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Update 1004 8 August 2023	ORR SMS GUIDANCE HOPS Workshop makes a re-appearance to discuss the ORR's recent new guidance on Safety Management Systems on minor and heritage railways, where we will be joined by ORR's Simon Barber, HM Principal Inspector of Railways. The new guidance can be downloaded here: https://www.orr.gov.uk/about/who-we-work-with/railway-networks/minor-heritage-railways This workshop will be conducted via MS Teams (not the normal Facebook Live), to enable all participants the opportunity to ask questions or make comments during the workshop. Meeting link: https://teams.live.com/meet/9449094336787?p=8fP0yUmwCwaGkYBZ --- HOPS has a great many tools to assist in the management of volunteer and employed staff at heritage and volunteer organisations. Previous HOPS Workshops are available to view on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeritageOps/videos/ and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRu_xPovYjpBegbwS-89jUg EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN IN. We will respond to comments and queries raised during the meeting. The meeting will start at 7pm and last approximately 90 minutes.
Update 433 14 January 2017	The HOPS Introduction Course will be held on 6 May 2017, and the HOPS Masterclass will be held on 7 May. Both days at Kidderminster Railway Museum. (Kidderminster SVR station, adjacent to the main line station). Everyone is welcome to attend either or both as you wish. It is recommended to bring laptops and 'play along'. Please could I ask you to now confirm whether you will be attending, which day(s), and how many people will be in your group. Saturday 6th May - HOPS Introduction Course. Intended for organisations that don't yet use HOPS, or are just starting out. 10am-4pm. Covering HOPS background, configuration settings, department settings, permissions, competence, rosters, etc. Sunday 7th May - HOPS Masterclass. Intended for organisations that already use HOPS and want to get into more detail and advanced features. This is also a good opportunity to meet and mingle with HOPS Admins from other organisations and discuss tips and tricks. I am aware that some people's travel plans lend themselves to not too long a day in order to allow travel in one day, and some people's travel plans lend themselves to staying overnight and a long day of HOPS to gain the maximum benefit for the long journey. To enable travel within a day, the main part of the masterclass day will be 10am-4pm. For those who wish to have a longer day, there will be an optional HOPS Surgery between 9 and 10am and between 4 and 5pm. At the HOPS Surgery you can raise your specific local queries, questions and discussion and I'll do my best to answer. It will also be a good opportunity to 'share with pride/pain' with other HOPS Admins, and learn from others' work. 9am - 10am: HOPS surgery for those who wish to start early. 10am - 4pm: The main part of the day for everyone. Training session on HOPS features. 4pm - 5pm: HOPS surgery for those who wish to stay later. Note that the features in discussion on Masterclass day will include those only available in the Support Licence Scheme. If you are not part of the Scheme but are considering joining then then access to the features will be arranged for you for the day. Several people have fed back requests for topics they would like to see discussed, please still feel free to do so if you haven't already. I will formulate these into an agenda and circulate nearer the date. Light refreshments will be provided (tea, coffee, biscuits, sandwiches at lunch time, etc).