This webinar explores some of the most pressing and practical challenges in maintaining safety-critical competence among train drivers. Drawing on operational experience, regulatory requirements, and the changing needs of today’s workforce, experts cover a range of pertinent topics.

These include: enhancing train driver route knowledge, mitigating the reduction in contact time, improving the ratio of driver standards managers to train drivers, returning to safety-critical duties after long absence, achieving competence for controllers of safety-critical work, and embedding non-technical skills.

Speakers: 

• Chris Fowler, Professional Head of Competence and Assurance, Freightliner

• Daniel Guy, Operations Trainer & Simulator Manager, Grand Central Rail

• Spence Hufton, Professional Head of Train Operations Safety, RSSB 

• Greg Morse, RHSS Editor and Operational Feedback Lead, RSSB.

• Tom Silsbury, Driver Standards Manager, CrossCountry Trains

• Joe Wilson, Strategy Manager, RSSB