Presented by Carl Wu, Safety

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Development of a Safety Management System in Hong
Kong Mass Transit Railway

• Presented by Carl Wu, Safety Quality Support
  Manager
• in International Rail Safety Conference in Dublin
  
• 25 October, 2006

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Outline of the Presentation

• Overview of Safety Management Development in MTR
• Purpose of the Safety Management System (SMS)
• Key Components of the SMS
• Safety Management Process
• Safety Organization
• Risk Control System

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Overview of Safety Management Development in MTR
Stage 3
Integrated Management System
Human factors management
External benchmarking External Safety
Management System Review
Safety culture development
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Purpose of the SMS
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SMS an integral part of the Integrated
Management System
Driver
System
System Management
Leadership

• Integrated Management Review
• Integrated Audit

Policy Manual
System Integration
System Implementation

• Mission
• Vision
• Policy
• Objectives

Cyber Information
System Management Manual

• Integrated Procedures
• Work Instructions
• Support Documents
• Information Mall

• Quality
• Safety
• Environmental
• TQM, etc.

Strategic Management Systems
Team-driven Organization

• Management Committee
• Champion-led Teams
• Continuous Improvement Teams

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SMS Key components
SMS
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Safety Management Process

• The Safety Management Process aligns with Health
  Safety Executives guidance HSG65 Successful
  Health and Safety Management.

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Safety Policy
GOAL SETTING approach for continuous improvement
Safety demands ACTIVE involvement by all
Safety management is LINE MANAGEMENTS
RESPONSIBILITY
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Safety Organization
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Managing safety from committee to the individual

• Operations Safety Committee sets policy
  strategy
• Five sub-committees
• Line management directly responsible for safety
• Safety Quality Department provides advices and
  supports, facilitates and carries out audits
• At least one item in the individual Key
  Objectives should be safety-related

• Safety Responsibility Statement/Card for everybody

All staff participation
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Safety Tasks and Safety Modules
Each Safety Task has an objective to be achieved,
supported by a number of Safety Modules that
provide the standards to be met.
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Safety communication promotion
Staff consultation and communication

• Safety is a standing agenda item in line
  management meetings at all levels
• Regular safety briefings and pre-work safety
  talks are held for different work teams
• Safety topics are discussed regularly at
  Divisional level communications
• SCC and JCC Compulsory Agenda Item

Divisionallevel communications
Line management meetings
SCCJCC
Work teams
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Safety communication promotion, continued
Operations Safety Forum
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Safety communication promotion, continued
Safety Month
Escalator Safety Campaign
Elderly centre visit
On-line interactive safety game
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Safety Audits
Raise safety awareness
Purpose
Assist line management in identifying
opportunities for improving safety performance
Identify new hazards
Types of audits, including System Audit
Activity Audit
Contractor Audit and Safety Technical Audit
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Safety Critical Items / Systems
Safety Critical System
As an engineering system that requires stringent
design controls to ensure that its safety
functions are designed to be as intrinsically
robust as practicable
Safety Critical Item
As an engineering item whose integrity is
critical to the safe operation of the Railway Its
failure to perform its functions could lead to an
accident involving loss of life or injury to
safety, contractors, passengers or the public

• All aspects of the management of these
  items/systems from design through to operation
  and maintenance are subject to stringent controls

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Traditional safety management
Incident
Investigation
Identifying Causes
Improvement
Monitoring

• Reactive Approach

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Risk Control System

• Adopted a risk-based approach in managing safety
• Committed to reducing safety risks to our
  customers, the public, our contractors and staff
  to As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP)

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Risk Matrix
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Conclusion
MTRs Safety Management System is modern,
comprehensive and practical, representing a
best-in-class application for railways in Hong
Kong
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