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The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006
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PART 2 SAFETY MANAGEMENT, CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORISATION
13.Notice of changes by holder of a safety certificate or a safety authorisation
14.Direction to apply for an amended safety certificate or safety authorisation
17.General provisions relating to safety certificates and safety authorisations
18.Notification to the European Railway Agency regarding safety certificates and safety authorisations relating to the mainline railway
APPLICATION FOR A SAFETY CERTIFICATE
PART 1 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED FOR A MAINLINE APPLICATION
PART 2 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED FOR A NON-MAINLINE APPLICATION
PART 2 COMMON DEFINITIONS AND METHODS TO CALCULATE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ACCIDENTS
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS-SAFETY CERTIFICATES AND SAFETY AUTHORISATIONS
2.In paragraph 1 a notification of acceptance shall be construed...
3.Notwithstanding their revocation the 2000 Regulations shall continue in force...
4.A deemed safety certificate or safety authorisation shall—
5.A deemed safety certificate or safety authorisation shall be valid until—...
7.Where a transport operator— (a) holds a deemed safety certificate...
8.The holder of a deemed safety certificate or safety authorisation...
9.Where the revision referred to in paragraph 8 renders the...
10.Where a holder of a deemed safety certificate or safety...
11.Where a person— (a) was granted an exemption, which has...
13.Notwithstanding the revocation of the 2000 Regulations, regulation 10 of...
14.For the purposes of this Schedule “the 2000 Regulations” means...
1.Amendment to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
2.Amendment to the Railway Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1997
4.Amendment to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Amendment and Specification) Order 2003
Applications for UK-issued ECM certificates by entities in charge of maintenance
System of certification of entities in charge of maintenance in respect of Great Britain
(This Schedule substantially reproduces the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU)...
Section 1 Management function requirements and assessment criteria
21.Leadership: commitment to the development and implementation of the maintenance system of the organisation and to the continuous improvement of its effectiveness
22.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
23.Monitoring: a structured approach to ensure that risk control measures are in place, working correctly and achieving the organisation's objectives
24.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
25.Structure and responsibility: a structured approach to define the responsibilities of individuals and teams for secure delivery of the organisation's safety objectives
26.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
27.Information: a structured approach to ensure that important information is available to those making judgments and decisions at all levels of the organisation
28.Documentation — a structured approach to ensure the traceability of all relevant information
29.Contracting activities — a structured approach to ensure that subcontracted activities are managed appropriately in order for the organisation's objectives to be achieved
SECTION 2 Requirements and assessment criteria for the maintenance development function
30.The organisation must have a procedure to identify and manage...
31.The organisation must have procedures to guarantee conformity with the...
32.The organisation must have a procedure to design and to...
33.When freight wagons start operations, the organisation must have procedures...
34.To keep the maintenance file updated throughout the lifecycle of...
35.When the competence management process is applied to the maintenance...
36.When the documentation process is applied to the maintenance development...
SECTION 3 Requirements and assessment criteria for the fleet maintenance management function
37.The organisation must have a procedure to check the competence,...
38.The organisation must have a procedure for the composition of...
39.The organisation must have a procedure to send freight wagons...
40.The organisation must have a procedure to manage the removal...
41.The organisation must have a procedure to define the necessary...
42.The organisation must have a procedure to issue a notice...
43.When the competence management process is applied to the fleet...
44.When the information process is applied to the fleet maintenance...
45.When the information process is applied to the fleet maintenance...
46.When the documentation process is applied to the fleet maintenance...
SECTION 4 Requirements and assessment criteria for the maintenance delivery function
47.The organisation must have procedures to— (a) check the completeness...
49.The organisation must have procedures to determine, identify, provide, record...
50.Where necessary to ensure valid results, the organisation must have...
51.The organisation must have procedures to ensure that all facilities,...
52.The organisation must have procedures to check that the performed...
53.When the risk assessment process, in particular paragraph 22.4, is...
54.When the competence management process is applied to the maintenance...
55.When the information process is applied to the maintenance delivery...
56.When the documentation process is applied to the maintenance delivery...
4.For the purpose of assessment of achievement of the NRVs...
5.Principles for the assessment of achievement of NRVs and CSTs
6.The assessment of achievement of the NRVs and CSTs must...
7.The outcome of the assessment of achievement referred to in...
9.(1) The first assessment step must verify whether the observed...
10.(1) The second assessment step must consider the safety performance...
11.The third assessment step must verify whether it is the...
12.(1) The fourth assessment step must verify whether the number...
13.Moving weighted averaging process for the annual assessment of achievement of NRVs
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