SANS 3000-1:2009 - Railway Safety Regulator

SANS 3000-1:2009Edition 27.2.12 Category K — Spillage/leakage, explosion or loss of dangerous goodsCategory K occurrences, as given in SANS 10228, SANS 10229 (parts 1 and 2) and SANS 10405,cover the following:a) spillage or leakage of dangerous goods en route;b) spillage or leakage of dangerous goods during shunting operations;c) spillage or leakage of dangerous goods whilst staged;d) missing consignments of dangerous goods;e) theft of dangerous goods; andf) explosion of dangerous goods.7.2.13 Category L — FiresCategory L occurrences cover the following:a) fires in fixed operational assets (for example in station buildings, tunnels, relay rooms andsubstations);b) freight fires;c) rolling stock fires; andd) veld fires that threaten operational safety.7.3 Categories of immediate causes7.3.1 GeneralIn addition to the recording and reporting of occurrences as required in categories A, B and D (see7.2.2, 7.2.3 and 7.2.5, respectively), the immediate causes of railway occurrences shall be recordedin the categories and sub-categories as required in 7.3.2 to 7.3.7 and reported in the quarterlyreports as required in clause 11.7.3.2 Track and civil infrastructureThe category of track and civil infrastructure covers the following:a) rail breaks;b) kick-outs;c) track geometry, including slacks, twists and cants (superelevations);d) gauge widening;e) wash-aways;f) defective points and crossings;g) structural failure (bridges, culverts, tunnels and overhead traction equipment (OHTE));20