IOSH approved rail incident investigation training

Our 4-day IOSH approved rail incident investigation training course draws on our experience and skills gained through the MSc degree in Safety and Accident Investigation (Rail Transport) and ensures our learners benefit from, and gain, a high level of investigative skills.

The course focuses on immersive training in an accident scenario, that sets it apart from other incident investigation training courses.

We teach effective application of established analysis tools for determining root cause, that are not usually taught in mainstream investigation courses.

Training can be provided at our own facility or at our clients own premises or sites. The training course can be based on specific rail industry scenarios that we have developed, or they can be tailored to suit your specific organisational risks. All our courses are available to companies, groups and individuals and can be booked online.

If you would like to make a booking for multiple delegates, you can contact us here to find out more.

Benefits of our course

Learners will leave with the necessary skills to undertake pro-active investigations, ensuring identification of safety factors that allow your organisation to focus on specific areas for improvement and prevent the likelihood of future accidents or incidents.

Our investigation training courses give you more than just highly skilled incident investigators. The training will also provide your organisation with:

investigators who will have the tools to carry out successful and structured evidence-based investigations, with a satisfactory outcome, that ensure learning takes place with effective corrective actions

an investigation that aligns to the ORR RM³Model, specifically the criteria for MRA3 Incident Investigation and MRA5 Corrective Action, and

conformance with ISO45001:2018 clause 10.2 incident, non-conformity and corrective action

Course outcomes

On successful completion of the course learners will:

Explain the main reasons for carrying out incident investigations

Identify the statutory requirements for reporting incidents within the rail industry

Identify why some incident investigations fail to prevent a recurrence

Describe best practice in the incident investigation process

List the sequence of the investigation process using a recognised investigation methodology

Describe best practice requirements when developing and completing incident investigation interviews

Demonstrate how to investigate an incident, based on a practical scenario

Describe the use of causal analysis tools to support the identification of immediate, underlying and root causes

Use a barrier analysis tool to develop effective corrective actions