African Railway Thursdays - 6th Webinar "Health & Safety Challenges faced by Railways since COVID-19"

Presentations

Language

English & French

Programme

11h-11h15

Official Opening
Mr Mohamed Rabie Khlie, Chairman UIC Africa, UIC Vice-Chairman
Mr François Davenne, UIC Director General

Panel 1: Overview of Health & Safety in Railway Transport dictated by Pandemic
Moderator : Frédéric Henon

11h15-12h15

The future "normality" of rail transport after the pandemic: recommandations and perspectives
Speakers : Marc Guigon, UIC Passenger Department Director , Head of UIC TaskForce COVID-19 ; Philippe Lorand, UIC Senior Advisor Passenger

The compared level of risk for long-distance passengers during COVID-19, findings and lessons learnt
Speaker : Torben Holvad - Team Leader, ERA Analysis and Monitoring Unit 15

New global approach onto Railway Safety since the COVID-19 Pandemic
Speaker : Frédéric Henon - UIC, Head of Operations & Safety

Session Q/R

Panel 2: Health & Safety challenges during COVID-19, network experiences
Moderator : Ali Chegini

12h15-13h45

Health & Safety in UK, 2020 report: findings and recommandations for UK rail transport
Speaker : Marcus Dacre - RSSB, Professional Head Risk and Safety Intelligence

Presentation of the results of the DB epidemiological study on long distance trains during COVID-19
Speaker : Christian Gravert - Chairman of the UIC-UIMC group

Management of COVID-19 impacts and the post-pandemic, SNCF
Speaker: Frédéric Villot, Health and Safety Project Manager, SNCF

Challenges faced by railway networks in Asia - JR East’s countermeasures during and post pandemic
Speaker: Masayoshi Toyohara, Senior Manager, East Japan Railway Company

Specificities of African countries, examples of Morocco, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire

Session Q/R

Conclusions

13h45-14h

Saïd Chandid, UIC Africa Regional Office