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Network Statement 2014 - ProRail

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appendix 8 Reports (§ 2.9)1 GeneralIn order to comply with statutory obligations and to implement the management concession, <strong>ProRail</strong>draws up reports of noise emissions and the external safety risks related to use of the railway in thestructure. Railway undertakings must to this end provide <strong>ProRail</strong> with information relating to theiroperational activities. The required information is further described in Section 2 of this Appendix.To limit the administrative burden on railway undertakings, <strong>ProRail</strong> will in drawing up the reports makeas much use as possible of information that has already been collected and stored in <strong>ProRail</strong> systemsfor other purposes. <strong>ProRail</strong> will only submit a separate supplementary request to the railwayundertakings for provision of information that <strong>ProRail</strong> has not been able to collect itself.<strong>ProRail</strong> will in all cases that concern reports prescribed by law, give railway undertakings anopportunity to correct or supplement any information that <strong>ProRail</strong> has collected as regards theiroperational activities. Railway undertakings that fail to make use of the opportunity to correct orsupplement information within the set response time are deemed to have no objection against theindicated use of the information.Section 3 of this Appendix describes the information on types of railway vehicles that railwayundertakings must provide to <strong>ProRail</strong>.2 Reports on external safety and noise emissionsThe reporting obligations under which <strong>ProRail</strong> will request to the supplementary information from therailway undertakings comprise:1. Reports with regard to the external safety risks on route sections2. Reports with regard to the external safety risks at railway yards (standard situation)3. Reports with regard to the external safety risks at railway yards (exceptional situation)4. Reports with regard to the noise emissions on route sections5. Reports with regard to the noise emissions at railway yards (exceptional situation)2.1 External safety on route sectionsIn drawing up the annual report with regard to the external safety relating to the transport of shipmentsof dangerous goods on route sections, <strong>ProRail</strong> makes use of the information provided to <strong>ProRail</strong> bythe railway undertakings via the OVGS system (online registration system for the transport ofdangerous goods) as part of their obligations under Section 4 Rail Traffic Decree.<strong>ProRail</strong> will in the future make use of classifications into risk categories in accordance with the RIDsystem.2.2 External safety on railway yards (standard situation)Railway yards that according to current environmental permits are authorised to handle shipments ofdangerous goods are subject to an annual reporting obligation. In drawing up these reports, <strong>ProRail</strong>uses information provided to <strong>ProRail</strong> via the OVGS system as part of their obligations under Section 4of the Rail Traffic Decree.<strong>ProRail</strong> will request railway undertakings to provide specific supplementary information regardingoperations performed per railway yard per year:• Shunting: the number of tank wagons/containers involved in shunting operations(separation/coupling of train sets, travel at railway yards).• Loading/unloading: per railway yard, the number of tank wagons/containers that have beenloaded/unloaded.• Stabling: the number of wagons/containers stabled at railway yards.appendix 8 Reports<strong>Network</strong> <strong>Statement</strong> <strong>2014</strong> Combined <strong>Network</strong> - version 1.0 dated 9 January 2013 page 127

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