On 4 and 5 November 2025, the UIC Rail Academy delivered two safety culture training sessions specifically tailored for the Africa region. This new module, jointly developed by the Institute for an Industrial Safety Culture (ICSI) and UIC, is targeted at railway professionals wishing to deepen their understanding of safety culture.

Delivered in both English and French, this training initiative brought together participants from 12 UIC Africa member countries. It is part of the Africa Safety Task Force’s ongoing initiatives and reflects one of the four strategic pillars of its 2024-2025 programme. This module offered participants a solid grounding and practical understanding of the key attributes of safety culture within an organisation.

Key takeaways for participants:

1. Gain a clear understanding of what safety culture represents within an
organisation
2. Identify and understand factors that influence behaviours and habits
3. Acquire the skills needed to strengthen safety culture in an organisation
4. Learn how to incorporate human and organisational factors effectively
5. Develop leadership and change management capabilities to make safety
culture a driver of overall performance
6. Adopt a new perspective on how to build a successful and sustainable safety
culture

To learn more about the modules, please visit: https://uic.org/expertise-development-training/uic-rail-academy/uic-rail-academy-human-and-organisational-factors-hof-section.