PSLG Suppliers Safety Forum

Westwood, 14/12/12

New Sentinel

Our Purpose Our Mission Our Vision

Deliver an improved Sentinel service that underpins the industry’s safety strategy well into the 2020s

Fully engage with suppliers, stakeholders and end-users so they accept new Sentinel as safer, smarter simpler

That Sentinel is recognised globally as the model for safe working access across industry

New Sentinel is an enhancement of the existing service providing new capabilities and opportunities to further improve site safety, increase efficiencies and reduce industry costs.

Sentinel: the transformation journey• Sentinel - good servant for 13 years – but needs to change to meet

future needs

• Transforming Sentinel to a safer, smarter, simpler service will help to embed our Lifesaving Rules into the everyday lives of everyone working across the railway estate

• Sentinel will become:

– Safer, by providing better safety risk management through the real-time monitoring of competences – helping to make sure that “no-one undertakes an activity unless they have been trained and assessed as competent”

– Smarter, by using the latest technology to deliver and exploit information where it’s needed at all times

– Simpler, a one card solution, easy to verify, single source of ‘truth’

• It will deliver more services for less money and benefit the wider industry

• Coverage to extend to include ‘the high street environment’ etc.

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Sentinel BenefitsSAFER SMARTER SIMPLER

Supports the delivery of Network Rail’s Lifesaving Rules

Single long-life card – up to 5 years

Credentials checked in seconds

100% validation of identity and skills

Data available in ‘real time’ One card per person

Safer team working knowing all are qualified

Supported by manned Service Centre – 24/7 365

No need for users to carry paper counterparts

Automatic alerts to expiries or takedowns

Smart cards synchronised with database

Changes updated instantaneously

Prevents unqualified working

Single entry of data through links to other systems

No double entry and minimal data inputting

Supports safer lone working Uses existing hardware e.g. smart phones

Doubles as entry card for offices

Improves management of risk due to fatigue

Adaptable to future needs Reduces site access paperwork through automation

What’s in for you?

• Your costs for complying with Sentinel will reduce and pricing will be fair and transparent

• Reduction in administrative burdens on your COSS and Site Managers by replacing manual paper based COSS forms with an electronic approach using smart phone applications.

• Tightening the control of access to our sites (without reducing productivity) to levels that are common practise in other sectors and other parts of the construction industry.

• We will challenge, review and eliminate or simplify existing processes, procedures and administration which may add no longer add value but does increase costs (time and money).

• We will explore new and expand existing services and capabilities that will derive real cost, efficiency and safety value to you from the information that Sentinel can access.

Offering better value

Current Sentinel

• Repeat and ongoing charge for updates and new cards

• TVPs charged for

• Multiple invoices sent for individual transactions – inefficient

• IVR service uses 0870 number – costly and time consuming

• Multiple flat sponsorship model with a lot of duplication, such as PPE

New Sentinel

• Tiered charge per sponsor based on numbers, invoiced quarterly

• No charge for TVPs

• Simple charging model with clear statements for easy reconciliation

• IVR service via 033 number – low to no cost and minimal need for use

• Primary and sub-sponsorship model – streamlining process and cutting out wasteful duplication

How it works – A ‘smart’ solution

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New Sentinel: Implementation Timeline

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Phased transition: Network Rail direct staff from June 2013

Supply Chain sponsors in September 2013

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More information

• Visit – www.railsentinel.co.uk

• Contact: sentinel@networkrail.co.uk