coast line, 20 October 2017: https://www.gov.uk/raib-reports/report-17-2019-loss-of-safety-critical-signalling-data-on-the-cambrian-coast-line The digital bits of a system podcast https://www.orr.gov.uk/guidance-compliance/rail/health-safety/strategy/rm3 Other related resources:LHSBR Infrastructure Asset Integrity section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/infrastructure-asset-integrity LHSBR Rolling Stock Asset Integrity section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/rolling-stock-asset-integrity 

In this fifth podcast about the impact of software failures on railway asset safety, Dr Emma Taylor talks about the causes behind an accident that happened during testing on a city metro system. Checks from the V-model that should have been applied during the development, testing and implementation of the complex, software-based system.02:04 Using the V-model to verify and validate the integrity of safety-critical software systems.03:10 The signalling failure incident and the major changes that were being tested.04:43 The system definition step in the V-model—opinion on some assumptions made about the dependability of the core software.05:16 Latent software faults.05:50 Risk assessment, identifying hazards, and designing software systems to avoid them.07:25 Some personal thoughts on why a data synchronization issue might have been missed.08:15 The practical stages of software development, system requirements, and recording  design changes.09:20 Failure of data copying between systems, and related process documentation.10:22 The testing part of manufacture—verification and validation throughout the lifecycle.11:38 The role of third-party, independent assessors in the development process. Resources mentioned in this episode:The V-model on Geeks for Geeks.org: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/software-engineering-sdlc-v-model/ The V-model for humans on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Model_(software_development) Loss of safety critical signalling data on the Cambrian Coast line, 20 October 2017: https://www.gov.uk/raib-reports/report-17-2019-loss-of-safety-critical-signalling-data-on-the-cambrian-coast-line The digital bits of a system podcast https://www.orr.gov.uk/guidance-compliance/rail/health-safety/strategy/rm3 Other related resources:LHSBR Infrastructure Asset Integrity section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/infrastructure-asset-integrity LHSBR Rolling Stock Asset Integrity section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/rolling-stock-asset-integrity 

In this sixth podcast about software failures in safety-critical systems, Dr Emma Taylor talks about an incident that happened in 2014 during normal working of the National Air Traffic System. We look at what went wrong, and how good recording and documentation at each stage in the V-model allowed a complete shutdown of the air traffic control system for southern England to be quickly reinstated—without any harm to the thousands of passengers in the air.02:05 The incident and its impact on passengers; and what the railway can learn from it.04:20 What's coming for the railway as it introduces more and more digital parts.04:43 The system definition step in the V-model, and assumptions made about the core software.07:15 Why the latent software fault wasn't found; the failure, and safety hazard categorisation.09:20 How good documentation and work logs narrowed the search for the faulty line of code.10:51 Specifying the ability of a complex software-based system to log changes and faults.11:39 The recommendations from the NATS report that will help find the 'needle in the haystack'.14:04 The need to manage software quality in the supply chain.15:12 Don't ask suppliers deliver beyond their capabilities.16:44 Retaining development information, auditing the evidence, verifying processes, and formal error management systems.Resources mentioned in this episode:NATS System Failure 12 December 2014 – Final Report, Independent Enquiry https://www.nats.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Independent-Enquiry-Final-Report-2.0.pdf Loss of safety critical signalling data on the Cambrian Coast line, 20 October 2017: https://www.gov.uk/raib-reports/report-17-2019-loss-of-safety-critical-signalling-data-on-the-cambrian-coast-line The digital bits of a system podcast https://www.orr.gov.uk/guidance-compliance/rail/health-safety/strategy/rm3 The V-model on Geeks for Geeks.org: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/software-engineering-sdlc-v-model/ The V-model for humans on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Model_(software_development)  Other related resources:LHSBR Infrastructure Asset Integrity section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/infrastructure-asset-integrity LHSBR Rolling Stock Asset Integrity section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/rolling-stock-asset-integrity 

In this episode I talk with RSSB's recently appointed Director for Sustainable Development, George Davies, about his vision for a new Rail Sustainability Strategy. He also talks about his plans for how to collaborate with industry colleagues to agree, implement, and communicate the strategy and the progress it achieves.00:55 The broad scope of sustainability, its definition, and its primary elements.02:59 How Sir David Attenborough ignited his passion for the environment.04:19 Pandemics as a result of human activity, and the climate emergency.05:42 Transitioning from aviation to the railway and the issues to be addressed.08:22 Rail's challenges for sustainability—hydrogen and battery power.09:53 Delivering social benefit, and getting freight off the roads.11:36 Rail's strategic objectives, and defining the Sustainable Rail Strategy.14:34 How to set out 'flagship industry goals' on carbon, air quality, social impact, and biodiversity; and their route maps.16:27 The mission to demystify sustainability and make it an accessible topic.17:43 Engaging with industry groups and sectors to achieve the strategy's goals.19:25 The need to engage with rolling stock owners and leasing companies.20:24 Working with central and devolved governments, and with charitable organisations.Resources mentioned in this episode:Online explanations of a 'stranded asset' in an environmental context:Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranded_asset#:~:text=In%20the%20context%20of%20upstream,as%20a%20result%20of%20changes London School of Economics – Grantham Institute: https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/what-are-stranded-assets/ Carbon Tracker: https://carbontracker.org/terms/stranded-assets/ Other related resources:The RSSB Sustainability web page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/sustainability The RSSB Decarbonisation web page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/sustainability/decarbonisation 

In this seventh and final episode about software failures in safety-critical systems, Dr Emma Taylor talks about a number of incidents, from the railway, a medical incident and aircraft.  To encourage you to be creative when you start to think about reasonably foreseeable scenarios—what could possibly go wrong with your complex software-based system.  And what you can do to help design out errors before they cause an incident.01:42 How to look beyond railway-specific risk analysis to find reasonably foreseeable scenarios02:48 We must look to the past to see what could happen in the future, and the importance of using your own scenarios03:37 Soncepts to help you start your own thinking processes04:36 Common themes, and considerations relevant to software09:20 Old hardware and software issues—why you should report and record faults08:24 Looking at other sectors and industries for learning12:03 How to carry out an effective risk assessment for digital systems13:18 The consequences of a 2019 software patch, for Class 7XX trains15:40 You don't need to ask complex questions15:59 The software patch on the 737-8 Max aircraft that led to hundreds of fatalities16:43 Software and cyber security—who do you want to let into your house?Resources in this episode:Article on the Maersk malware incident https://www.i-cio.com/management/insight/item/maersk-springing-back-from-a-catastrophic-cyber-attack How the Boeing 737 Max Disaster Looks to a Software Developer (a personal view) https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/how-the-boeing-737-max-disaster-looks-to-a-software-developer Federal Aviation Authority Updates on Boeing 737 MAX https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=93206 Federal Aviation Authority—Boeing 737 MAX Reading Room https://www.faa.gov/foia/electronic_reading_room/boeing_reading_room/ Boeing's own 737 MAX Updates web page—with links to the plane's validation process: https://www.boeing.com/737-max-updates/ ORR: Report following railway power disruption on 9 Aug 2019https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10752/download  Related resources:LHSBR Infrastructure Asset Integrity section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/infrastructure-asset-integrity LHSBR Rolling Stock Asset Integrity section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/rolling-stock-asset-integrity The digital bits of a system podcast https://www.orr.gov.uk/guidance-compliance/rail/health-safety/strategy/rm3 The V-model on Geeks for Geeks.org: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/software-engineering-sdlc-v-model/ The V-model for humans on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Model_(software_development) 

This episode looks at how the RSSB Horizon Scanning programme has identified issues and helped companies make the best possible decisions around the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. With a vaccination programme well under way, Claire Shooter talks about the support that has been delivered, and how to deal with the uncertainty of the future. 00:46 About Claire and how she puts her previous experience to good use.01:44 What Horizon Scanning means at RSSB and how it supports the industry.03:17 The uncertainties that Covid-19 still holds for the industry.04:30 The impact of changing lockdown restrictions.05:55 How horizon scanning helps us spot trends and what we can do with that information.06:48 How horizon scanning has been drawn in to much shorter time lines and why.07:27 What horizon scanning has given to industry, and how it will continue.08:09 How to deal with uncertainty when trying to plan for the next three months.Resources mentioned in this episode:Rail Biosafety Horizon Scanning Programme https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/key-industry-topics/horizon-scanning/biosafety  Related resources:Covid-19 supporthttps://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/the-coronavirus-pandemic-how-we-can-help-you Horizon Scanning at RSSB https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/key-industry-topics/horizon-scanning/horizon-scanning-at-rssb 

In this episode Tavid Dobson, Lead Safety Management Specialist at RSSB and Anne-Marie Penny, Senior Road Safety Policy Adviser at National Highways, talk about how collaboration between their organisations is working to better manage the risk that arises from driving for work.01:26 About Anne-Marie and how she came to work in road safety.02:08 About Tavid and how he came to work on road driving risk.03:04 RSSB's work on road risk, now a priority topic in Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway.04:05 The Driving for Better Business (DfBB) programme, its vision, its aims, and accident statistics for people driving for work.06:42 Using DfBB as a common framework and the need for a collaborative approach.07:35 Resources available from DfBB, and the value of collaboration with RSSB.09:16 The industry benefits from working with DfBB now and in the future.10:15 The challenges that the rail industry faces in managing road risk.11:47 The DfBB programme is no more than meeting existing legal requirements.Resources mentioned in this episode:Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway: Occupational Road Risk Management page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/occupational-road-risk-management 'Managing occupational road risk associated with road driver fatigue' research project T997  https://www.sparkrail.org/pages/libraryresults.aspx?k=T997 Driving for Better Business website: https://www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com/ Road Risk Group web page:  https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/safety/ssrg/rrg Association for Road Risk Management: https://www.arrm.org.uk/  Related resources:RoSPA, Management of Occupational Road Risk web page:  https://www.rospa.com/occupational-safety/our-projects/morr Infrastructure Safety Leadership Group:  https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/safety/ssrg/islg RoadSafe website: https://www.roadsafe.com/ 

In this episode Steve Enright, Head of Safety, Security & Sustainability for Abellio Transport Holdings UK, and Chair of the Road Risk Group, talks about the Occupational Road Risk Management Charter and why companies should sign it. He also looks at how companies that don't have vehicle fleets can still be vulnerable to road risk.01:30 About Steve, his railway career, and his work before the railway.02:06 What's in the Charter, who he wants to sign it, and the benefits that it will bring.03:30 Why working collaboratively will bring greater benefits than going it alone.05:05 The numbers involved in road collisions, their impact on our industry and society. 06:42 Why companies should commit to the Charter in an uncertain future, with employees and resources already stretched.07:03 How road risk impacts companies that don't, or appear not to, run vehicle fleets.08:09 Why sign the Charter and engage with road risk—the benefits that include cost savings and reputational benefit.Resources mentioned in this episode:Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway: Occupational Road Risk Management page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/occupational-road-risk-management Driving for Better Business website: https://www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com/ Road Risk Group web page:  https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/safety/ssrg/rrg Association for Road Risk Management: https://www.arrm.org.uk/  National Freight Safety Group webpage: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/safety/ssrg/nfsg Related resources:RoSPA, Management of Occupational Road Risk web page:  https://www.rospa.com/occupational-safety/our-projects/morr Infrastructure Safety Leadership Group:  https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/safety/ssrg/islg RoadSafe website: https://www.roadsafe.com/ 

In this episode Ben Gilmartin talks about the BowTie Method of risk analysis: its history, and his experience of using it. About RSSB's work to broaden understanding of risk by using the method, and to develop BowTie analyses for all the risk areas included in Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway.01:35 About Ben.02:34 Why and when RSSB started to look at the BowTie Method as a means of risk analysis.04:31 How the BowTie model works, its simplicity and strengths.07:18 When the BowTie Method is particularly applicable, and when it may not be.08:00 Some specific examples of when a BowTie model might be particularly helpful.09:21 When the BowTie Method is the right method to use.10:52 Where the rail industry is already using BowTie analysis.11:43 Some recently completed BowTie analayses, some in train, and future plans for the industry.12:28 How to choose the right style of BowTie analysis—high-level overview or a detailed quantitative analysis.13:15 Who to involve in a BowTie Model risk analysis in different situations.Resources mentioned in this episode:Rail Industry BowTie Analysis: A Good Practice GuideRSSB BowTie Risk Model LibraryThe RSSB BowTie HubLeading Health and Safety on Britain's RailwayRelated resources:Wolters Kluwer: CGE Risk WebpageCGE Risk (YouTube video) The BowTie Method in 5 MinutesUK Civil Aviation Authority - Where did BowTie come from?UK Civil Aviation Authority - Introduction to BowTie

In this episode Chris Lewis, Health, Safety, Security and Environment Change Business Partner at East Midlands Railway, talks about the Driving for Better Business Gap Analysis Tool. We hear how he has used it, its simplicity and strengths, his lessons learned from using it, and how outputs from the tool have helped prioritise actions and widen thinking in planning and decision making. 00:54 About Chris and work for the railway.01:51 Chris's role as the road risk lead at EMR.02:59 Working with RSSB and the Driving for Better Business programme—the Gap Analysis Tool, its simplicity and strengths.04:07 Lessons learned from using the rail-specific, offline Gap Analysis Tool.05:42 How outputs from the tool help prioritise actions and consider areas that may not otherwise have been included.Resources mentioned in this episode:The Driving for Better Business Gap Analysis Tool: https://www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com/getting-started/ Euro NCAP— The European New Car Assessment Programme: https://www.euroncap.com/en Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway—Occupational Road Risk Management page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/occupational-road-risk-management Related resources:Rail industry Road Risk Group web page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/safety/ssrg/rrg Other podcasts in the Road Driving for Safer Railway series: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/rssb-podcasts/road-driving-for-a-safer-railway 

In this episode George Davies, Director of Sustainable Development at RSSB, talks about the collaborative work done, and to be done, to deliver the Sustainable Rail Strategy. Both as a document and as a living set of ambitions and actions to achieve a sustainable world.01:51 Determining the Sustainable Rail Strategy, the need for clear ambitions, and flagship industry goals.05:26 The technology leadership needed to implement solutions and and achieve targets. 08:42 How communications, engagement, and collaboration are essential to achieve sustainability goals.11:56 The importance of groups such as community rail programmes for local success; and the DfT for guidance.Resources mentioned in this episode:Great British Railways: The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/great-british-railways-williams-shapps-plan-for-rail Rail Environment Policy Statement: On Track for a Cleaner, Greener Railway: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-sustainability-on-the-railway-stating-our-priorities Decarbonising Transport: A Better, Greener Britain: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transport-decarbonisation-plan Related resources:Transport decarbonisation plan: tackling climate change – oral statement to Parliament (transcript): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/transport-decarbonisation-plan-tackling-climate-change Transport decarbonisation plan (speech transcript): https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/transport-decarbonisation-plan Decarbonising UK transport: final report and technology roadmaps: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/decarbonising-uk-transport-technology-roadmaps 

In this episode Patrick Allinson, Operations Control Manager at Great Western Railway, talks about his experience of the G-FORCE Tool. Used in the GWR control centre for nearly 12 months, Patrick talks about his experience and some of the incidents when G-FORCE has been used to speed decision making.01:39 About Patrick.02:30 How decision making is handled.03:49 Who has used the tool and who could use G-FORCE in future.05:12 When and how G-FORCE might be used, and when it should not, with some examples .09:10 Why Patrick feels the industry needs G-FORCE and the benefits that it can bring.Resources mentioned in this episode:G-FORCE: A Model to Improve Decision-Making Capability https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/understanding-human-factors/operational-decision-making/gforce-a-model-to-improve-decision-making-capability Related resources:You can find all the G-FORCE-related resources from this RSSB web page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/search#search-results_e=0&search-results_q=G-Force 

In this episode Dave Hatfield and Simon Rodgers talk about the work they are doing to improve the lot of passengers. A pilot project to deliver and respond to real-time data about the environmental conditions inside train carriages. Ultimately, they want to predict issues up to 24 hours before they happen and take remedial action to prevent or minimise them.01:31 About Simon and the work his company does with technology.02:14 About Dave and his railway career.02:49 The Internet of Things and what it can do to improve passenger experience.04:06 How the Internet of Things could improve train services.05:27 How in-carriage data is being transmitted and used 24 hours a day, and how it will be used to forecast issues 24 to 48 hours ahead of them happening.07:29 The benefits for Grand Central Railway—pre-emptive maintenance and fewer trains unexpectedly out of service.08:11 What can be measured, used, and deliver better operations and cost savings.Resources related to this episode:LTE-M, or LTE Cat M1, is a wide area network that uses radio technology for communication.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE-M What is LTE-M? a blog by Link Labs https://www.link-labs.com/blog/what-is-lte-m LTE-M connectivity optimized for IoT: from Thales. https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/markets/digital-identity-and-security/iot/resources/innovation-technology/lte-m 

How can you share your data outputs without revealling how you found them? The Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) protects commercially sensitive and valuable intellectual property, while generating richer answers. In this episode David Golightly and Ken Pierce from Newcastle University talk about the tool, which is creating opportunities for rail.01:30 About David.02:02 About Ken.03:00 The FMI and how it works.06:14 How you can share your data outputs without revealling how you found them .08:43 FMI and RSSB's work on decarbonisation.11:54 How FMI could be applied to operational performance and infrastructure construction.13:50 How the automotive industry uses FMI to test OEM components  before being ordered, manufactured and shipped.17:51 Opportunities for FMI to benefit the rail industry.19:44 FMI in human performance modelling that could predict railway system performance.21:14 How FMI could support the vision for Great British Railways.23:38 How FMI can support the Williams-Shapps plan for delivering systems solutions.Resources related to this episode:Introduction to FMI by Hubertus Tummescheit, CEO Modelon Inc (23 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfludIklmJg The FMI standard: https://fmi-standard.org/ List of 150 modelling and simulation tools that already support FMI:  https://fmi-standard.org/tools/ 

HS2 is set to cost the taxpayer £96 billion – 71% more than the 2015 estimate. Is cutting the journey time from London to Birmingham by 30 minutes really worth all that money? According to Ben Rule, Infrastructure Management Director at HS2, the high-speed railway line is an invaluable investment, which will bring much wider benefits to Great Britain and its railways. 00:40 A bit about Ben01:57 Response to critics: HS2 isn't an overpriced project that just slightly cuts journey times 02:56 It'll do so much more, including improving connectivity04:15 Then there's the role it'll have in reducing the country's carbon footprint06:52 Let's not forget the economic and social benefits: freight, employment, business opportunities08:44 While many may not agree, this couldn't have been achieved with our existing networkThese might be of interest:HS2 home page: https://www.hs2.org.uk/ HS2 Phase One plan and profile maps: London to the West Midlands: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hs2-plan-and-profile-maps-between-london-and-the-west-midlands 

Fortunately, multiple fatality rail accidents in Britain are rare. But only by learning from the past can we reduce risk in the future. Learning and remembering are vital. Even the lessons from a major accident, like that near Clapham Junction in 1988, can all too soon be forgotten.In this episode we look at the Clapham accident, some of its causes, and how well we have, or haven't, learned from it. Good corporate memory—and incident reporting—as you'll hear, are vital to making our railways a safe place to work and travel. 01:22 A bit about Greg Morse.02:28 Describing the Clapham accident.03:15 The causes behind the accident.04:11 How mistakes came to be made.04:49 How fatigue is managed today.05:31 Organisational complacency.06:18 Clapham's lessons relevant today.08:00 Looking at the whole system.09:24 About future episodes.09:58 Close.Give us your thoughts and ideas—on this or any other episode: podcasts@rssb.co.uk You may also be interested in:Making Sure Clapham's Lessons Aren't Hidden (RSSB web article by Greg Morse on the 30th anniversary of the accident.)Remembering Clapham (Michael Woods recalls the day as he was working for a division of BR at the time.) The Hidden Report (PDF download, 8MB)RAIB's report on the Cardiff signalling irregularities (PDF download, 3MB)RAIB's report on the Waterloo collision (PDF download, 2.5MB)

In this episode we talk about lone working, and how it can affect health, wellbeing and personal safety. I talk with Joana Faustino, Senior Work Psychologist at RSSB, and Rachel Rowlinson, Associate Director at Britain Thinks, who has a special interest in health matters in the rail industry.  01:56 About Rachel and her role in the railway. 02:34 Who and what was involved in the research. 03:14 Guidance for lone workers and their managers, and just who is a lone worker. 04:55 How many people just might be lone workers? 05:35 How Covid-19 has influenced the number of lone worker roles. 05:54 Are you a lone worker if you work from home? 06:40 What makes you a lone worker? 07:25 The down side of lone working. 08:12 Things about lone working that can affect health, wellbeing, and safety. 09:17 What organisations can do to better support lone workers. 10:19 What lone workers can do to support their own wellbeing—some top tips. 11:22 Top tips from the guidance for physical health and safety. 12:35 The Lone Worker's Wellbeing Action Plan—what keeps lone workers happy and healthy at work, and what causes stress or anxiety 13:31 Sources of support available to lone workers. Resources mentioned in this episode:RSSB webpage: Keeping Lone Workers Safe and Secure.  This page has links to all three of the guidance documents talked about in this episode.https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/key-industry-topics/health-and-wellbeing/healthy-cultures/keeping-lone-workers-safe-and-secure Related resources:T1213 Understanding the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Risks and Impacts of Lone Working in Rail—Project Reporthttps://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1213Contact a Samaritanhttps://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/  or call 116 123. 

Checking that freight vehicles are safe to go onto the rail network is not an easy task. It's work that's often done in difficult conditions, and the consequences of mistakes can be costly. The role of ground staff in freight depots and yards has changed dramatically over recent years. The conditions in which they work, in freight depots and yards where they carry out their vital and often challenging work, need to be improved. Dave Ethell and Devon Johnson, Operational Risk Manager at Freightliner Group, talk about the work they are doing to assure the condition of freight vehicles that go onto the rail network. 01:53 About Devon.02:34 About Dave.04:07 About the Condition of Freight Vehicles on the Network (CFVN) Working Group.05:39 How the freight sector has engaged, and the various stakeholders collaborate.06:42 The CFVN project's strategic activities, and two core workstreams.08:28 How the train preparation and loading workstream has been structured.  Survey responses from freight ground staff as they engage in the project.10:33 Open and honest ground staff describe situations and propose solutions.11:29 Some of the specific themes that came out.13:58 Training for ground staff roles. Better non-technical skills and working facilities. Two quick wins.16:40  What the CFVN Working Group will do with the data.18:16 Hopes for the project—reducing delays, standardising preparation and loading procedures.These resources may be of interest:Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway – freight derailment chapter https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/freight-derailment  Annual Health and Safety Report 2020-21 https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/risk-and-safety-intelligence/safety-performance-reports RAIB: Summary of learning – 5. Freight train derailments (see Section 3.2) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-learning-5-freight-train-derailments/summary-of-learning-5-freight-train-derailments 

Do you, or your employees, drive or ride a vehicle for work? The HSE's guidance on Driving and riding safely for work tells you what you need to know to comply with current legislation.Nicola Jaynes, HM Inspector of Health and Safety, talks about what the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does, and about its most recent, update to guidance for those who employ people to drive or ride for work, and for those who do the driving and riding. About Nicola Jaynes and the risks involved in driving and riding for work  [01:28]About the HSE, as inspector, regulator, guide, advisor, and sometimes prosecutor   [03:20]About the new guidance, which is now available on an easily updateable microsite  [05:38]The new content differs from previous guidance, here's what's available  [06:53]What you need to know as a user of a 2-wheeled vehicle  [09:02]About drivers' health and wellbeing and fatigue  [09:52]Collecting data about road traffic incidents  [11:24]Driving when self-employed, in the gig economy, and in the grey fleet  [11:59]Close [13:05] You may find these useful: Driving and riding safely for work (HSE microsite): https://www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety/ Occupational Road Risk Management (RSSB web page): https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/occupational-road-risk-management Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/contents Driving for Better Business Rail Sector gateway: https://www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com/rail-sector/ THINK! Road safety campaigns: https://www.think.gov.uk/The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSE site): https://www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/hswa.htm A guide to workplace transport safety (INDG382) (the 2014 edition): https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg136.htm 

This episode was originally published to the RSSB at the Front Line stream in June 2021. It features Nick Millington, Director of the Safety Task Force at Network Rail.  He talks about recent accidents on the mainline railway, and what the task force is doing to reduce open line working.  We talk about the removal of lookouts, night shift working and fatigue, what more possessions will mean for signaller workload, and the aspiration for more effective work planning.01:02 About Nick and his role in the railway.02:27 Numbers of near misses, track worker fatalities, and open line working.04:30 Equipment and technologies to replace lookouts.08:07 Removing the lookout competence, new roles, and better protection.10:20 Signaller workload, better planning, and collaboration for safe systems of work.13:00 Increased night shifts, wellbeing and fatigue; and more efficient work planning.16:38 Future plans, integrated signal-controlled protection and warning systems, and the search for innovations.Resources related to this episode:Nick Millington's video report on LinkedIn of his May 2021 visit to North West and Central regions to talk health and safety with those on the front line https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nick-millington-817335a8_networkrail-safetytaskforce-trackworkersafety-ugcPost-6804666611174273024-FQwS Network Rail Front Line Focus episode 96 https://network-rail.wistia.com/medias/tsakiypg9t Infrastructure Safety Leadership Group https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/safety/ssrg/islg Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway—Workforce Safety web page https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/workforce-safety 

Christmas is a time for many to celebrate with family and friends. But for others it can be a time of isolation and despair. It's a time when Samaritans can be called on to shed some light in a dark place, or we can make an intervention with someone for whom small talk could save their life. When you could be that Christmas Star.In this episode we hear from two people: one who works for Samaritans to help the rail industry, and one from the rail industry who works to help Samaritans. 00:04 Christmas is a busy time for Samaritans as many suffer despair and loneliness.01:16 What does a Samaritans Regional Development Lead do?02:13 Join in the 'Samaritans Christmas Star' campaign, or nominate your own star.03:20 How a train guard chose to support the 'Samarathon' fund raiser.07:35 Bessie tells why she chose to support Samaritans, and what she did to raise funds.10:30 Samaritans work at Christmas, how many people call, and why.12:03 Contact information for Samaritans and its Christmas Star campaign.Samaritans phone number: 116 123Samaritans email contact: jo@samaritans.org Samaritans Christmas Star campaign page:  https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/fundraising-appeals/search-christmas/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1PWHqcDg9AIVibh3Ch36vgm8EAAYASAAEgJWDfD_BwE Samaritans Small Talk Saves Lives campaign webpage: https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/campaign/small-talk-saves-lives/ If you'd like to get involved with the campaign or take the Managing Suicidal Contacts training, email railcompanies@samaritans.org Could you help save a life? RSSB podcast, episode 8: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/rssb-podcasts/rssb-podcast-library Could you help save another life? RSSB at the Front Line, episode 6: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/rssb-podcasts/rssb-at-the-front-line RSSB Suicide Prevention web pages: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/suicide-prevention Rail Suicide Prevention website: https://railsuicideprevention.co.uk/ RSSB Mental Wellbeing webpages: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/key-industry-topics/health-and-wellbeing/mental-wellbeing Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway Public Behaviour section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/public-behaviour 

Small talk does save lives, as Dom Mottram found out when it saved his life. Now a project manager at Network Rail, he talks about how someone helped him with small talk, and how he now pays that back.00:04 Introduction01:27 A bit about Dom02:00 Samaritans work with the rail industry in the last year04:05 The 2021 Small Talk Saves Lives campaign—how the rail industry benefits and supports it05:35 Dom describes how small talk saved his life, and why he supports the Managing Suicidal Contacts training07:35 The importance of starting a small talk conversation, and five tips for managing it09:33 How everybody in the railway environment can spot something out of the ordinary and start small talk, wherever you work10:37 Dom describes a chance intervention, triggered by his curiosity as he keeps an eye out for things that are out of the ordinary, whether on duty or not11:50 Samaritans contact informationSamaritans contact details:Samaritans phone number: 116 123Samaritans email contact: jo@samaritans.org Samaritans Small Talk Saves Lives campaign webpage: https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/campaign/small-talk-saves-lives/ If you'd like to get involved with the campaign or take the Managing Suicidal Contacts training, email railcompanies@samaritans.org These might also be of interest:Could you help save a life? RSSB podcast, episode 8: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/rssb-podcasts/rssb-podcast-library RSSB Suicide Prevention web pages: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/suicide-prevention Rail Suicide Prevention website: https://railsuicideprevention.co.uk/ RSSB Mental Wellbeing webpages: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/key-industry-topics/health-and-wellbeing/mental-wellbeing Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway Public Behaviour section: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/public-behaviour 

As it has accounted for as many as half of our workforce fatalities, road driving is an important area for risk management. Both as employers and contractors of services, rail organisations have a duty of care to those who work for them.Part of the Road Risk Group's strategy for reducing road driving risk is to implement the National Highways programme Driving for Better Business (DfBB). And that includes extending participation in the programme to your supply chain. To support that aim, Anne-Marie Penny, Senior Road Safety Policy Adviser, talks about how National Highways has gone about it. 01:05 Why National Highways chose to embed DfBB into its supply chain.02:19 What National Highways looks for in its supplier companies04:05 The National Highways experience04:34 For more information…05:49 Summary These resources may help you:Driving for Better Business Free Risk Assessment: https://www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com/free-risk-assessment/Driving for Better Business Rail Sector Gateway https://www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com/rail-sector/Occupational Road Risk Management (web page with links to related industry groups) https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/occupational-road-risk-management 

We can learn a lot from accidents. As we try to avoid history repeating itself, Greg Morse looks back at the Potters Bar accident of 20 years ago. What went wrong? What have we learned?00:36 What happened at Potters Bar.02:28 The errors that led to the accident04:19 The blurred edges of maintenance programmes05:38 How we now respond to safety reports, including from the public08:08 Summary and close You may find these of interest:Learning from… - the Clapham accident podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/925129/10042758 Managing Safety Related Reports from Members of the Public https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/guidance-and-good-practice/safety-related-customer-contacts Understanding current practice for identifying and managing safety-related reports from members of the public (Research project: OTH-SRC) https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/OTH-SRC The Asset Integrity Group https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/safety/system-safety-risk-group/asset-integrity-group Rolling Stock Asset Integrity (RSSB members and affiliates only) https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/rolling-stock-asset-integrity Infrastructure Asset Integrity (RSSB members and affiliates only) https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/infrastructure-asset-integrity Red 62 - Asset Integrity  (RSSB members and affiliates only) https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/learning-from-experience/red-safety-videos/red-62-asset-integrity 

Learning from… previous experience is vital. But unless we keep and communicate what we learn, the memory is lost. As Right Track magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary, we look at why and what it delivers for those who work at the front line on the railway.00:48 Why Right Track was created01:25 How Right Track set out to stand out from the crowd02:23 Some of the ‘firsts' that Right Track brought to safety learning03:26 The trends that Right Track has followed… and the issues it tackles04:44 How Right Track will continue to keep itself relevant and broad-based06:13 How Right Track sits alongside and supports Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway07:05 Summary and closeGive us your thoughts and ideas—on this or any other episode: podcasts@rssb.co.uk You may also be interested in:Podcast episode 38: Learning from…the Potters Bar accident https://www.buzzsprout.com/925129/10611287 Podcast episode 30: Learning from…the Clapham accident https://www.buzzsprout.com/925129/10042758 Greg's blog for Right Track issue 38 https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/right-track-38 Greg's blog for Right Track issue 36 https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/read-right-track-36 Greg's blog for Right Track issue 35 https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/read-right-track-35 Ali Chegini's blog ‘Remembering Great Heck, 20 years on https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/remembering-great-heck-20-years-on 

One of the railway's aims is to deliver better customer service. Much of the operating timetable is set many months in advance. But there is also a need to make very-short-term plans (VSTP) for train paths. Sometimes just hours in the future.PathFinder aims to be an end-to-end solution for VSTP that can design, deliver, approve, and resource a new train path. In far less time than is currently possible. This IT solution has been developed by Worldline and Alstom, and trialled with South Western Railway and the Network Rail Wessex Route.01:56 Marcus Carmichael describes how RSSB sees the performance challenge for the GB railway and the need for better VSTP.04:05 Chris Prior and the role of the Train Running Controller.05:38 James Hilder talks through the train planning process and timescales06:57 The impact of lots of VSTP requests on network performance08:33 How a completed VSTP is implemented09:28 About Doug Short and PathFinder12:56 Integration with stock and crew resource systems13:55 Fully integrated workflow and approval stages15:47 How far advanced is PathFinder and what gaps are there?18:18 South Western Railway's assessment of PathFinder21:26 How RSSB R&D contributes to greater network performance.23:15 CloseThese may be of interest:Podcast episode 29: More Efficient Rail Freight – Path Planner https://www.buzzsprout.com/925129/9907510 RSSB seeks innovative solutions to performance challenge (news article) https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/news/RSSB-are-seeking-innovative-answers-to-GB-rails-performance-challenges Pathfinder (I01-CLR-05): Applying machine learning from historical events and the current state of the railway to generate and validate new Very Short-Term Planning (VSTP) train schedules, and to amend existing ones. https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/I01-CLR-05 Dynamic Freight Capacity Management [PathPlanner] (I01-CLR-04): Identification of unused train paths for use by freight services as part of the Very-Short-Term Planning (VSTP) system. https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/I01-CLR-04 Assisted VSTP (I01-CLR-06): Enabling electronic Very Short-Term Planning (VSTP) requests, to improve efficiency and streamline communication. https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/I01-CLR-06 PERFORM Research Programme—Launch Conference https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/key-industry-topics/performance/perform-successfully-launched-at-the-enabling-better-network-performance-conference Improving PERFORMance Webinar Series: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/key-industry-topics/performance/improving-performance-webinar-series Blog: Can Machine Learning Improve Railway Operational Performance? https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/can-machine-learning-improve-railway-operational-performance

If road traffic collisions cause as many as half of the fatalities to our workforce, why aren't they RIDDOR reportable? Fortunately, few collisions have fatal results. But that means close calls and near misses must be investigated seriously, to prevent the next incident, that may be more serious.When a collision happens: Who is responsible? Was the driver competent? Was the vehicle safe? What policies do you have in place to answer these questions? And if the worst should happen, do you have the right cover in place to protect yourself, your drivers, and your company's brand reputation? 00:42 About Charlotte LeMaire01:00 About Andrew Drewary01:44 Andrew's view on why incidents on the road aren't viewed in the same way as those in the workplace.03:12 The Health and Safety Executive's increasing interest in incidents while road driving.04:03 Do we keep our road driving competency and skills up to date?06:10 What rules do and perhaps should apply to all who drive for work?07:00 Driving your own vehicle actually loads greater responsibility.07:30 What makes a good driver?08:14 What are the consequences of a road traffic ‘accident'?09:25 Good drivers are made by good managers.10:35 The precursors to a police-attended collision. Have you got the right policies in place?11:54 Have you controlled all the risk you can control?12:45 Why investigate incidents as well as collisions?14:52 Road risk is a serious matter. Are your investigations up to scratch and objective?16:32 The consequences of the four-line investigation report.18:29 The benefits of outsourcing investigations. Protecting the brand.19:47 Do your company and your drivers have immediate legal representation?21:28 What are you drivers legally required to do at the scene of a police-attended collision?22:41 Why have processes to give your drivers legal advice, and the knock-on benefits.23:52 The differences between 24/7 legal roadside assistance and a 24/7 insurance reporting line.26:35 How legal privilege helps and protects drivers and companies.30:55 Summary and close These may also be of interest:Our podcast on the HSE guidance on Driving and riding safely for work https://www.buzzsprout.com/925129/10302467 The HSE guidance on Driving and riding safely for work https://www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety/ The Road Risk Group webinar with Andrew's videos of driving that leads to a collision: Fair culture work on RSSB website: Supporting a fair culture - creating appropriate plans after incidents (research project) https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1068 Supporting a Fair Culture: Creating Appropriate Plans After Incidents  https://www.rssb.co.uk/-/media/Project/RSSB/RssbWebsite/Documents/Affiliate/Affiliate-content/Improving-Safety-and-Health/nts-supporting-a-fair-culture-cop-guidance.pdf Developing a Fair Culture (RSSB training course) https://www.rssb.co.uk/services-and-resources/training/developing-a-fair-culture 

On the railway the state of the track that trains run on is vital to the safety of passengers and crew. It needs to be monitored and maintained regularly. But in the late 1990s that wasn't always happening. And in October 2000, that led to a derailment that caused 4 deaths and injured over 70 more.00:37 What happened at Hatfield02:18 What causes rails to break03:30 What led to the accident05:40 Was it caused by incompetence or misfortune?08:18 The trend in broken rails at the time10:08 The improvements made since the accident11:35 Summary and closeThese may be of interest:Asset Integrity – Lessons from Hatfield: blog by George Bearfield, Chair of the Asset Integrity Group.Remembering Hatfield – 20 years on: blog by RSSB CEO, Mark Phillips.About the Asset Integrity GroupCorporate memory - how to keep learning: article in which Greg Morse explains how RSSB keeps the lessons of the past alive for both present and future.

Not just a certificate for the wall, but a seven step guide for how to support your employees and colleagues towards better mental health.00:00 A little bit about mental health at work01:47 Meet Faye Bacon02:14 About the Railway Mental Health Charter02:42 How the Charter helps companies support mental health03:28 Action 1, the importance of senior leaders' support04:45 Action 3, increasing awareness around mental health05:26 Action 6, effective people management for mental health06:06 Action 4, creating an effective peer-to-peer support system06:22 Action 7, signposting mental health support resources06:51 Action 2, using company data to highlight needs07:16 Action 5, getting the right policies in place07:44 The Charter is only a starting point for planning09:31 Support for new Charter signatories10:18 Reasons for supporting mental health, legal and financial11:34 Who has, and who we'd like to sign the Charter12:39 Some benefits of signing the Charter14:05 Where to find more informationThe Railway Mental Health Charter – RSSB web page https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/key-industry-topics/health-and-wellbeing/mental-wellbeing/railway-mental-health-charter-rmhc 

RSSB's work with BowTie risk analysis has made it easy to visualise operational hazards, their precursors and mitigations. At LNER they're applying the method in a novel way, to develop a corporate risk register. To identify the hazards faced in running a train operating company.01:29 Introducing Ian Baulch-Jones02:55 Ian recaps risk analysis and how BowTie analysis works04:58 What LNER is doing with BowTie analysis06:30 Why BowTie analysis?08:08 Has anybody done this before?08:54 The benefits envisaged in using the Bowtie Method.09:56 How long is this all going to take?11:41 Where LNER's project sits within ORR's RM313:34 How this BowTie diagram differs from an operational hazard diagram15:27 LNER's experience so far…16:27 Close You may be interested in:Rail Industry BowTie Analysis: A Good Practice GuideRSSB BowTie Risk Model LibraryThe RSSB BowTie HubOther related resources:Wolters Kluwer: CGE Risk WebpageCGE Risk (YouTube video) The BowTie Method in 5 MinutesUK Civil Aviation Authority - Where did BowTie come from?UK Civil Aviation Authority - Introduction to BowTie

Safety Culture is everybody's business. In the first of a new series Ellie Burrows, Chair of the System Safety Risk Group, talks about the role of leaders in embedding safety culture. She describes the need for a fair culture and how that works to support safety learning.01:43 Ellie Burrows, an introduction02:20 What Safety Culture means to Ellie03:54 Ellie's role in leading and supporting the development of Safety Culture04:56 The essential tasks for leaders of Safety Culture06:07 Traits and characteristics for leaders of Safety Culture07:39 The need for fair culture to build trust08:39 The need for good understanding of fair culture and human factors10:01 How fair culture works11:35 The actions, policies, and practices that demonstrate a fair culture13:05 Summary and close You may also be interested in:Leading Health and Safety on Britain's RailwayDeveloping a Fair Culture – RSSB TrainingSupporting a fair culture - creating appropriate plans after incidents – RSSB research project (T1068)Fair Culture Investigations – Network Rail Safety Central web page

Assets are everywhere. They are the things, physical and digital, that make up the systems we work with. When they work as designed and planned, to meet their objectives, the people who manage them go un-noticed. But these are the people who keep the risk of using them as low as reasonably practicable.00:56 Chris Knowles, an introduction02:07 Asset integrity and why it's important03:42 The whole lifecycle of asset management06:54 The asset management is needed to keep risks as low as reasonably practicable07:58 The criticality of system design09:01 Asset decisions beyond safety12:05 What's coming up in this asset integrity series14:13 Summary and closeYou may also be interested in: When Software Goes Wrong podcasts: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/rssb-podcast-series/when-software-goes-wrong When Software Goes Wrong - Digital Asset Integrity on the Railway – blog from the first in that podcast series, with links to other blogs and resources: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/digital-asset-integrity-one-path-to-reducing-railway-risk The Asset Integrity Group's web page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/safety/system-safety-risk-group/asset-integrity-group Rolling Stock Asset Integrity web page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/rolling-stock-asset-integrity Infrastructure Asset Integrity web page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/infrastructure-asset-integrityRed 62 video – Asset Integrity (RSSB members and Affiliates only): https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/learning-from-experience/red-safety-videos/red-62-asset-integrity

Overspeeding isn't just an issue when driving trains. It happens on the roads as well. With nearly 10,000 road vehicles in its fleet Network Rail took steps to put numbers to it, and the findings were alarming. Hear what's being done to tackle the problem and the outcomes so far. 00.48   About Simon Morgan 04.04   A definition for and consequences of road overspeeding. 05.15   The proportion of incidents that have overspeeding as a cause. 05. 56   What other causal factors contribute to overspeeding beyond individual choice. 06.05   Underlying culture of risk perception and the amount of overspeeding. 07.17   The potential fuel cost savings from cutting overspeeding 07.39   Tackling fatigue as a causal factor. 08.22   Removing pressure to ‘get the job done'. 09.49   The condition of vehicles 10.10   Summary and close You may be interested in: Network Rail Safety Central, Driving Safety page: https://safety.networkrail.co.uk/safety/driving-safety/ Network Rail's Ten Lifesaving Rules: https://safety.networkrail.co.uk/safety/safety-vision-and-lifesaving-rules/lifesaving-rules/Network Rail's Lifesaving Rules Driving video (1:11) (contains strong language): https://safety.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/LSR-Driving-Subtitles-MP4-2.mp4  

Achieving net zero carbon by 2050 will need more electrification of the GB railway. This episode looks at new and updated standards that don't just make the requirements easier to understand. They also have the potential to deliver cost savings of well over £27m over five years. So, if you design OLE or AC-powered trains, you'll want to listen to this episode.01:24    About Mike Tatton02:14    How standards are changed03:43    Drivers of change for electrification standards05:33    Who will be using these standards06:42    What's changed in GLRT1210, issue 3 12:03    What's new in RIS-1853-ENE13:43    The new energy standards summarised14:29    About Darren Fitzgerald15:05    Key changes to the rolling stock RGS and the new RIS16:21    New vehicle bonding requirements17:25    Change to the cant rail warning line requirement18:38    Main benefits from changes to these standards19:45    Potential financial benefits from the changes21:00    Summary and close Resources mentioned in this episode:December 2022 webinar recording  https://rssb.videomarketingplatform.co/video/81831824/10:57/ac-current-collection-standards Register for the extended webinar at 11.00, 20 February 2023 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ac-standards-rolling-stock-and-electrification-registration-477392863907?ReturnUrl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.rssb.co.uk%2fservices-and-resources%2fservices%2fevents-and-webinars GLRT1210, AC Energy Subsystem and Interfaces to Rolling Stock Subsystem, issue 3 https://www.rssb.co.uk/standards-catalogue/CatalogueItem/glrt1210-iss-3 RIS-1853-ENE, AC Energy Subsystem and Interfaces to Rolling Stock Subsystem, issue 1 https://www.rssb.co.uk/standards-catalogue/CatalogueItem/ris-1853-ene-iss-1 RGS-2111, Rolling Stock Subsystem and Interfaces to AC Energy Subsystem, issue 3 https://www.rssb.co.uk/standards-catalogue/CatalogueItem/gmrt2111-iss-3 RIS-2715-RST, Rolling Stock Subsystem and Interfaces to AC Energy Subsystem, issue 1 https://www.rssb.co.uk/standards-catalogue/CatalogueItem/ris-2715-rst-iss-1 

The railway is a very complex system. RSSB has developed tools for the industry to assess and target some hazards, but not all of them. Much of our risk analysis knowledge is based on the Safety Risk Model (SRM), now in version 9. One response to some identifiable hazards is to impose a blanket speed restriction. These can cover wide areas, and may themselves actually increase some types of risk.Being able to identify specific parts of the network that may be susceptible to increased risk under certain environmental conditions can help. Building on the knowledge within the SRM, RSSB has, with Network Rail, started to develop the Whole System Risk Model (WSRM). Prompted by the Carmont incident, it's a project that will take some time, but it has to start somewhere. 03:00  About Marcus Dacre03:30  Risk modelling work at RSSB03:59  Modelling earthworks failures in the Precursor Indicator Model05:12  RSSB's involvement in responding to the RAIB recommendations to the Carmont incident06:10  About the SRM06:53  About Vincent Ganthy07:34  Vincent's focus on overall risk created by extreme rainfall events09:00 Differences between the SRM and the WSRM10:15 Establishing the level of network vulnerability11:41  How the WSRM supports operational decision making13:11  Current limitations and its potential for wider development14:22  What we've found about the risk from speed restrictions15:26  How to use the findings to respond to extreme rainfall events16:11  Current testing and proving of the model17:20  What's next, the roadmap to extend the modelYou may also be interested in:How the Whole System Risk Model stops rail overcompensating for extreme weather events (RSSB web page 22 December 2022) https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/how-the-whole-system-risk-model-stops-rail-overcompensating-for-extreme-weather-events Research project: Development of a system risk model for extreme rainfall events (T1269) https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1269 Safety Risk Model: Improving safety and reducing costs https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/risk-and-safety-intelligence/safety-risk-model/safety-risk-model-improving-safety-and-reducing-costs Structures and Earthworks Rules Changes (RSSB web page 6 March 2021) https://www.rssb.co.uk/standards/using-standards/structures-and-earthworks-rules-changes Case Study: Risk from soil cutting failures (RSSB web page 24 November 2022) https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/key-industry-topics/data-insights/earthworks-data-insights/case-study-risk-from-soil-cutting-failures Any practices described in this podcast shall not be assumed to be risk free. The Rail Safety and Standards Board and other participants in this recording shall not be held liable for actions taken by third parties that lead to loss or injury. Any practices described should, specifically, not be followed in the United States of America or Canada.

Standards are talked about very often within rail, so this podcast provides an introductory overview. It describes what standards are, when rail started using standards, what the different types of standards abbreviations mean, how standards development is triggered, and where to find out more.  00:37 Introducing Tom Lee, Director of Standards at RSSB01:47 Brief definition of standards03:17 When rail first started using standards, and why 06:18 The organisations that produce standards relevant for rail, and the main standards abbreviations11:31 The areas that standards cover13:46 What causes a standard to be developed or revised, and the processes involved20:20 How to find out more 21:40 Close 

Colds, flu, and other respiratory illnesses always increase over the winter period. That list now includes Covid-19, which is still with us. So, how can we best protect ourselves from it and the others in the coming weeks and months? Claire Shooter, our Public Health Manager, explains what we can expect and do to stay as healthy as possible.00.44 Claire explains when and why there are peaks in respiratory illnesses.01.57 Why we know less about the current Covid situation.02.54 What a rise in infections might mean for rail.03.30 About Long Covid, its symptoms and how to manage it.04.58 What we know about Long Covid.07.00 If you think you may be suffering from Long Covid…08.30 How RSSB can help you deal with Covid and any other public health issues.08.51 Where to find accurate sources of information.09.17 About the GB Rail Pandemic Playbook10.56 Explaining the structure of the Pandemic Playbook.11.57 Why you won't need to read the whole document.12.58 Summary and closeYou may be interested in:The GB Rail Pandemic Playbook  https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/key-industry-topics/health-and-wellbeing/public-health/pandemic-preparedness HSE Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Advice for workplaces https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/ Society for Occupational Health Return to work guidance for recovering workers https://www.som.org.uk/covid-19-return-work-guide-recovering-workers Acas: Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for employers and employees https://www.acas.org.uk/coronavirus Public Health Note: Covid-19 in Winter 2022-2023 https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/public-health-note-covid-19-in-winter-2022 Vaccinating to Protect Against Covid-19 https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/vaccinating-to-protect-against-covid-19 Covid-19 support https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/the-coronavirus-pandemic-how-we-can-help-you Workforce Wellbeing [during the pandemic] https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/the-coronavirus-pandemic-how-we-can-help-you/workforce-wellbeing Distinguishing reliable sources for public health https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/distinguishing-reliable-sources-for-public-health 

This is the first in a series on specific health conditions. In this episode, recorded in Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, an RSSB employee talks with one of our health and wellbeing specialists about his experience of diagnosis, and the support received during treatment. 00:43 About Deb Archibald01:04 About Tavid Dobson and discovering his cancer02:05 Tavid talks about his treatment options02:30 Making sense and making decisions03:34 The impact and support at work04:31 The support mechanisms that worked for Tavid05:37 How to respond and support07:14 On men, talking about having cancer08:27 Deb closes with talking to colleagues and where to find more informationYou may also be interested in:Prostate Cancer UKNHS UK prostate cancerProstate cancer information - Cancer Research UKMacmillan Cancer Support - Prostate cancerMacmillan Prostate Cancer Forum

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch does what it says on the tin. It looks at both accidents and incidents to find their underlying causes. No blame is laid, but recommendations for mitigations are made; some of which may be around organisational culture.Here, two of RAIB's accident investigators talk about a company's safety culture, learning opportunities, and how the two work together to deliver an ever safer railway.00:05 Introduction01:37 About Tabitha01:57 About Mark02:38 Tabitha's views on the connection between safety culture and learning05:17 Mark talks about what impact RAIB recommendations might have on company culture06:55 Tabitha's adds more on recommendations that address safety culture08:41 Mark talks about the language in RAIB reports and how it supports a just culture10:53 Mark talks about difficulties in establishing underlying factors11:23 Tabitha on RAIB's guidance for investigating underlying organisational factors13:48 Mark talks about RAIB's products that support corporate memory15:33 Summary and close Related linksRail Accident Investigation Branch web page https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/rail-accident-investigation-branchHow to notify RAIB of an accident https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/notifying-us-of-an-accident The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1992/contents/made?view=plain Accident Investigation and Learning RSSB web page https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/learning-from-experience/accident-investigation-and-learning RSSB Accident Investigation Training https://www.rssb.co.uk/services-and-resources/training/accident-investigation-training 

Finding the right people to fill vacant roles can be difficult. Steve Womack of Amey Infrastructure Wales talks about how he has found workers with transferable skills. He's also contributing social value to his local area by employing ex-offenders. Hear about lessons from a steep learning curve and the benefits to be found.01:41 About Steve Womack02:31 Getting involved with the Pathway Programme04:00 Finding the right candidates for the right roles06:00 The response of staff to working with ex-offenders07:39 Gareth's involvement and experience with the programme08:51 Gareth's reception at Amey Infrastructure Wales09:35 Steve talks about the results and the learning from the programme10:35 Dealing with the transition from prison to release and employment13:10 What Gareth has learned and gained from the programme14:50 Steve recommends getting involved in the programme16:10 About other schemes around the country16:28 Steve's offer to talk about his experience with the scheme18:05 Gareth explains the challenges for programme participants20:36 Learnings for participants and organisers within the programme22:25 Using Gareth as a mentor for new participants25:05 Gareth sums up his experience of the programmeIf you'd like to talk to Steve Womack about his experience of the Pathway Programme, please use LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-womack-7471b532/Transport for Wales Helping Rehabilitate People  https://news.tfw.wales/news/transport-for-wales-helping-rehabilitate-peopleGOV.UK Guidance on employing prisoners and ex-offenders https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unlock-opportunity-employer-information-pack-and-case-studies 

As RSSB celebrates its 20th year, this episode looks at the work that it has done to  help improve safety at level crossing, one of the biggest sources of risk for the railway. 00:57 About Michael Woods02:00 The Ufton level crossing accident described03:32 How Michael got RSSB involved04:56 RSSB directors brief ministers and help secure RSSB's future independence05:54 Looking at new technologies to improve level crossing safety08:37 Reviewing the ideas sent on for safety improvements11:04 Proposals for rail vehicle and track design improvements12:29 Improvements in level crossing safety since Ufton13:30 Close You may be interested in:Level Crossings – RSSB web page  https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/level-crossings Network Rail strategy: Enhancing Level Crossing Safety 2019 – 2029 (PDF download) https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Enhancing-Level-Crossing-Safety-2019-2029.pdf Level crossings – Network Rail web page https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/level-crossings/ 

Are you getting the best value from your assets? Could your asset management approach be improved? In this episode we look at ISO 55001 as a possible framework for better asset management.00:53  Asset management in today's economic context01:59  What to include in an asset management approach02:15  Which framework to use for asset management03:23  What's in ISO 5500104:25  The what to do, not how to do it04:48  Understanding the context of your own organisation05:40  Why a rail organisation would want to adopt ISO 5500106:40  Selecting the standards that work for your organisation07:54  Allocating and prioritising the right resources to your plan09:03  Finding the right (external) resources to implement your plan10:22  Is this the right thing for your organisation? Do you have the data to answer the question?11:50  Some examples of the ROI from implementing ISO 5500112:50  Use ISO 55001 as a tool; it's not the answer13:30  Summary and close You may be interested inGetting started with ISO 55001 https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/Asset-Management/Getting-started-with-ISO-55001/ Introducing ISO 55001 Maximizing the value of your assets– PDF download (1.2 MB) https://www.bsigroup.com/LocalFiles/en-GB/iso-55001/resources/ISO-55001-Client-Guide.pdf ISO 55001 supports UN Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, and 13. https://www.iso.org/sdgs.html