The Rail Accident Investigation Branch does what it says on the tin. It looks at both accidents and incidents to find their underlying causes. No blame is laid, but recommendations for mitigations are made; some of which may be around organisational culture.
Here, two of RAIB’s accident investigators talk about a company’s safety culture, learning opportunities, and how the two work together to deliver an ever safer railway.
00:05 Introduction
01:37 About Tabitha
01:57 About Mark
02:38 Tabitha’s views on the connection between safety culture and learning
05:17 Mark talks about what impact RAIB recommendations might have on company culture
06:55 Tabitha’s adds more on recommendations that address safety culture
08:41 Mark talks about the language in RAIB reports and how it supports a just culture
10:53 Mark talks about difficulties in establishing underlying factors
11:23 Tabitha on RAIB’s guidance for investigating underlying organisational factors
13:48 Mark talks about RAIB’s products that support corporate memory
15:33 Summary and close
Related links
Rail Accident Investigation Branch web page https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/rail-accident-investigation-branch
How to notify RAIB of an accident https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/notifying-us-of-an-accident
The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1992/contents/made?view=plain
Accident Investigation and Learning RSSB web page https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/learning-from-experience/accident-investigation-and-learning
RSSB Accident Investigation Training https://www.rssb.co.uk/services-and-resources/training/accident-investigation-training