A&K Ross Associates - Safety and Risk Railway Management Systems

A&K Ross Associates Pty Ltd (AKRA) provides a broad range of system safety and risk management services to the rail sector, as well as in other business sectors. We provide knowledge of best practice elsewhere.

We offer assistance in achieving the optimal balance between the issues that impact on safety. Without that balance, safety is ultimately a business loss rather than a bottom line gain.

Safety and risk management systems for railways

We develop safety management systems that meet, as a minimum, any legal requirements and which are appropriate and understandable to anyone in the organisation.

We are determined to develop the appropriate strategy and risk assessment tools that will enable an organisation to be in control of, not merely reactive to, risks.

Railway auditing processes and programmes

AKRA makes sure that auditing processes and programmes target the right issues and areas, providing assurance that your safety management system is in place and working.

We also offer incident / accident investigation using current best-practice techniques, aimed at identifying all causal factors and providing actions to deal with them. This includes relevant learning from incidents elsewhere.

Railway safety change management and governance

We ensure that change in an organisation is effectively managed and does not introduce new risks.

AKRA makes sure that all accountabilities are clearly defined and understood, that the highest level of an organisation has all the information it needs to determine this is the case, and that accountabilities are being followed.

Safety performance measurement and organisational plans for railways

AKRA also provides effective and appropriate indicators against which to measure safety performance, including leading indicators.

We determine the existing culture, where it needs to go and how to get there, and then implement plans to achieve that goal. Accomplishing the optimal organisational safety culture is critical to achieving best practice safety performance.

Railway corporate writing and training / workshops

We provide assistance with project-specific CVs, project sheets, proposals and tender bids. AKRA also offers proven communications and business management skills, writes convincingly and turns complex and technical material into plain language.

AKRA offers training and workshops in any aspect of the safety process in order to introduce new ideas and methodologies to organisations.