London Branch – Modelling risk on the railways and roads – how and why do the approaches differ?

This will be joint in-person and online webinar event kindly hosted by RSSB at their offices in London.

A risk model can do many things: it can provide an overall view of system risk, it can be used to benchmark hazards against each other, it can help build cases for change, and many other things besides. But the purpose a risk model was built for and the data available to support it dictate its structure and its use cases.

In this hybrid event, we will pull back the curtain on two different risk models and will explore the different approaches they use. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session to allow the audience to understand and learn from the valuable experience of two experts in the field.

RSSB’s Safety Risk Model (SRM) was built in 2001, and it helped to prioritise interventions and risk reduction strategies for the rail industry. It is still being used today as a foundational evidence base to quantify risk, support business cases, and help the rail industry make evidence-based decisions. The next version of the SRM is now under development with enriched data and updated models to meet the needs of a radically transforming rail industry.

National Highways has developed highway safety risk models since 2003. The initial aim was to demonstrate a highway risk assessment process and also support the implementation of Dynamic Hard Shoulder operation on the M42. The M42 version was then adapted to risk assess other forms of smart motorway operation. The latest version provides a tool that can risk assess any type of National Highways road, including future developments, despite the considerable challenge of limited data availability, and the reality of having little influence over drivers.

The event is scheduled to start at 18:00 UK time and will last for about 90 minutes. There will then be a networking/social drinks reception for those attending in-person.

Our speakers will be: Ella Dahan - Principal Risk & Safety Intelligence Analyst at RSSB who will present the RSSB Safety Risk Model and James Catmur - Director at JC and Associates who will present the National Highways safety risk models.

To register to attend in person please click here the "Select Tickets" button above. Please only register to attend in person if you are very likely to attend, as spaces are limited. 

If you can't make it in person the event will also be available online. To register for the online webinar please click here.