This year’s annual Rail Safety Summit is taking place on Wednesday 18th May 2011 at Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough University.
Focusing on safety across the rail industry, this conference provides a forum for an in-depth insight into how experts are improving safety within rail.
Speakers representing different companies and areas of expertise will be on hand throughout the day to give talks and answer questions.
Hosted by pioneering Railway Civil Engineer Colin Wheeler, the Rail Safety Summit aims to present and discuss the risks within the rail industry and what controls need to be implemented.
Starting at 9am, speakers include industry leaders such as Steve Diska, Assurance Services Director at Bridgeway Consulting, Ian Gaskin, General Manager SQE at London Underground and Paul Taylor, the new Safety Culture and Leadership Change Programme Director at Network Rail.
These top industry professionals along with others from Balfour Beatty Rail, RSSB, Alkoom Cultural Change Consultants and The Rail Engineer magazine will cover a diverse range of safety topics, with the chance for an audience discussion forum.
If you are interested in attending please visit the website for more information via the website, where tickets are also available.
For any more information please call Helen on 01530 56 00 26.
The day’s Agenda:
08.30 – 09.15
Registration and Exhibition Viewing
09.15 – 09.30
Conference Opening
Colin Wheeler, Chairman
09.30 – 10.00
Safety behaviours and attitudes
Steve Diksa
Assurance Services Director, Bridgeway Consulting
10.00 – 10.30
Track safety:Â The way forward
David Shirres
Chartered Engineer and writer, the rail engineer
10.30 – 10.45
Q&A with the Speakers
Colin Wheeler, Chairman
10.45 – 11.30
Coffee / Exhibition
11.30 – 12.00
Sustainability for a modern railway contractor – The Balfour Beatty Rail story so far…
Steve Holmes
Safety, Health & Environment Director, Balfour Beatty Rail
12.00 – 12.30
Systematising Safety Management and Everything else…
Dr. Ian Gaskin
General Manager, SQE, London Underground
12.30 – 12.45
Q&A with the Speakers
Colin Wheeler, Chairman
12.45 – 13.45
Lunch / Exhibition
13.45 – 14.15
Why Procedures Rules and Systems are No Longer Enough
Paul Taylor
Managing Director, Alkoomi Cultural Change Consultants
14.15 – 14.45
Where does safety feature when seeking to increase value for money on the railway?
Anson Jack
Director, Policy, Research and Risk, RSSB
14.45 – 15.00
Q&A with the Speakers
Colin Wheeler, Chairman
15.00 – 15.15
Coffee / Exhibition
15.15 – 15.45
Paul Taylor
Safety Culture and Leadership Change Programme Director, Network Rail
15.45 – 16.00
Q&A with the Speaker
Colin Wheeler, Chairman
16.00
Conference Close
