In this episode Chris Lewis, Health, Safety, Security and Environment Change Business Partner at East Midlands Railway, talks about the Driving for Better Business Gap Analysis Tool. We hear how he has used it, its simplicity and strengths, his lessons learned from using it, and how outputs from the tool have helped prioritise actions and widen thinking in planning and decision making.
00:54 About Chris and work for the railway.
01:51 Chris's role as the road risk lead at EMR.
02:59 Working with RSSB and the Driving for Better Business programme—the Gap Analysis Tool, its simplicity and strengths.
04:07 Lessons learned from using the rail-specific, offline Gap Analysis Tool.
05:42 How outputs from the tool help prioritise actions and consider areas that may not otherwise have been included.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Driving for Better Business Gap Analysis Tool: https://www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com/getting-started/
Euro NCAP— The European New Car Assessment Programme: https://www.euroncap.com/en
Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway
Leading Health and Safety on Britain's Railway—Occupational Road Risk Management page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/safety-and-health/leading-health-and-safety-on-britains-railway/occupational-road-risk-management
Related resources:
Rail industry Road Risk Group web page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/groups-and-committees/safety/ssrg/rrg
Other podcasts in the Road Driving for Safer Railway series: https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/rssb-podcasts/road-driving-for-a-safer-railway