International Railway Safety Council 2018
Dublin, IE
Presentation
Relationship between Safety Culture and Transport Worker Health - Patrick Sherry
Other Topics
1. The Important Relationship between Organizational Culture and Safety Outcomes
Effects of corporate culture on safety and the role of leadership:
- How Mission, Vision and Values shape a railway organization's high level strategies, goals and standards for safety;
- How direction and oversight provide an organizational climate that establishes a strong safety culture underpinning safe operation;
- How directors and senior managers demonstrate commitment to safety through their activities and in their relationships with staff;
- How safety is considered when identifying and managing the railway organization's business risks, and how is conflict between safety and other goals recognized and resolved.
2. Lessons Learned as a Result of Accidents Arising from Organizational Failure
Failings in risk control system during routine activities:
- Operation, maintenance, inspection and testing;
- Safety critical communications;
- Clarity of roles, responsibilities and goals;
- Work activities – shift patterns and fatigue.
- Further failing after risk control system failure has occurred:
- Level of collaborative maturity;
- Factors influencing decision taking