Engineers' Overview Course
The two day Yellow Book 4 Engineers' Overview training course provides project managers, line managers, engineers and others involved with changes to a railway with a detailed understanding of the fundamentals of Yellow Book Engineering Safety Management ( ESM ) and guidance on their implementation. The course is examined with a certificate given to successful candidates.
Learning objectives
Understand rationale for Engineering Safety Management ( ESM )
Understand key safety terminology, concepts and processes
Identify roles and responsibilities of engineers, auditors and assessors
Awareness of the safety approval processes operated by the rail industry
Personal performance objectives
To be able to:
Contribute to a safety plan
Demonstrate sound understanding of the principles of ESM
Identify hazards and to assess risks
Communicate safety-related information
Manage hazard logs and other safety records
Who should attend
What you will gain
Understanding of the fundamentals of ESM and the ability to apply Yellow Book guidance on implementing these fundamentals
Understanding of the need for a systematic approach to ESM
Experience of carrying out ESM activities and analyses
Certificate for successful course exam candidates
Course duration
Two days
Course structure and content
The training course is structured as seven modules. After module 1, each module introduces a number of ESM fundamentals and then explains the approach suggested by the Yellow Book to putting them into practice.
Lectures are interspersed with practical exercises to allow attendees to gain hands on experience of the techniques involved. Training is supported by comprehensive handouts, ideal for reference after the course, and also includes a personal copy of volume 1 of Yellow Book 4 and volume 2 of Yellow Book 3.
Module 1: Background and concepts
Policy, regulations, standards
Rationale for ESM
Key safety terminology and concepts
History of the Yellow Book
Structure of the Yellow Book
Module 2: Project fundamentals
Project lifecycles
Producing a safety plan
Configuration management
Module 3: Change fundamentals
Defining changes
Identifying hazards and assessing and reducing risk
The "seven stage process"
Hazard identification
Causal analysis
Consequence analysis
Loss analysis
Options analysis
Impact analysis
Demonstration of ALARP and compliance
Module 4: Safety requirements and safety evidence
Establishing safety requirements
Preparing a safety case
Module 5: Organisational fundamentals
Defining safety responsibilities
Instilling a safety culture
Assuring competence
Module 6: Independent professional review
Safety audit and safety assessment
Auditor and assessor competence and independence
Commissioning, performing and writing up an audit or assessment
Module 7: Management considerations
Discharging safety responsibilities through contractors and communicating safety related information
Hazard logs and the management of safety records
Course exam
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