SANS 3000-1:2009 - Railway Safety Regulator

SANS 3000-1:2009Edition 2d) substance abuse: understanding the impact of substance abuse (i.e. the abuse of drugs,alcohol and medication);e) pregnancy: employers shall determine the limit of the duration of work by pregnant employeesin safety-related roles;f) medication: employees shall understand and declare the impact of the type of medication ontheir ability to execute their duties safely;g) illness: employers and employees shall understand and manage chronic, acute and lifethreateningdiseases/illnesses; andh) stress: employers and employees shall understand and manage physical and mental stress.12.6.3 The operator shall establish, develop, adopt, document and maintain standards andprocedures for the management of environmental stressors, such asa) noise: any sound that can have a distracting effect and impact on railway safety,b) vibration: any vibration that can have a negative effect and impact on railway safety,c) lighting: includes proper illumination, luminance, contrast and glare of the working andpassenger environment that impact on railway safety,d) temperature: temperature extremes that can have a negative effect and impact on railwaysafety.e) toxic substances: any toxic substances that can have a negative effect and impact on railwaysafety.12.6.4 Operators shall establish, develop, adopt, document and maintain standards andprocedures for the management of organizational factors in relation to safety-related roles as aminimum in order to ensure safe railway operations. These includea) human factor risk assessments: operators shall have processes to assess human-factor-relatedhazards, unsafe conditions and risks impacting on workers in safety-related roles, which canhave an effect on railway safety. These risk assessments should ensure that hazards areidentified and risks are mitigated,b) medical surveillance: operators shall have processes to assess the mental and physical fitnessof workers for potential and existing safety-related duties,c) recruitment, selection and placement: operators shall have processes to ensure that employeesin safety-related roles are able to perform the tasks required of them and should ensurecompatibility between the capabilities and limitations of employees and task demands,d) training: operators shall have processes to ensure that employees in safety-related roles havethe necessary knowledge, competencies and skills to perform their work safely,e) return to work or normal duties: operators shall have processes to manage workers in safetyrelatedroles who return to work or who resume normal duties after a period of absence,f) shift work: operators shall have processes to manage the impact of shift work on theorganization and the consequences thereof (such as fatigue, burnout and ill health) on personsin safety-related roles,34