Rail Risk Toolkit

The Buffer Stop Risk Assessment Tool considers both the likelihood of buffer stop overrun and any potential consequences. It includes the range of possible overruns contributing to risk.

The Platform Aerodynamic Risk Assessment Tool (PARAT) helps assess and record the aerodynamic risk of passing trains, along with recording the decision taking process on which mitigation measures should be implemented.

Reduce the likelihood of incidents at the platform-train interface (PTI) with our tool. With this is online tool you can upload information about hazards, or view previous PTI incidents and data even at stations where you may not be the primary operator.

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Discover which factors are the largest contributor to underlying risk of accidents, including collisions, derailments and fires. The Precursor Indicator Model (PIM) is updated every period, and helps you identify what potential factors contributed to accidents for time ranges or regions that you specify.

Precursor Indicator Model Dashboard

Hybrid Precursor Indicator Model Dashboard

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The Red Aspect Approaches to Signals (RAATS) toolkit is designed to estimate the number of times a signal is approached at red. It provides a breakdown of the different types of approaches and considers factors such as the train type, the time of day and day of week.

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The Risk Profile Tool (powered by SMIS) provides rail companies with an up-to-date, informed calculation of the nature of the health and safety risk they face. This allows companies to make targeted, efficient intervention that improves safety and reduces cost.

The Safety Risk Model (SRM) has been helping people in GB rail take sound, risk-based decisions for over two decades. It describes and quantifies the different risks associated with railway operations and maintenance. It helps decision makers set safety priorities and analyse safety-related costs and benefits so they can confidently and demonstrably meet legal requirements and wider business objectives.

A signal passed at danger - or a SPAD - occurs when a train goes past a red signal without authority. The SPAD Risk Ranking Tool gives a measure of the level of risk associated with each SPAD that occurs, so industry performance can be measured as a percentage change year on year. Additionally, it can be used to inform the SPAD investigation process.

The Taking Safe Decisions principals provide guidance on how organisations can incorporate safety when making decisions. This tool will help to undertake a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) for a safety-related decision.