Bringing in specialist help when things have already gone wrong is often a difficult — and costly — process. However, specialist engineering support, such as that provided by system safety engineers, doesn’t have to be approached this way, nor does it need to be full-time.

By engaging a system safety engineer early in your programme, even for short durations, they can help maintain oversight of how design, installation, and commissioning activities are developing, while ensuring that approval-critical documentation remains current and robust. This de-risks the programme and significantly reduces the ‘hassle factor’ as approval submission deadlines approach.

Delaying system safety activities until the last minute often leads to a scramble for available specialist resources. Once found, this typically requires an intense and disruptive effort from the whole team to bring documentation and evidence up to an acceptable standard. Any cost savings made by deferring specialist support are often quickly undone at this stage.



At HSRS, we provide part-time specialist system safety support across a range of railway infrastructure projects, helping teams deliver on time and to the required standard.

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