The client is Network Rail who have a number of teams across the country involved in upgrade projects to the infrastructure of Britain’s railways.
This part of the Network Rail Infrastructure Project is the upgrade to signalling which requires carrying out the complex electrical work needed to ‘re-control’ the signals, which involves moving control of the signals from the side of the track to new, state-of-the-art operating centres. With so many projects happening simultaneously it can be difficult to ensure required compliance at all stages of a project, the best approach can be to allow an external expert to take the pressure off and steer and assist the team in meeting their commitments. In our experience the client often feels more comfortable having an independent CSM-REA advisor who would act impartially and be readily available at the client’s disposal whenever it was required rather than relying on internal resources which can sometimes be stretched.
The remit for this project is as follows:
Providing training for project teams when required
Producing and agreeing the deliverables with the project teams prior to works commencing
Producing the System Definition documentation as required
Arranging applications for the agreement of CSM-REA Significance categorisation in accordance with Network Rail standards and the CSM-REA Regulations.
Preparing remits for the appointment of Assessment Bodies for the project
Preparing a Hazard Management plan aligned with the requirements of CSM-REA
Facilitating HAZID and HAZOP workshops
Ensuring all reasonably foreseeable hazards are collated and recorded by the project team
Supporting Hazard Identification sessions for the project
Ensuring all reasonably foreseeable hazards are collated and recorded by the project team
Managing the project team in the production and maintenance of hazard records for the project
Ensuring the correct Safety Measures and Safety Requirements have been detailed and evidenced in the Hazard Records
Acting as the single point of contact for the project with Assessment Bodies, NRAP, ORR and other approving entities
Managing the approving bodies to ensure compliance with the requirements of Railway and Other Guided Systems (ROGS), CSM and the Network Rail Safety Management System
Ensuring all relevant documentation is collated and issued within the appropriate time scales to ensure effective review for significant project milestones.
