Safety Doesn’t Happen By Accident Part 3 With Sonia Bot And Tony Zenga

Industry 4.0 (also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution) is a
reality. Railroads, including their partners in the transportation
supply chain, are at the beginning of their journey to establishing
true end-to-end digital continuity. For example: Industrial
Internet of Things (IIoT); Positive Train Control (PTC) and
Enhanced Train Control (ETC); and AI (artificial
intelligence)-based automation such as expanding autonomous
inspection to include predictive analytics for track data. How do
we know that these solutions and systems are safe and that there
are no lurking issues? How do we know that the integration of
multiple components from vendors, partners, and even from within
meet safety objectives? How do we know if safety integrity is
preserved after a change is made? How do we shift the paradigm
where safety moves from a cost center to a value-added business
driver? In Part 3, the conclusion of this three-part series on
System Safety, Sonia Bot chief executive of The BIT Consulting
Group Inc., and Tony Zenga, owner of CMTIGroup Inc., draw attention
to three often neglected or not fully understood aspects of system
safety practices. They are integration into the systems engineering
lifecycle, designing for safety, and process-based safety
performance management. By having these technical aspects in place,
a system safety practice can effectively achieve its potential and
influence the maturation of the organization’s safety culture.