Non-technical skills in rail accidents: panacea or pariah?

Mark Young

RAIB

Mark Young is an Inspector with the Rail Accident Investigation Branch and a Visiting Professor at Loughborough University's Design School. His current role is as a front-line accident investigator, and he also has professional responsibility for human factors within the RAIB.  Prior to joining the RAIB in July 2012, Mark was a Reader in the School of Engineering and Design at Brunel University, where he had worked for eight years.  In previous roles, Mark worked within the human factors team at RSSB, and also held a fellowship in the Department of Aviation at the University of New South Wales.  Mark has more than 20 years’ experience working in human factors, and holds a degree in psychology as well as a PhD in human factors, both from the University of Southampton.