What are the key HOF issues? Training is a key aspect in the cultural transformation and the improvement of the safety culture. The Renfe Group has designed in its e-learning platform the course “CREATING A SAFETY...
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Safety Reporting at Renfe
What are the key HOF issues? The Strategic Plan of Renfe contains an ambitious transformation programme based on digitalisation and safety culture. A key aspect of the programme is the development of a confidential...
Non-technical skills for the train driver’s job – SNCF Voyageurs
What are the key HOF issues? With the influx of HOF specialists in 2008, the Traction Department (SNCF Voyageurs) has undertaken in-depth work to develop the non-technical skills of train drivers. Our work was based on...
Enhancing the integration of NTS into competence management systems for rail safety-critical roles
What are the key HOF issues? Non-technical skills (NTS) are the cognitive, social and personal resource skills that complement technical skills, and contribute to safe task performance[1]. NTS have been formalised in...
Evaluation of Human Performance – RSSB
What are the key HOF issues? Despite the ongoing efforts from industry to improve safety and performance, there is an indication that we are now seeing diminishing returns in investments into improvements that the rail...
Capturing detailed Human Factors causal data for SPAD events – RSSB
What are the key HOF issues? The Safety Management Intelligence System, known to many as SMIS, is the rail industry’s on-line health and safety reporting and business intelligence software. It collects and provides...
Integration of 5×5 model in Infrabel
What are the key HOF issues? When we are talking about a "Human Factors" approach, generally we are positively received at the beginning. First, there is curiosity, a desire to know quite more about this new point of...
EXPRO – PRESENT AND FUTURE – An evaluation of the EXPRO meetings and transition into Quality Meetings
What are the key HOF issues? Present day An EXPRO meeting is a monthly organised multidisciplinary meeting. The meeting is commonly organised by the department of Safety Culture. It revolves around the discussion of...
Timeline tool to help you handle deviations – Finnish Transport Agency
What are the key HOF issues? The aim of a comprehensive handling of safety incidents is to find the root causes of the incident. Once these are known, development measures can be planned and implemented to prevent...
HOF in SPADs at Irish Rail
What are the key HOF issues? The immediate cause of signals passed at danger is often a lapse in concentration by a driver on approach to the signal. This can mean that the obvious focus for an investigation is on the...
Understanding human factors in freight train incident risk
What are the key HOF issues? Great Britain’s National Freight Safety Group (NFSG) identified a lack of understanding on the condition of freight vehicles prior to their entry to the rail network from freight yards....
Building a Targeted Fatigue Risk Management System
What are the key HOF issues? This case study describes the application of fatigue risk management (FRM) within a rail transport organization in Melbourne, Australia. What did you do? Metro Trains Melbourne (Metro)...
Safety Leadership training in Irish Rail
What are the key HOF issues? Irish Rail identified a need to refresh our senior managers on safety leadership, to highlight the importance of leading by example and to create awareness of the pivotal role of leaders in...
E-learning course on Safety Culture at RENFE
What are the key HOF issues? Training is a key aspect in the cultural transformation and the improvement of the safety culture. The Renfe Group has designed in its e-learning platform the course “CREATING A SAFETY CULTURE. YOU ARE THE PROTAGONIST.”. The...
Safety Reporting at Renfe
What are the key HOF issues? The Strategic Plan of Renfe contains an ambitious transformation programme based on digitalisation and safety culture. A key aspect of the programme is the development of a confidential reporting system of near misses that...
Non-technical skills for the train driver’s job – SNCF Voyageurs
What are the key HOF issues? With the influx of HOF specialists in 2008, the Traction Department (SNCF Voyageurs) has undertaken in-depth work to develop the non-technical skills of train drivers. Our work was based on the scientific definition of...
Enhancing the integration of NTS into competence management systems for rail safety-critical roles
What are the key HOF issues? Non-technical skills (NTS) are the cognitive, social and personal resource skills that complement technical skills, and contribute to safe task performance[1]. NTS have been formalised in GB rail since 2012 and progress has...
Evaluation of Human Performance – RSSB
What are the key HOF issues? Despite the ongoing efforts from industry to improve safety and performance, there is an indication that we are now seeing diminishing returns in investments into improvements that the rail industry makes. It is important...
Capturing detailed Human Factors causal data for SPAD events – RSSB
What are the key HOF issues? The Safety Management Intelligence System, known to many as SMIS, is the rail industry’s on-line health and safety reporting and business intelligence software. It collects and provides access to information on thousands of...
Integration of 5×5 model in Infrabel
What are the key HOF issues? When we are talking about a "Human Factors" approach, generally we are positively received at the beginning. First, there is curiosity, a desire to know quite more about this new point of view. In a second time, our...
EXPRO – PRESENT AND FUTURE – An evaluation of the EXPRO meetings and transition into Quality Meetings
What are the key HOF issues? Present day An EXPRO meeting is a monthly organised multidisciplinary meeting. The meeting is commonly organised by the department of Safety Culture. It revolves around the discussion of operational incidents or accidents....
Timeline tool to help you handle deviations – Finnish Transport Agency
What are the key HOF issues? The aim of a comprehensive handling of safety incidents is to find the root causes of the incident. Once these are known, development measures can be planned and implemented to prevent similar incidents or to reduce the...
HOF in SPADs at Irish Rail
What are the key HOF issues? The immediate cause of signals passed at danger is often a lapse in concentration by a driver on approach to the signal. This can mean that the obvious focus for an investigation is on the actions (or inactions) of the...
Understanding human factors in freight train incident risk
What are the key HOF issues? Great Britain’s National Freight Safety Group (NFSG) identified a lack of understanding on the condition of freight vehicles prior to their entry to the rail network from freight yards. RSSB’s Annual Health and Safety Report...
Building a Targeted Fatigue Risk Management System
What are the key HOF issues? This case study describes the application of fatigue risk management (FRM) within a rail transport organization in Melbourne, Australia. What did you do? Metro Trains Melbourne (Metro) operates and maintains Melbourne’s...
Safety Leadership training in Irish Rail
What are the key HOF issues? Irish Rail identified a need to refresh our senior managers on safety leadership, to highlight the importance of leading by example and to create awareness of the pivotal role of leaders in shaping the safety culture of the...
E-learning course on Safety Culture at RENFE
What are the key HOF issues? Training is a key aspect in the cultural transformation and the improvement of the safety culture. The Renfe Group has designed in its e-learning platform the course “CREATING A SAFETY CULTURE. YOU ARE THE PROTAGONIST.”. The...
Safety Reporting at Renfe
What are the key HOF issues? The Strategic Plan of Renfe contains an ambitious transformation programme based on digitalisation and safety culture. A key aspect of the programme is the development of a confidential reporting system of near misses that...
Non-technical skills for the train driver’s job – SNCF Voyageurs
What are the key HOF issues? With the influx of HOF specialists in 2008, the Traction Department (SNCF Voyageurs) has undertaken in-depth work to develop the non-technical skills of train drivers. Our work was based on the scientific definition of...
Enhancing the integration of NTS into competence management systems for rail safety-critical roles
What are the key HOF issues? Non-technical skills (NTS) are the cognitive, social and personal resource skills that complement technical skills, and contribute to safe task performance[1]. NTS have been formalised in GB rail since 2012 and progress has...
Evaluation of Human Performance – RSSB
What are the key HOF issues? Despite the ongoing efforts from industry to improve safety and performance, there is an indication that we are now seeing diminishing returns in investments into improvements that the rail industry makes. It is important...
Capturing detailed Human Factors causal data for SPAD events – RSSB
What are the key HOF issues? The Safety Management Intelligence System, known to many as SMIS, is the rail industry’s on-line health and safety reporting and business intelligence software. It collects and provides access to information on thousands of...
Integration of 5×5 model in Infrabel
What are the key HOF issues? When we are talking about a "Human Factors" approach, generally we are positively received at the beginning. First, there is curiosity, a desire to know quite more about this new point of view. In a second time, our...
EXPRO – PRESENT AND FUTURE – An evaluation of the EXPRO meetings and transition into Quality Meetings
What are the key HOF issues? Present day An EXPRO meeting is a monthly organised multidisciplinary meeting. The meeting is commonly organised by the department of Safety Culture. It revolves around the discussion of operational incidents or accidents....
Timeline tool to help you handle deviations – Finnish Transport Agency
What are the key HOF issues? The aim of a comprehensive handling of safety incidents is to find the root causes of the incident. Once these are known, development measures can be planned and implemented to prevent similar incidents or to reduce the...
HOF in SPADs at Irish Rail
What are the key HOF issues? The immediate cause of signals passed at danger is often a lapse in concentration by a driver on approach to the signal. This can mean that the obvious focus for an investigation is on the actions (or inactions) of the...
Understanding human factors in freight train incident risk
What are the key HOF issues? Great Britain’s National Freight Safety Group (NFSG) identified a lack of understanding on the condition of freight vehicles prior to their entry to the rail network from freight yards. RSSB’s Annual Health and Safety Report...
Building a Targeted Fatigue Risk Management System
What are the key HOF issues? This case study describes the application of fatigue risk management (FRM) within a rail transport organization in Melbourne, Australia. What did you do? Metro Trains Melbourne (Metro) operates and maintains Melbourne’s...
Safety Leadership training in Irish Rail
What are the key HOF issues? Irish Rail identified a need to refresh our senior managers on safety leadership, to highlight the importance of leading by example and to create awareness of the pivotal role of leaders in shaping the safety culture of the...
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