“How to make cheese – Cheddar takes longer to mature than Emmental” Amanda Mumford-Rudd HM Inspector of Railways
Overview Regulator in Britain – a short history to set the scene What is the Railway Safety Directorate? Britains national rail network Infrastructure Manager Developments in ORR’s approach to proactive inspections and audit and their contribution to securing improved management of the asset by the Infrastructure Manager Accidents New ways of working Effect
Hatfield 17 October 2000
Potters Bar 10 May 2002
Southall East 24 November 2002
Grayrigg 23 February 2007
Common Themes All TRACK failures All maintenance failures All systemic failures Regulatory intervention?
Industry and Regulatory structure Plain Glasgow York Birmingham London Bristol
Our response – Project based inspection Restructuring of maintenance delivery by IM Supporting paperwork and briefing Time bound Clear questions put to ORR inspectors HQ review and analysis Outcome
Our response – Project based inspection & audit Maintenance Delivery Unit Inspection Project SMS audit & 6 topic verifications How do we ensure consistency? ORR internal challenges External challenges
What effect have we had? The bigger picture - Grayrigg What has the Infrastructure Manager done?
Next steps Practical application of bow tie analysis Change imports risk Ongoing internal challenges
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