Taking Safe Decisions and CSMs
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Risk Management Maturity Model [RM3]
The Risk Management Maturity Model [RM3] helps the rail industry increase its capability in health and safety risk management. The model was developed by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to assess an organisation’s ability to successfully manage health and safety risks. It can help identify areas for improvement and provide a benchmark for year-on-year comparison.
You can use a wide range of our services and resources to improve your safety risk management culture, systems and processes that are assessed by the ORR. Where applicable, RM3 codes have been added to our services and resources.
Documents
Common Safety Method for Risk Assessment and EvaluationManaging change on the railway—an overview of relevant legislation, including Common Safety Methods, ROGS, and the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations.
[RM3 = SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, OC1, OC2, OC3, OC4, OC5, OC6, OC7, OP1, OP2, PI1, PI2, PI3, RCS1, RCS2, RCS3, RCS4, MRA1, MRA4, MRA5].
Permissive Working Risk Assessment and Risk Controls
Criteria for allowing and assessing risk for permissive working.
[RM3 = SP2, SP4, OC1, OC2, OC6, OP1, OP2, PI1, RCS1].
Taking Safe Decisions - Worked Examples
Worked examples of the principles that underlie Taking Safe Decisions.
[RM3 = SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, OC1, OC2, OC4, OC5, OC6, OP1, PI1, RCS1, RCS2, RCS3, MRA1, MRA2, MRA4, MRA5].
The psychology of judgment and decision making (S130)
A Knowledge Search report that looks at how people make judgements and decisions, with a view to improving decision making.
[RM3 = OC2, OC4, OC5, OC6, OP1, OP2, PI1, RCS1, RCS3, MRA1, MRA4, MRA5].
Online Resources
BowTie Server Library
A library of BowTie models as a starting point for your own hazard and risk analysis.
[RM3 = SP4, OC1, OC2, OC4, OC5, OC6, OP1, OP2, PI1, PI2, RCS1, RCS2, RCS3, RCS4, MRA2, MRA3, MRA4, MRA5].
Taking Safe Decisions - Cost-benefit analysis
Guidance on the use of cost-benefit analysis when deciding if implementing a safety-related mitigation is reasonably practicable.
[RM3 = SP2, SP3, SP4, OC1, OC5, OC6, OC7, PI1, PI2, RCS1, RCS2, RCS3, RCS4, MRA1, MRA2, MRA4, MRA5].
Taking Safe Decisions online resource
Taking Safe Decisions, Issue 3, published in 2019, and its supporting materials.
[RM3 = SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, OC1, OC2, OC3, OC4, OC5, OC6, OC7, OP1, OP2, PI1, PI2, PI3, RCS1, RCS2, RCS3, RCS4, RCS5, MRA1, MRA2, MRA3, MRA4, MRA5].
Services
Common Safety Method (CSM) for Risk Evaluation and Assessment - Guidance
Guidance on how to apply the Common Safety Method for Risk Evaluation and Assessment.
[RM3 = SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, OC1, OC2, OC3, OC4, OC5, OC6, OC7, OP1, OP2, PI1, PI2, PI3, RCS1, RCS2, RCS3, RCS4, MRA1, MRA4, MRA5].
National Technical Specification Notices Issue Log
A log of issues to support discussions when NTSNs are being amended.
[RM3 = SP1, SP2, OC5, OC6, OC7, PI1, PI2, RCS1, RCS2, RCS3, RCS4, MRA2, MRA4].
Tools
G-FORCE: A Model to Improve Decision-Making Capability
A structured decision-making tool for front line staff, to reduce delays and improve operational performance.
[RM3 = SP2, SP4, OC1, OC2, OC3, OC5, OP1, OP2, PI1, RCS1, RCS5, MRA1, MRA5].
Taking Safe Decisions Analysis Tool
A tool to support cost-benefit analysis for safety-related decisions.
[RM3 = SP2, SP3, SP4, OC1, SP2, OC5, OC6, OC7, OP2, PI1, PI2, RCS1, RCS2, RCS3, RCS4, MRA1, MRA2, MRA4].