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Trespass kills: its impact on a better, safer railway
The Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast
11/16/20 • 22 min
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 Warren
01:30 Introducing Louise McNally
01:58 Introducing Oliver Bratton
02:52 Why trespass happens...
04:16 ...and some of its human impacts
05:18 What BTP does when trespassers are seen on the railway
07:53 Becky recounts the trauma of having to deal personally with the aftermath of a trespass fatality
13:40 What Network Rail does when trespassers are seen on the railway...
10:00 ... and the possible impacts of trespass delays
11:20 Advice for drivers who see trespassers—December 2020 Rule Book changes
12:25 Some recent incidents of trespass disruption
14:02 Sign to make it clear where trespass begins
14:45 Recent industry actions and strategy to reduce trespass
16:45 The Trespass Improvement Programme
18:20 Guidance on trespass risk assessment
19:37 RSSB's work to support the Trespass Improvement Programme and risk assessment
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-behaviour
The Trespass Improvement Programme: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/improving-safety-health-and-wellbeing/trespass/trespass-improvement-programme
RSSB 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/
BowTie Risk Analysis - A Novel Use at LNER
The Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast
08/11/22 • 17 min
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-Jones
02:55 Ian recaps risk analysis and how BowTie analysis works
04:58 What LNER is doing with BowTie analysis
06:30 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 RM3
13:34 How this BowTie diagram differs from an operational hazard diagram
15:27 LNER’s experience so far...
16:27 Close
You may be interested in:
Rail Industry BowTie Analysis: A Good Practice Guide
RSSB BowTie Risk Model Library
Other related resources:
Wolters Kluwer: CGE Risk Webpage
CGE Risk (YouTube video) The BowTie Method in 5 Minutes
Learning from… - corporate memory: Right Track is 10!
The Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast
05/26/22 • 7 min
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 created
01:25 How Right Track set out to stand out from the crowd
02:23 Some of the ‘firsts’ that Right Track brought to safety learning
03:26 The trends that Right Track has followed... and the issues it tackles
04:44 How Right Track will continue to keep itself relevant and broad-based
06:13 How Right Track sits alongside and supports Leading Health and Safety on Britain’s Railway
07:05 Summary and close
Give us your thoughts and ideas—on this or any other episode: [email protected]
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
Road Driving for a Safer Railway—Driving and riding safely for work
The Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast
03/24/22 • 13 min
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
Freight Safety—The Condition of Freight Vehicles on the Network
The Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast
03/03/22 • 20 min
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
Lone Working—Your Health, Safety and Wellbeing
The Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast
02/16/22 • 14 min
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.
Related resources:
T1213 Understanding the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Risks and Impacts of Lone Working in Rail—Project Report
https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1213
Contact a Samaritan
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ or call 116 123.
When the Rules Don't Apply—The G-FORCE Tool in the Control Centre
The Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast
09/09/21 • 11 min
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
The Sustainable Rail Strategy—How Rail Will Deliver on Government Priorities
The Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast
08/26/21 • 14 min
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
Rail Social Value - The Pathway to Filling the Skills Gap
The Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast
04/13/23 • 26 min
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 Womack
02:31 Getting involved with the Pathway Programme
04:00 Finding the right candidates for the right roles
06:00 The response of staff to working with ex-offenders
07:39 Gareth’s involvement and experience with the programme
08:51 Gareth’s reception at Amey Infrastructure Wales
09:35 Steve talks about the results and the learning from the programme
10:35 Dealing with the transition from prison to release and employment
13:10 What Gareth has learned and gained from the programme
14:50 Steve recommends getting involved in the programme
16:10 About other schemes around the country
16:28 Steve’s offer to talk about his experience with the scheme
18:05 Gareth explains the challenges for programme participants
20:36 Learnings for participants and organisers within the programme
22:25 Using Gareth as a mentor for new participants
25:05 Gareth sums up his experience of the programme
If 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-people
GOV.UK Guidance on employing prisoners and ex-offenders https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unlock-opportunity-employer-information-pack-and-case-studies
Could you be a Samaritans Christmas Star
The Rail Safety and Standards Board Podcast
05/03/22 • 13 min
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: 116 123
- Samaritans email contact: [email protected]
- 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 [email protected]
- 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
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