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The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006

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Safety management system for the mainline railwayU.K.

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5.—(1) The requirements for a safety management system referred to in regulation 3(1)(a) are that—

(a)subject to paragraph (2), it is established to ensure that the mainline railway system—

(i)can achieve the CSTs; and

(ii)is in conformity with relevant national safety rules and relevant safety requirements laid down in [F1NTSNs]

(b)it applies the relevant parts of CSMs;

(c)it meets the requirements and contains the elements set out in Schedule 1, adapted to the character, extent and other characteristics of the operation in question;

(d)subject to paragraph (2), it ensures the control of all categories of risk including new or existing risks associated with the operation in question which, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, shall include such risks relating to the—

(i)supply of maintenance and material; [F2and]

(ii)use of contractors; F3...

F4(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)it takes into account, where appropriate and reasonable, the risks arising as a result of activities carried on by other persons; and

(f)all parts of it are documented.

(2) The requirements in paragraphs (1)(a) and (d) shall be met where the safety management system of a transport operator or of an applicant for a safety certificate or a safety authorisation (“the first operator”) taken with that of any relevant transport operator is capable of meeting the requirements of the paragraph in question.

(3) In paragraph (2), “relevant transport operator” means another transport operator whose operation is capable of materially affecting the safety of the operation carried on by the first operator.

F5(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F7(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(7) The requirements for a safety management system referred to in regulation 3(2)(a) are the requirements in paragraphs [F9(1) to (3)] F10... and that—

F11(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)it takes into account the effects of operations of transport undertakings; and

(c)it contains provisions to ensure that the way in which the infrastructure manager carries out his operation makes it possible for any transport undertaking to operate in accordance with—

(i)relevant [F12NTSNs] and national safety rules; and

(ii)the means adopted by the transport undertaking to meet the requirements referred to in regulation 7(4), of which the [F13Office of Rail and Road] accepted that there was sufficient evidence upon issue or amendment of its safety certificate pursuant to these Regulations; and

(d)it aims to co-ordinate the emergency procedures of the infrastructure manager or of the applicant for a safety authorisation with those of transport undertakings,

and in each case the requirements in [F14sub-paragraphs (b) to (d)] shall only apply in relation to transport undertakings that operate or will operate a train in relation to the infrastructure of the infrastructure manager or of the applicant for a safety authorisation in question.

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