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| Update 865 4 May 2022 | HOPS FREE SMS Virtual Workshops No 25, via Facebook Live screencast, on the subject of the the DfT's proposed changes to signage at private crossings. We are delighted to say we will be joined by Dominic Beglin, chair of the minor railways section of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers for this workshop. The consultation can be downloaded here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1067720/improving-signage-at-private-level-crossings.pdf (Note this is a change to the previously advertised topic for this workshop, which will be re-scheduled for a future date) https://www.hops.org.uk/workshops This workshop concentrates on the development of safety management systems in the context of a heritage railway. Following an excellent suggestion after the first workshop, we invite all participants who wish to to sent in their current SMS overall document to HOPS HQ. This will enable us to read all of them before the Workshop and combine all the best practices. Thank you for this great idea which will help make the workshop even more widely-considered and demonstrate inclusion of input from a wider range of railways! All content will be anonymised before inclusion, so please don't be concerned that you're exposing yourself or your company to liability. --- HOPS has been involved in writing, reviewing or updating Safety Management Systems on a number of railways and is often asked for help on the subject, so we have arranged to continue our successful live online workshops programme in 2021 with the series of SMS Best Practice workshops. The Workshops take place at six-week intervals at 7pm on Tuesday nights. They are live discussion videos, freely available to everyone to attend and ask questions live which we will try our best to answer as we go along based on our experience of SMSs and the management in general of heritage and main line railways. The videos will also be available to watch again later on YouTube. While all railways are different, there are many opportunities for overlap in SMS wording and a majority of overlapping SMS principles that can be applied. The six-week interval between workshops gives time in between each session for the local review and, where railways wish to, adaptation of the output to suit their local needs, before moving on to the next subject. Whatever the strength of your current SMS, it is always good to review it, and good to be able to demonstrate you've reviewed it and engaged with the peer-reviewed best practice. So please do join in the HOPS workshops, share your knowledge, and see what you can learn from other organisations too! --- 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 via the comments section during the live video. The video will start at 7pm and last approximately 90 minutes. https://www.facebook.com/events/4872208979571955/ |