COSS Non Technical Skills

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Why COSS NTS?• Incident Investigations & Recommendations:

Trafford Park – Ruscome – Stoats Nest

• ORR Pressure –December Deadline

• Non Technical Skills:

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Development & Leadership Day

Existing COSS

NTS Development Day1 Day

Newly identified COSS

NTS Leadership Day1 Day

Both internal & external COSS attend together

Competence cycle (24m) Attend COSS training

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Development Day

Existing COSS

Development Day

Selected to attend

Due 24m assessme

nt

• Explore NTS necessary to be effective COSS

•Develop new ways of thinking & behaving

•Raise awareness about leadership aspects of role

•Reflect on own strengths & development needs

•Practice strategies to help perform more effectively (incl. to challenge managing of others unsafe working practices)

Prioritisa

tion Tool

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Post - Development Day

Identified as not yet suitable to COSS

Competence changed toCOSS Theory

Individual can carry out other duties where COSS is a pre-requisite but

not act as COSS

End of Development Day Assessment

Line Manager/ Sponsor Responsibility:• Development planning with individual (Short Term)• Review NTS alongside 24m assessment (Short - Medium

Term)• Cultural Change [SL&CC] (Medium – Long Term)

Identified suitable to COSS

Line Manger/Sponsor reviews development plan

& assessment outcome

Offer of TU support[Union Skills

Trained Mentors]

Issued with development plan

and log book

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What you need to know

COSS Theory- Ne w competence

Timescales-Dec 12 NR DD

- June 13 industry L & DD

Local Venue & Availability

-Nationwide venues- Good facilities

£££- 1 day in line with assessment cycle

Workload-TU support

--Development tools-Self development

Bespoke for COSS

-Biggest impact on safety

-Wholly relevant to role

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Further Information

• http://www.safety.networkrail.co.uk/