Risk and Safety Management: Analysis of Richmond Train Crash Incident

Running head: RISK AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
Risk and Safety Management
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................2
Overview of the Accident............................................................................................................2
Contribution of Safety breaches in train Incident of Richmond..................................................3
Effects of the Richmond train Incident........................................................................................3
Changes due to the Train Crash of Richmond.............................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
This paper intends to discuss safety and risk management principle in order to analyze a
safety incident. The aim of the paper is to discuss and identify the safety breach that led to the
safety breach incident. The principles of safety management includes the components such as
policy, risk management, promotion and assurance. In order to develop the practical application
of safety management principle, the paper would discuss the Richmond Train Crash incident of
Sydney. The incident took place on 22nd January, 2018 at the north east section of the Sydney
("Passengers injured in 'horrifying' train crash in Sydney's north-west", 2018). This paper would
provide the implications of incident of this train crash in context to risk and safety management.
It would discuss the contributions of the safety breaches on this incident. It would also discuss
the measures taken such as specific change in policies or regulation as a result of this incident. It
can be concluded that this paper would be efficient in discussing all the required aspects of this
incident ("Investigation: RO-2018-004 - Collision of Waratah passenger train A42 with buffer
stop at Richmond Station, NSW, on 22 January 2018", 2018).
Discussion
Overview of the Accident
This section of paper would discuss in details about the incident of train crash that took
place in the outskirts of Sydney. The incident is reportedly took place in morning of 22nd
January. The hydraulic buffer of the platform was crushed and resulted in the partial de railing of
the train. The incident caused serious injuries to the 16 passengers and the driver and train guard
also received injuries ("Richmond train crash: passengers injured at Sydney station", 2018). The
investigations revealed that the speed of train at the time of incident was 35 km/h. the medical