London Branch: Santiago Rail Crash – Failure to do a risk assessment
The Santiago rail crash happened over 11 years ago, and the judge has now ruled on the responsibility for the crash. One of the factors was a failure to do a risk assessment of two changes to the project. The Safety Director who signed off the line as safe, without the required risk assessments, has been given a 2.5 year jail term.
James Catmur was an assistant to an expert witness in the court case, making the argument that the failure to do the required risk assessments was fundamental. Come and hear about the accident, the court case, and what caused the accident.
The accident/court case has set a precedent that not doing a common safety methods for risk assessment (CSM-RA) can result in a criminal conviction.
The webinar will be applicable to Safety Directors, Safety Managers/Engineers, Risk Managers and Legal Advisors
This will be a joint face to face and online webinar event. The face to face meeting will be held at RSSB’s offices in Moorgate, London. There will be a networking/drinks reception immediately after the event.
To register for the webinar please click here.
To register for the face to face event please click here – but please only register if there is a realistic prospect that you will actually attend as space will be limited.
The event/webinar will be presented by James Catmur
James has worked on risk management in railways since the Clapham accident. This has included working with railways in numerous countries to help them improve risk management. He has acted as an expert witness on several major railway accidents. He is fluent in Spanish.
The event will last 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Starts
Wednesday, 9th October 2024 at 6:00pm
Ends
Wednesday, 9th October 2024 at 7:45pm