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Safety Objectives of European Railway Agency

Safety Objectives of European Railway Agency. Raigo Uukkivi Estonian Railway Inspectorate DAGOB Final Conference 30.11.2007, Tallinn. Topics. What is European Railway Agency? What does European Railway Agency do for safety?. European Railway Agency.

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Safety Objectives of European Railway Agency

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  1. Safety Objectives of European Railway Agency Raigo Uukkivi Estonian Railway Inspectorate DAGOB Final Conference 30.11.2007, Tallinn

  2. Topics • What is European Railway Agency? • What does European Railway Agency do for safety?

  3. European Railway Agency • 2nd railway package and set up by EC Regulation 881/2004 • Competitive European railway area through interoperability and safety (no authority for dangerous goods) • Economically viable common technical standards and approaches to safety • No decisive authority operates strictly under the mandate of EC

  4. European Railway Agency (2) • Staff of 100 of 20 different nationalities • Permanent and ad hoc working groups • NSA representatives by definiton • representatives of major railway organisations (CER, EIM, UNIFE, ETF…) by invitation

  5. What does ERA do for safety? • Common approach to safety: CSM, CSI and CST • Common format for safety certificate and Safety Management System • Cooperation between National Safety Authorities • Cooperation between Investigation Bodies

  6. What does ERA do for safety? • Evaluation of National Safety Rules • Public databases • Monitoring of safety level • Technical support to National Safety Authorities

  7. Safety Certificate • Safety Directive EC/2004/49 • Responsibility for safety and assessment of respective risks lies within companies • Prerequisite for passenger/freight operations and infrastructure management • Standard format by ERA

  8. Safety Certificate (2) • Part A: company has established and maintains an adequate Safety Management System • Valid throughout EU • Part B: company demonstrates ability to operate under certain circumstances • Valid in a particular member state; section of infrastructure etc.

  9. Safety Certificate (3) • Valid for 5 years • Subject to modification should the content or the scope of activities change • Subject to removal in case of non-compliance with requirements

  10. Common approach to safety ERA develops: • Common Safety Targets (CST) • Common Safety Methods (CSM) • Common Safety Indicators (CSI)

  11. Common Safety Targets • Safety levels and safety performance at least to be achieved by the railway system as whole • CSTs constitute the minimum level of safety • Expressed in risk acceptance criteria • Mostly to maintain the current level of safety

  12. Common Safety Methods • How safety levels, achievement of safety targets and coherence with other safety requirements are assessed in different Member States • Action plans based on the surveys on MS approaches • Common Methods for risk assessment in 2008 • Common methods for evaluating SMS in 2010

  13. Common Safety Indicators • Parametres to evaluate the achievement of CSTs and measure the level of safety • CSI list set by the Safety Directive (Annex I) • Additional position (definitions, common method for accident cost calculation) in 2009

  14. Thank you for attention! Raigo Uukkivi Estonian Railway Inspectorate

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