Workshop #1 – ERTMS deployment trackside and on-board. Opportunities and Challenges

The objective of this workshop is to present some best practices and discuss the opportunities and challenges linked to the accelerated and synchronised trackside and on-board ERTMS deployment.

  Speaker : 

• Marcin Wojcik  

Workshop #2 – Existing challenges for ERTMS retrofitting and installation

The main objective of this workshop is to present the key steps to carry out an ERTMS installation or ERTMS retrofit project within a vehicle, with a particular focus on the technical aspects. During the workshop, we will also be discussing on how to organise the project in order to achieve optimal type authorization and conformity to type, and how to prepare for the next steps.

  Speaker : 

• Marcin Wojcik
• Oscar Rebollo

Workshop #3 – On-board and trackside architecture as foreseen in the TSI CCS 2022

This workshop will provide information about the trackside and on-board signalling architecture as it is foreseen for the TSI CCS 2022. Based on this input, the participants will be invited by the moderators to ask questions and discuss the architecture from different perspectives. Finally, the attendees may provide their feedback on the current status and their expectations about the future evolution of the architecture.

 Speaker : 

• Klaus Mindel

Workshop #4 – Implementing ATO over ERTMS early feedback from implementation

This session will be the occasion for participants to get information on key pilot lines, demonstrations and projects that have already tested or implemented ATO over ETCS. 

This will include feedback from: 

• ATO GoA2 – Betuwe line 
• Hamburg S-Bahn operation with ATO 
• ATO tests in Switzerland and United Kingdom in the framework of S2R

Participants will be provided with insights on these projects and will be able to get more insight on technical and operational aspects surrounding them.

 Speaker : 

• Lea Paties

Workshop #5 – Maximum performance through ETCS

This workshop is aimed at capacity experts and others who would like to get a much broader idea of what can actually be done to maximize capacity with the current “toolbox” of ETCS. Topics might include issues such as braking curves, block divisions, system delays as well as planning details and technologies.

 Speaker : 

• Peter Reinhart
• Daniel Scherrer

Workshop #6 – TSI CCS modifications and expected impact

The presentation focuses on providing the main changes in the TSI CCS 2022 text.  These can be categorised in the following 2 main areas, the main technical changes within the ERTMS specifications and the impact of these specification changes on the implementation frameworks for vehicle and trackside projects.

 Speaker : 

• Wouter Malfait
• Juan Hernández Fernández

Workshop #7 – FRMCS introduction: strategies and perspectives

The introduction of a new Class A radio system requires an update of the TSI CCS and its Annex A documents. This presentation gives an overview of the changes in this TSI, related to the basic parameters, the interoperability constituents and the implementation and migration conditions. It will also give a brief overview of the system characteristics, as covered in the new specifications in Annex A.

 Speaker : 

• Chiel Spaans
• Dan Mandoc

Workshop #8 – CCS Beyond 2022: introducing Europe's Rail Programme 

• The Innovation Pillar
• The System Pillar

I look forward to discussing the objectives of the System Pillar, and what it means for the future evolution of ERTMS and CCS more broadly.

 Speaker : 

• Ian Conlon
• Giorgio Travaini

Workshop #9 – Trackside Approval – return of experience

• ERTMS Trackside Approval
• Trackside approval- Return of experience of DB Netze
• Experience of RFI on Trackside Approval
• Experience of PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. from on-going ERTMS approval procedures
• Trackside Approval- Experience of Správa železnic
• Considerations about Trackside Approval

Outcomes of the Workshop Trackside Approval will be presented during the conference. Based on the feedback collected from the participants we will report on interesting topics, possible proposals for improvement and experience from our first applicants.

 Speaker : 

• Jo De Bosschere

Workshop #10 – ETCS trackside engineering rules and their effect in operations

The workshop will elaborate on the close link between engineering and operational rules. It will also elaborate on how the ETCS toolbox that is used on the trackside creates different “user experience” on the onboard and requires different reactions from the driver. We will approach the Engineering guidelines produced by EUG as best practice and the role of harmonised marker boards to operational interoperability. To be debated: should more trackside engineering rules be harmonised at TSI level? 

 Speaker : 

• Georgios Kouparousos

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Workshop #1 – How just is your safety culture?

When things are going as planned and business is as usual it is not difficult to keep an open mind and practice a ‘just culture’. However, when facing undesirable events and pressure is abound, how will people in the organisation behave? This could be a stress test for a culture for safety and reflect the organisation’s dominant notions about people and safety and how to combine the two. In this workshop participants will explore and discuss this important challenge.

  Speaker : 

• Frank Guldenmund

Workshop #2 – Learning from and acting upon the first European Rail Safety Climate Survey

This workshop aims at learning from and acting upon the first implementation of the European Rail Safety Climate Survey (ERA-SCS). It welcomes representatives of organisations that have partnered up with the Agency in the context of the ERA-SCS, who will be asked to share their experience and how their organisation benefits from the survey results.

  Speaker : 

• Zsófi Berkes
• Grégory Rolina

Workshop #3 – Take ownership to influence organisational and safety culture

What are the practices you have in place to enhance awareness & accountability for safety issues? During the workshop, participants will get acquainted with an approach called ‘Safety Culture in Circles’, based on Dr Edgar H. Schein’s research on ‘Organizational Culture and Leadership’ and WANO ‘Traits of a Healthy Nuclear Safety Culture’, which aims at better understanding the factors that might impact the safety culture.

  Speaker : 

• Regina Celia Scheer

Workshop #4 – Coaching: Know Yourself – Self-Awareness for Strong Leadership

As strong leaders we must know and understand ourselves, to be able to let grow others. This starts by understanding our strengths and weaknesses, by knowing what we strive for and what we are good at. In this context, participants will have the honour to meet a part of themselves called their “Inner Saboteur”, who wants us playing small, hidden away from being powerful and authentic. Taming our saboteur will help us to move from a victim mindset to an active, self-responsible role and become great and charismatic leaders.

  Speaker : 

• Lydia Haferburg

Workshop #5 – How to integrate Human and Organisational Factors in railway investigations?

The objective is to share with participants the content and approach of a new training on Human and Organisational Factors (HOF). Participants will discover how the integration of HOF into the safety management system can be facilitated from an investigator's perspective. An overview of the training, a few examples, a video and, at least one complete exercise will be addressed. The workshop will be participative and interactive.

  Speaker : 

• Fabrizio Carpinelli

Workshop #6 – What to consider when developing organisational just culture?

The workshop includes examples of the positive effects of a mature organisational just culture and will facilitate group discussions on a case study implementation of just culture in Irish Rail, covering both the railway undertaking and the infrastructure manager. Participants will discuss a particular phase of implementing a just culture. Information on the planned roadmap in Irish Rail will be provided and participants will be invited to critique the approach, using their own experience to highlight strengths, challenges and gaps. The output of the workshop will therefore be a solid roadmap to implementing just culture in the railway context which participants can bring back to their own organisations.

Speaker : 

• Nora Balfe
• Kim Drews

Workshop #7 – Influencing safety culture: how regulatory oversight can have a positive impact

Safety authorities, through their routine activities and interactions with operational organisations, unmistakably influence the development of safety culture. Nevertheless, recent research carried out in various sectors has identified different approaches. The workshop will introduce in a pragmatic way, several “regulatory oversight strategies” to be implemented by national safety authorities to positively impact the safety culture of railway undertakings and infrastructure managers. Participants will be invited to discuss these strategies from their own perspective, whether they belong to a rail or a regulatory organisation.

• Introduction
• Promotion based strategy: presentation of the promotion activities of DRSI (NSA BE)
• Regulation based strategy: presentation of the DRSI “safety management practices” model
• Wrap up

Speaker : 

• Anthony Byrne
• Beatrijs Claeys
• Nathalie Namavar

Workshop #8 – Safety critical components: issues and methodology

The management of Safety Critical Components (SCCs) is a mandatory requirement by European legislation for all vehicles. The presentation is focused on the methodology to identify and manage the SCCs. In addition, some practical arrangements are given in order to fulfil the requirements related to SCCs.

Speaker : 

• Giuseppe Ragusa
• Nathalie Duquenne

Workshop #9 – Risk assessment, interactive demonstration of practical application

The workshop will demonstrate how risk can be assessed depending on different perspectives. It will start with an interactive discussion between two actors on a practical case. To emphasise that there is not only one correct outcome for the risk assessment, this interactive discussion will extend to the group, to reflect as many positions as possible for risk control. Risk assessment is a team project and the results depend on the circumstances of application and costs of various options for controlling the identified risks.

Speaker : 

• Marc Geisler
• Olivier Castellani

Workshop #10 – Human and Organisational Factors toolkit for change management

This participative workshop explores the challenge of integrating HOF in change management and risk analysis. Participants will consider their own approach to HOF integration in all projects and explore suggested tools and techniques for making a difference to human and organisational performance.

Speaker : 

• Clarisse Lagaize Davoine
• Jayne Yeo

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