Railway System Engineering Concepts & Applications - 13 Hrs

- What is a System?
- What is System Engineering /a Systems Engineer?
- What elements can be included within a system?
- System Boundaries
- Outline of system engineering process
- Black Box Analysis
- System engineering application to the railway
- Requirements management
- System Interface management and Integration
- Verification
- Validation
- System engineering Specialist disciplines
- Life Cycle cost modelling
- Value Engineering
Railway System Safety Concepts & Applications - 18 Hrs

Hazard, Hazard analysis & risk acceptance
System , Product safety assessment, SIL levels
Cenelec Standards
- Hazard Log Management
- FMECA – Safety analysis
- Fault Tree Analysis
- Event Tree Analysis
- Safety Targets & Compliance
- Risk Acceptance through Common Safety Methods
- Safety Case – ALARP/SFAIRP
Engaging an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA)
Safety Review by Statutory Bodies
Production and Review of System Safety Deliverables
Railway RAM Engineering Concepts & Applications - 17 Hrs

- Boolean Algebra and Truth Tables
- Probability Theory and Venn Diagram
- Matrix Algebra
- Reliability
- Maintainability
- Availability
- Reliability Block Diagram
- Examples for solution by RBD & FTA
- Markov Chain Analysis
Fault Tolerance and Redundancy
FMECA-RAM Analysis
Software Reliability
Preliminary RAM Analysis
Final RAM Analysis
Availability Modelling
DRACAS/FRACAS
RAM Deliverables
RAM Demonstration
Railway System Assurance Concepts & Applications - 8 Hrs
- Introduction to System Assurance regime
- Risk-based assurance
- Self-assurance regime
- Progressive Assurance
- System Assurance planning
- Gate reviews
- System Assurance audits
- Assurance management
- System Assurance Personal qualities
- Project stage based Evidence maturity
- Risk management through assurance
- Commitment to Reputation
- Success by collaboration client, supplier and assurance
- Handover to O&M – Process
- Delivering efficiency through RCM