UK Statutory Instrument
2006
United Kingdom
The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006
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Schedules
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Requirements on the safety management system
Basic elements of the safety management system
The following information shall be included in relation to Part...
The following information shall be included in relation to Part...
Particulars of the type and extent of the operation in...
Particulars of how the safety management system of the applicant...
Information on the— (a) relevant statutory provisions which make provision...
Information on the different types of work or voluntary work...
Information on the different types of rolling stock used for...
Interpretation
Indicators relating to accidents
Indicators relating to accidents
Indicators relating to dangerous goods
Indicators relating to dangerous goods
Indicators relating to suicides
Indicators relating to suicides
Indicators relating to precursors of accidents
Indicators relating to precursors of accidents
Common methodologies to calculate the economic impact of accidents
Indicators to calculate the economic impact of accidents
Indicators relating to technical safety of infrastructure and its implementation
Indicators relating to technical safety of infrastructure and its implementation
Indicators relating to the management of safety
Indicators relating to management of safety
Definitions of the scaling bases
(1) The arrangements for the selection, appointment and retention of...
Subject to the following paragraphs of this Schedule—
Where a holder of a deemed safety certificate or safety...
Where a person— (a) was granted an exemption, which has...
The 2000 Regulations shall apply in relation to—
Notwithstanding the revocation of the 2000 Regulations, regulation 10 of...
For the purposes of this Schedule “the 2000 Regulations” means...
In paragraph 1 a notification of acceptance shall be construed...
Notwithstanding their revocation the 2000 Regulations shall continue in force...
A deemed safety certificate or safety authorisation shall—
A deemed safety certificate or safety authorisation shall be valid until—...
Where the date of the periodic review referred to in...
Where a transport operator— (a) holds a deemed safety certificate...
The holder of a deemed safety certificate or safety authorisation...
Where the revision referred to in paragraph 8 renders the...
Amendment to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
Amendment to the Railway Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1997
Amendment to the Railway Safety Regulations 1999
Amendment to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Amendment and Specification) Order 2003
Where Part A of a safety certificate is to be...
Where Part B of a safety certificate is to be...
An application for a new, updated, amended or renewed—
The form referred to in paragraph 1 follows.
The form referred to in paragraph 2 follows.
The form referred to in paragraph 3 follows.
Applications to certification bodies must be made—
(1) A UK-issued ECM certificate must be issued in the...
For the purposes of this Schedule, a “maintenance functions certificate”...
The application form referred to in paragraph 1(a) follows.
The form referred to in paragraph 1(b) follows.
The form referred to in paragraph 2(1) follows.
The form referred to in paragraph 2(2) follows.
Purpose
For certification of an entity or organisation taking on one...
For certification of a maintenance workshop taking on the maintenance...
Organisation
Independence
Competence
Impartiality
Responsibility
Openness
Confidentiality
Responsiveness to complaints
Scope
Liability and financing
Leadership: commitment to the development and implementation of the maintenance system of the organisation and to the continuous improvement of its effectiveness
Risk assessment: a structured approach to assess risks associated with the maintenance of freight wagons, including those directly arising from operational processes and the activities of other organisations or persons, and to identify the appropriate risk control measures
Monitoring: a structured approach to ensure that risk control measures are in place, working correctly and achieving the organisation's objectives
Continuous improvement: a structured approach to analyse the information gathered through regular monitoring, auditing, or other relevant sources and to use the results to learn and to adopt preventive or corrective measures in order to maintain or improve the level of safety
Structure and responsibility: a structured approach to define the responsibilities of individuals and teams for secure delivery of the organisation's safety objectives
Competence management: a structured approach to ensure that employees have the competences required in order to achieve the organisation's objectives safely, effectively and efficiently in all circumstances
Information: a structured approach to ensure that important information is available to those making judgments and decisions at all levels of the organisation
Documentation — a structured approach to ensure the traceability of all relevant information
Contracting activities — a structured approach to ensure that subcontracted activities are managed appropriately in order for the organisation's objectives to be achieved
Interpretation
The organisation must have a procedure to identify and manage...
The organisation must have procedures to guarantee conformity with the...
The organisation must have a procedure to design and to...
When freight wagons start operations, the organisation must have procedures...
To keep the maintenance file updated throughout the lifecycle of...
When the competence management process is applied to the maintenance...
When the documentation process is applied to the maintenance development...
The organisation must have a procedure to check the competence,...
The organisation must have a procedure for the composition of...
The organisation must have a procedure to send freight wagons...
Maintenance system
The organisation must have a procedure to manage the removal...
The organisation must have a procedure to define the necessary...
The organisation must have a procedure to issue a notice...
When the competence management process is applied to the fleet...
When the information process is applied to the fleet maintenance...
When the information process is applied to the fleet maintenance...
When the documentation process is applied to the fleet maintenance...
The organisation must have procedures to— (a) check the completeness...
The organisation must have procedures to ensure that—
The organisation must have procedures to determine, identify, provide, record...
Relationships between parties in the maintenance process
Where necessary to ensure valid results, the organisation must have...
The organisation must have procedures to ensure that all facilities,...
The organisation must have procedures to check that the performed...
When the risk assessment process, in particular paragraph 22.4, is...
When the competence management process is applied to the maintenance...
When the information process is applied to the maintenance delivery...
When the documentation process is applied to the maintenance delivery...
Certification bodies
System of certification for entities in charge of maintenance
System of certification for outsourced maintenance functions
Role of the supervision regime
Application
(1) The second assessment step must consider the safety performance...
The third assessment step must verify whether it is the...
(1) The fourth assessment step must verify whether the number...
Moving weighted averaging process for the annual assessment of achievement of NRVs
Measurement units for NRVs and CSTs
Decision flowchart
Values for NRVs
Values for CSTs
Interpretation
Measurement units for NRVs and CSTs
For the purpose of assessment of achievement of the NRVs...
Principles for the assessment of achievement of NRVs and CSTs
The assessment of achievement of the NRVs and CSTs must...
The outcome of the assessment of achievement referred to in...
Procedure for assessment of achievement of NRVs and CSTs
(1) The first assessment step must verify whether the observed...
Browse 39 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation and application
Determination of exclusion from the mainline railway
Use of infrastructure on the mainline railway
Use of infrastructure on other transport systems
Safety management system for the mainline railway
Safety management system for other transport systems
Safety certificate
Amended safety certificate
Further safety certificate
Format for safety certificates and applications
Safety authorisation
Amended safety authorisation
Further safety authorisation
Notice of changes by holder of a safety certificate or a safety authorisation
Direction to apply for an amended safety certificate or safety authorisation
Revocation of safety certificate
Revocation of safety authorisation
General provisions relating to safety certificates and safety authorisations
Notification to the European Railway Agency regarding safety certificates and safety authorisations relating to the mainline railway
Maintenance of vehicles on the mainline railway
Common safety targets
Risk assessment
Annual safety reports
Sending, issuing, and keeping of documents and making them available for public inspection
Co-operation
Interpretation and application of Part 4
Competence and fitness
Fatigue
Co-operation requirements for safety critical work
Appeals
Offences
Transitional provisions and savings
Exemptions
Defence of due diligence
Amendment of ROTS
Consequential amendments
Revocation
Review
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Office of Rail and Road
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