SANS 3000-1:2009 - Railway Safety Regulator

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SANS 3000-1:2009Edition 2j) the name of the station operator (if different from that of the train operator),k) the content of the load of the freight train (if applicable),l) the names of train personnel involved,m) the weather conditions (at the time of the occurrence),n) a description of the immediate natural and built environment,o) the method of train authorization,p) normal or abnormal train working,q) the possible cause of the incident, andr) the number of injuries and fatalities.7.6.5.2 The said regulator shall receive prompt notification of any occurrence that otherwise mightnot have been reported in terms of 7.6 in order to be in a position to respond to queries. Suchqueries might include queries from politicians (on national, provincial and municipal level), thecommunity, local interest groups and the media.8 Occurrence investigations8.1 Operators are encouraged to adopt a just culture to occurrence investigations in which the solefocus will be to determine the facts and the root cause(s) of the occurrence and to makerecommendations to prevent or reduce the risk of recurrence rather than to allocate blame orliability (or both).8.2 In compliance with the provisions of the relevant national railway safety legislation (seeforeword), operators shall establish, develop or adopt, implement and maintain procedures forinvestigating the root cause(s) of occurrences and implementing the corrective action(s) needed toprevent recurrences of occurrences.8.3 The scope and level of investigation shall be determined by the frequency, severity andconsequences, both actual and potential, of the occurrence.8.4 Persons appointed to investigate occurrences shall have the necessary competence andseniority, both in relation to the nature and seriousness of the occurrence, and the scope and levelof the investigation.8.5 Operators shall ensure that their respective occurrence investigation processes provide forcooperation, support in collating evidence, and the undertaking of joint occurrence investigations atthe interface/intraface of railway operations.8.6 Occurrence investigation reports shall be retained by operators (see 5.8.7) and made availableto the relevant national railway safety regulator (see foreword), when required.NOTE Depending on the scope and level of the investigation, and as a minimum recommendation, thecontents of the occurrence investigation report described in annex C should be addressed.26
SANS 3000-1:2009Edition 29 Corrective action plans9.1 Operators shall establish, develop or adopt, document and maintain procedures fora) the development of corrective action plans that focus on reducing the risk of the problem or theoccurrence recurring,b) obtaining the appropriate management approval of recommended actions,c) formal monitoring of the implementation of corrective actions and compliance with the correctiveactions approved by management,d) the application of controls to ensure that corrective actions are taken and that they are effective,ande) the implementation and recording of changes that result from corrective actions.9.2 Corrective actions may include the following:a) directives or guidelines (or both) issued by the relevant national railway safety regulator (seeforeword);b) occurrence investigation reports;c) safety audit reports;d) the evaluation of compliance with standards;e) risk control strategies;f) skills and competency requirements;g) a safety performance data analysis; andh) other (specify).10 Security management10.1 General10.1.1 Operators shall develop procedures, processes and systems in collaboration with therelevant national authorities (see foreword) with the objective ofa) preventing security incidents as described in 10.2,b) managing security incidents, andc) notifying and reporting security incidents to the relevant national railway safety regulator (seeforeword) and other relevant authorities in accordance with 10.3.10.1.2 Operators shall establish, develop or adopt, communicate and maintain contingency plans,including emergency preparedness plans for security incidents. Such plans shall be integrated withsimilar plans of other operators at the interfaces/intrafaces of railway operations and also with thoseplans of relevant external emergency responders, including the police services and the departmentsof provincial and local government.10.1.3 The contingency and emergency preparedness plans referred to in 10.1.2 shall be basedon risk assessments to provide for the prevention and mitigation of the consequences of allpotential security-related incidents associated with railway operations.27
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