Agenda item: xx
1.
Road Driving Risk Group
DATE:
27 August 2015
SUBJECT:
RDRG Safety Performance Overview
AUTHOR:
Andrew Clinton
Purpose
1.1
2.
MEETING:
The purpose of this paper is to provide RDRG members with an overview of system safety
performance and to examine further the risk profile and specific risk areas within the group’s remit.
The RDRG dashboard of risk and performance
2.1
RSSB has drafted a high-level performance dashboard for RDRG.
2.2
The aim of this is to provide a quick overview of the performance against underlying risk, in a way
that builds on the structure of the 2014/15 Annual Safety Performance Report (ASPR) and will
contribute to subsequent performance reports. It complements the ASPR’s long term view with a
quarterly look at the current year to date, compared with the three prior complete years.
2.3
By reviewing the RDRG dashboard, in combination with similar information from other groups and
using RSSB’s Annual Safety Performance Report (ASPR), SSRG gains a whole-system perspective on
the risk management activities throughout the industry. This helps assure that the risks are being
addressed by various industry members, under RDRG’s guidance and in response to thoughtfully
prioritised areas.
2.4
The appendix provides this dashboard for road driving. RSSB welcomes all proposals from RDRG
members for improving the content of this dashboard.
2.5
The dashboard will be refreshed quarterly and the most recent edition will made available to the
RDRG membership.
3.
Recommendation
3.1
RDRG is requested to:

4.
4.1
REVIEW and DISCUSS the information in this paper.
Road driving definition
Within this report, road driving refers to any member of the workforce travelling by means of a
motorised vehicle for work purposes, or travelling to and from their home to a non-regular place of
work, including door-to-door taxi provision.
RDRG Safety Performance Dashboard (July 2015)
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5.
Performance overview
SRMv8.1 estimates the risk from driving for work purposes to be 1.2 FWI per year.
Harm and injuries to the workforce while road driving for work purposes
Shock and trauma
Minor injuries
Fatalities
Total Injuries
Major injuries
140
3.5
3.0
2.77
120
2.75
100
2.0
80
FWI
2.5
1.39
1.5
60
1.26
1.06
40
1.0
20
0.5
0.14
0
2015/16
(Apr-Jun)
2014/15
(Apr-Jun)
2014/15
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
0.0
The level of harm from road driving levelled out over the last two years after a large increase seen over
the previous ten years. The number of injuries continued to rise in 2014/15. However, this is likely to
reflect an improvement in reporting rather than an increase in risk.
The level of harm is lower in the current quarter compared to that of last year, although this is a result of
the fatality seen during this time.
Injuries in road vehicles by employer
The number of injuries recorded is currently too low to ascertain any meanginful trend on a quarterly basis.
As the level of reporting increases, quantitative analysis will become more useful.
13
Train operating companies:
15
8
2014/15 (Apr-Jun)
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13
1
RDRG Safety Performance Dashboard (July 2015)
4
2015/16 (Apr-Jun)
17
2011/12
Injuries
TOC
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Train crew and station staff are susceptible to road
driving injuries largely through transport provided
by external companies. Some train companies are
actively seeking out taxi companies that operate
fatigue management in order to limit the exposure
of staff to this hazard.
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FOC
Freight operating companies:
5
FOC staff account for a small number of road
driving injuries, but the risk to the individual is just
as relevant as other groups. Like TOCs, the injuries
often arise through transport provided by external
companies.
Injuries
4
3
2
4
4
1
2
2
2015/16 (Apr-Jun)
2014/15 (Apr-Jun)
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13
2011/12
0
Network Rail:
79
23
17
2014/15 (Apr-Jun)
2015/16 (Apr-Jun)
2014/15
75
2013/14
62
2012/13
47
2011/12
Injuries
Network Rail
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Like Network Rail staff, contractors must travel to
remote locations be means of road driving. The
long distances and nature of the work can
exacerbate the risks associated, such as fatigue.
13
6
2015/16 (Apr-Jun)
2014/15 (Apr-Jun)
2014/15
2013/14
2
2012/13
4
2011/12
Injuries
14
20
15
2013/14
3
2
2015/16 (Apr-Jun)
4
2014/15 (Apr-Jun)
4
2014/15
5
2012/13
0
20
2011/12
Injuries
25
5
The reporting of road driving injuries into SMIS by
contractors has shown improvement in recent
years, although there is work to be done to make
this standard practice.
Unknown workforce:
Unknown
30
10
Network Rail account for the highest level of road
injuries. The majority of these injuries involve
infrastructure workers; the nature of their work
requires travelling to remote locations, which can
only be achieved by road driving.
Infrastructure contractors:
Contractors
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
There have been no injuries recorded for staff in
this quarter for 2014 or 2015.
RDRG Safety Performance Dashboard (July 2015)
Some workers, such as delivery vehicle drivers, do
not fall into the groups shown above. In addition,
as the level of incidents being reporting into SMIS
increases, there will be a need to address the
quality of data being entered, to ensure injuries
can be attributed to a particular group.
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