Safety Management Systems (SMS) Fundamentals: Safety Assurance
Safety assurance guidance - ONRSR...2017/11/29 · or a significant incident happens. > This...
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Peter Cumming 29 November 2017 Safety assurance guidance
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Peter Cumming29 November 2017
Safety assurance guidance
Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 2
Your organisation should have a safety assurance practice in place for day to day railway operations.
ONRSR may ask your organisation for a safety assurance whenever you introduce a significant change or a significant incident happens.
> This presentation describes what ONRSR means when it asks for a safety assurance.
> The presentation also outlines the steps you should take to gain and provide a safety assurance.
Overview
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It is a concept rather than a definition.
May contain these properties:
> It can be given and received
> It is dynamic rather than static
> It combines information and assessments
> It requires an action or a decision
> It applies at different organisational levels
> It addresses risks, processes and behaviours
What is safety assurance?
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There are two overlapping dimensions of a safety assurance:
Dimensions of a safety assurance
Internal External
They are interdependent on each other and ONRSR is interested in both
Business Units
Staff
Board Other Interfaces
Other RTO’s
Contractors
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> Good safety assurance, coupled with good safety management system processes lead to:
− better risk management
− improved performance
− reduced loss
> It is a way of demonstrating that you are satisfied that your organisation is managing its rail safety duties.
> It provides:
− a demonstration of due diligence
− information about the management of risks
− identifies opportunities for improvement
Why is safety assurance important?
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A safety assurance model
Safety Management System
Safety Assurance
Follow Up
Monitor
ReviewStrategy
RSSB Safety Assurance Model © Safety Assurance Guidance 2013
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Safety assurance actionsStage Internal External
Assess risks and agree controlsAssess engineering, maintenance and operational risks and agree controls
Assess shared risks then agree joint or individual controls
Set monitoring strategy Decide the information required to check controls and how to obtain it
Decide the information required to check controls and how to obtain and exchange it
Apply controls Application of the SMS
Monitor controls Apply controls and monitor as agreed Apply controls and monitor as agreed
Apply controls and monitor as agreedMonitor and review
Assimilate and review information
Obtain, review and filter data for assessment of performance by safety review body
Individually or jointly obtain, review and filter shared and individual data
At senior level, agree new joint risk profile and act on it
Establish protocols for reporting on joint risks
At a senior company safety meeting, agree new risk profile based on data and act on it
Safety team track status of actions and review the assurance cycle
Assess new risks and improve controls
Follow up on new controls
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A safety assurance is more than just a letter or statement that “she’ll be right”.
It should be:> the demonstration of a process of monitoring and review> supported by evidence
> Evidence may come from a range of sources including:− Audit reports− Inspection reports− Occurrence investigation reports− Fault reporting− Peer review− Risk review− Certification
Safety assurance evidence
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> A safety assurance is more for your benefit than for the ONRSR. ONRSR will ask how your organisation is satisfied the decision you have made meets your rail safety duties.
> You should think about safety assurance as a core part of your business – not just when something changes or goes wrong.
> A safety assurance must be backed by evidence.
> Plan the evidence you will collect in advance.
> Develop a safety assurance plan and report template to assist you.
Safety assurance expectations
Questions?
Further information:
https://www.rssb.co.uk/improving-industry-performance/safety-management-systems/safety-assurance-guidance
