The railway does not forgive assumptions.Operational Railway: Infrastructure, AC/DC Power and Lineside Safety is a practical illustrated reference guide for anyone seeking a clearer understanding of the systems, infrastructure and hazards that make up the operational railway.Written by Robert Porter from the perspective of real operational railway experience, the book explains how track, trains, electricity, structures, people and operational control interact within one com...

Move beyond understanding improvement and become someone an improvement team can rely on.Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt: Participating in Improvement Projects is a practical guide to becoming a credible and effective contributor within structured improvement work.Robert Porter approaches Lean Six Sigma from the realities of operational environments, where customers are waiting, handovers matter, information is imperfect and changes must work under pressure-not merely look good ...

When something goes wrong on the railway, the quality of the investigation matters.Railway Accident and Incident Investigation: Evidence, Causation and Safer Operations is a practical professional guide to investigating accidents, incidents and near misses within the UK railway environment.Written for railway operational managers, investigators, supervisors and safety practitioners, the book takes the reader from the critical first response through evidence preservation, sc...

Four management systems should not mean four separate ways of running one organisation.Integrated Management Systems: One System, Not Four provides a practical executive approach to bringing quality, environmental management, occupational health and safety, and business continuity together within one coherent operating framework.Built around the management architecture associated with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 22301, this guide examines how organisations can re...

Railway welfare requires compassion - but it also requires evidence, professional boundaries and sound judgement.The Railway Welfare and Occupational Health Playbook is a practical professional guide to managing welfare, health and fitness-for-work issues within the demanding environment of the UK railway.Written from an operational management perspective, Robert Porter examines the point where employee wellbeing, occupational health, HR responsibilities and railway safety ...

Fourteen years ago, something was hidden inside Penraven Library. Now a death has begun pulling the past back into the light.At sixty-three, librarian Jan Vale has settled back into the rhythms of life in her small Cornish community. Christmas has come and gone, another birthday has been endured, and Moss-a retired working dog with an impressive appetite and very definite opinions-has made himself thoroughly at home in Jan's life and behind the library desk.Penraven in summ...

Risk management should change decisions - not simply produce another register.ISO 31000: The Executive Guide to Operational Risk provides a practical, leadership-focused approach to understanding and applying risk management in complex organisations.Written for operational leaders, managers, risk professionals, assurance practitioners and decision-makers, the book translates the principles, framework and process of ISO 31000 into practical organisational thinking.It...

Improvement starts with seeing the work clearly.Lean Six Sigma White Belt: Understanding Improvement and Seeing Waste is a practical introduction to Lean Six Sigma for people who want to understand improvement, recognise waste and contribute intelligently to better ways of working.Written from an operational perspective, Robert Porter takes Lean Six Sigma away from abstract terminology and applies it to the realities of everyday work: customers waiting, incomplete handovers...

Your reputation can enter the room before you do.Railway Networks and Professional Reputation - Building Trusted Relationships, Career Visibility and Leadership Influence is a practical UK railway professional-development guide to building relationships that create trust, improve information flow and support long-term career progression.Written by Robert Porter from an operational railway leadership perspective, the book rejects the idea that professional networking is simp...

The world didn't end all at once.It changed.The dead stopped staying dead. Animals became things nobody had names for. Familiar streets became hunting grounds, safe places became traps, and the rules of survival changed faster than anyone could write them down.Fortunately, Alicen has been trying.Thirteen-year-old Alicen has spent years crossing a ruined Britain with her father, Bob. He has taught her how to find water, how to sleep lightly, how to recognise ...

Move from participating in improvement to leading it.Lean Six Sigma Green Belt: Leading Departmental Projects is a practical guide for managers, specialists and trained practitioners who are ready to lead contained improvement projects with clear scope, credible evidence and accountable control.Written from an operational perspective, Robert Porter takes Lean Six Sigma beyond theory and into the realities of project leadership: defining a problem properly, agreeing scope, b...

Resilience is not about preventing every disruption. It is about knowing what must continue when disruption occurs - and having the capability to protect it.ISO 22301: The Executive Guide to Operational Resilience is a practical guide for managers, operational leaders, business continuity professionals and assurance practitioners who need to understand how effective business continuity works in real organisations.Written by senior operations, risk, resilience and compliance...