Ellie Burrows appointed chair of key RSSB safety leadership group
SSRG promotes collaboration through the industry’s shared strategy: ‘Leading Health and Safety on Britain’s Railway’ (LHBSR). This sets out the opportunities to improve across 12 key risk areas as well as industry’s own capabilities, helping to keep Britain’s railways among the safest in the world.
By working together across organisational boundaries, the railways establish good practice and can respond to shared risks more easily.
In addition to her role at Network Rail, Ellie has been Train Services Director at Southeastern, as well as being a Fellow and Deputy Chair of the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators.
Ellie takes over the chair from Steve Murphy, CEO of MTR UK.
On her appointment, Ellie Burrows said:
“I’m delighted to be taking the helm of the System Safety Risk Group at what is a critical juncture for our industry. The railways are embarking on reform, and with change comes risk. I want to ensure the industry retains its collaborative spirit and shared commitment just as I also want us all to take full advantage of RSSB’s data and brainpower to drive us forward.”
On handing over to Ellie, Steve Murphy said:
“It’s been an honour to oversee both the rejuvenation of the Leading Health and Safety on Britain’s Railways strategy, and witness the increase in collaboration and buy-in across the sector. I leave SSRG in good hands and look forward to continuing to play my own role in supporting Ellie, the strategy and the group in the years ahead.”
RSSB’s Director of System Safety and Health, Ali Chegini, said:
“I welcome Ellie Burrows as our new SSRG chair. While Britain’s railways are fundamentally safe, there are a number of emerging risks, new and old, that are starting to cause industry, policy makers and the regulator concern, so we cannot rest on our laurels. With Ellie on board, SSRG can ensure the industry collectively stays on its toes, remains alert to the risks and focusses attention on the right action at the right time in an assured way.”
Editors’ Notes
You can download a photo of Ellie Burrows – courtesy of Network Rail.
You can find more information about Leading Health and Safety on Britain’s Railway (LHSBR) and the System Safety Risk Group (SSRG), on the RSSB website.
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