Data Insights

What are data insights?

Good health and safety management relies on good data and analysis.

Through our Data Insights capability we will analyse data from SMIS, and other sources, to generate insights for the industry. Our analyses are value and hypothesis driven and will support industry decision making and provide the direction for risk management activities.

Benefits for GB rail

Data insights will deliver value by answering questions set by industry. Member involvement means that we’ll deliver great value and answer the questions that will drive change and have the biggest impact on safety and performance.
Data Insights Sprints

RSSB are running data insight sprints to analyse key safety risk areas and support the delivery of Leading Health and Safety on Britain’s Railway (LHSBR). The sprints combine our knowledge and expertise and apply leading analytical tools and techniques in data science to provide valuable insights.
Data Privacy

We will only utilise data when we are analysing potential opportunities to deliver improvements in the rail industry.

We will ensure that any data analysis and generated outputs are compliant with data sharing and commercial agreements that are in place.

We will only input personal identifiable data into a model where it is absolutely necessary. When doing so, we will ensure that outputs are aggregated to a level that does not permit personal data to be viewed.
Data Ownership

Our analysis will typically involve the ingestion of datasets which have been provided by RSSB members and affiliates, rail industry bodies, and other third parties. While we are not responsible for the quality of the data received, we will monitor this to ensure there is no data drift.
Honest Algorithms

We will ensure that we produce reliable outputs from our data analyses, and design investigations, develop models, and deploy them in a manner that removes potential bias.
Scope and Governance

Ideas for DI analysis are assessed and selected through a set criteria which focus on delivering the maximum value to industry. To find out more about this process visit our Data Insights Scope and Governance page.
Propose an idea

Ideas for analysis come from RSSB and the wider industry. To find out more about this process visit our 'Propose a Data Insights idea' page.