Railroad Safety Sentry™ is a safety performance improvement tool that utilizes web-based technology and a set of established “industry best practices” to assist a Railroad in learning about their current reality related to infrastructure, safety processes and employee behaviors. Designed by Rick Roberts, retired General Manager of Safety for the CSX Transportation Company, Railroad Safety Sentry™ integrates over 30 years of industry knowledge and management expertise. Railroad Safety Sentry™ operates on the Neurametrics platform—a powerful analysis and data presentation engine.
Shatter Obstacles for Better Employee Communication
Railroad Safety Sentry™ reveals behavioral data from the web-based, totally confidential, queries that are taken by an audience of executives, managers and front line personnel. A unique software engine is used to interpret and present the data, allowing railroads to: • Evaluate safety performance • Determine improvement opportunities • Identify long-term business risks • Understand specific performance gaps • Recognize workforce vulnerability based on direct employee input
What is It?
Railroad Safety Sentry™ is a safety performance improvement tool, powered by the NeuraMetrics Inc. assessment and analysis platform called NeuraTool™. Through this web based technology, railroads will understand their “Current Reality” related to safety processes, employee behaviors and most importantly, their exposure to safety related incidents. Rick Roberts and NeuraMetrics™ have applied Industry best practices and expertise to produce a comprehensive query that is administered confidentially over the web to a strategically selected group of managers, supervisors and front-line personnel. An automatic comprehensive analysis is then made available to understand specific performance gaps and improvement opportunities. This unique and quantitative insight drives understanding and targeted improvement in priority areas including: • Risk avoidance • Identification and Mitigation of safety issues • Implementation of process discipline programs • Improved meter and billing accuracy • Reduction of health care costs • Effectiveness of current safety programs
Why Use It?
When it comes to their safety, employees today feel it is the sole responsibility of the industry to provide a safe haven for them to work in. Many employees feel that all risks can be eliminated or engineered out if enough time and money are allocated. This misconception has been perpetuated over the years when in reality it is the behaviors of both employees and supervisors alike that account for the vast majority of work place accidents and injuries. By using Railroad Safety Sentry™ you will gain insight into areas of exposure and those unsafe behaviors and practices currently in effect by your employees. Railroads can now prioritize and address identified gaps against a specific recognized set of Best Practices developed over years of experience in the railroad industry. Correction of the weaknesses identified by Railroad Safety Sentry™ will lead to improved business outcomes with “Business Intelligence that is Strategic and Actionable” allowing railroads to: • Confidentially determine major areas for improvement and create strategic impressions that drive the development of improvement actions. • Identify strengths that can be used for strategic advantage or cost-effective replication of successes • Baseline against internal standards or benchmark against industry standards to characterize progress in corrective endeavors. • Perform efficient and comprehensive assessments at a fraction of consultant-based cost and eliminate workplace disruption • Realize higher reliability conclusions with direct input from knowledgeable respondents • Reduce exposure to today's astronomical rise in health care costs, especially those associated with work place injuries. • Eliminate costs involved in replacing and retraining injured employees. • Reduce costs associated with the replacement of hardware damaged in accidents • Gain insight into the effectiveness of current safety programs and gain information for future initiatives. • Provide information necessary for employees and management to work together resolving safety issues. • Create a healthier environment for all employees
Alliance Partner
Rick Roberts is the retired General Manager of Safety for the CSX Transportation Company. He is results oriented with expertise in safety, risk management, customer service, business process improvement and running large scale operations. He has over thirty (30) years experience in railroad safety and has consulted to major Fortune Five Hundred Corporations.
NeuraMetrics and Rick have collaborated to design, develop and market a Safety assessment that is specific to railroads and we are developing a suite of assessments for corporations where safety is paramount.
These Safety Assessments will:
• Investigate what is driving “on the job” behaviors & performance…REALLY • Help management decide if strategies, initiatives and programs are being acted upon – where, to what extent, as intended? • Identify specific performance gaps realitive to best practices • Quantitatively compare peer groups and benchmark results for management • Establish if people, facilities, areas and equipment are in compliance with required standards, rules and regulations, industry benchmarks and customer requirements • Determine what to do to improve execution
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