Delivering work safely in limited time windows October 2018 Delivering work safely in limited time windows Rail Safety Summit 1st November 2018 Stephen Barber President, Permanent Way Institution Head of Permanent Way Engineering, TfL

1974 to 2018 – How far have we come? Why and how? Deeper understanding of risk Change of culture Better preparation Better planning Better delivery Workforce fatalities Then 45

Basics Assess Engineer Plan Communicate Monitor Support

Assess Scope Requirements Environment Technologies Resources Timescales Risks Controls & mitigations

Engineer Output duty System safety Failure modes Reliability Maintainability Buildability Installation methods Access take Development Innovation

Earl’s Court P&C and FUT Works   21/07/2017 – 24/07/2017 District Line CRM No. Milestone Planned Revision 1 Actual Sent Out Reasons for Delay Comments Craig 1 Possession taken & worksite established 03:30 03:15 03:22 n/a 2 Phase 1 scrap removal to commence 06:30 07:29 07:32 Delay due to WT552 arriving to site late which consequently meant RRVs leaving depot late. Arber 3 Full depth excavation commenced (Phase1) 11:00 12:00 12:15 Knock-on effect due to delay in getting Trains and RRVs to site. 4 Dozing of bottom ballast commenced (Phase 1) 14:30 15:40 15:45 Due to delay in programme being carried through the day. 5 Pems Lems in position to start installation of panels 1-6 (Phase 1) 18:00 22:00 22:06 Further delay caused because panels are taking a lot longer to build than previously anticipated. Worksite is short of labour in regards to all the different activities that are taking place. Additional Labour has now been requested and confirmed for the night shift so that panel building on phase two can progress at the same time as installation panels for plain line on phase 1. Programme will now be revised to reflect this delay with activities removed at the backend. 6 RRV's reconfiguration complete, ready to commence phase 2 scrap removal 23:30 03:00 7 Dozing of bottom ballast commenced (Phase 2) 04:00 08:00 8 Panels 14-18 in position to be installed using Pems Lems (Phase 2) 07:00 9 Top Ballast installation commenced (Phase 1) 10:30 11:30 10 Tamping commenced 13:30 15:00 11 All tamping complete 20:00 12 Wheels free testing 20:30 21:00 13 Track circuit set up complete. Trainstops & points tested 23:00 00:00 14 Principles testing & site test complete 15 Hand back possession Plan Access Logistics Trains Plant Risks and Contingencies Deployment Communication

Communicate Pre-work On site Stakeholders Participants Culture Walk the plan Production risks Contingencies On site Video, pictures, diagrams Open channel radio Hazards - safety risks Chain of command By example

Monitor Planning outputs Design deliverables Assurance deliverables Visualised issues Progress on site Communication

Support Be accessible Problem solve Advise Mobilise “Air cover” Follow up Celebrate success Listen to criticism Learn lessons And pass the learning on.........

Thanks for listening Email stephenbarber@tfl.gov.uk president @thepwi.org