The Road Tunnel Safety Regulations 2007

Duties of the Tunnel Manager

9.—(1) The Tunnel Manager shall, in relation to a road tunnel, for which it is the Tunnel Manager—

(a) be responsible for that tunnel’s management;

(b) designate the Safety Officer pursuant to regulation 10;

(c) compile the safety documentation in accordance with Annex II and ensure that in addition to the requirements of Annex II it includes—

(i) the operational schemes,

(ii) the risk analysis (if any), and

(iii) inspection reports prepared under regulation 13;

(d) organise periodic exercises for tunnel staff and the emergency services in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 5 of Annex II;

(e) prepare and forward incident reports in accordance with paragraph (3); and

(f) forward investigation reports in accordance with paragraph (4).

(2) The Tunnel Manager for a road tunnel that has been subject to modification, shall ensure that the provisions of paragraph 4 of Annex II are complied with.

(3) The Tunnel Manager shall, within one month of an accident or significant incident occurring within a road tunnel for which it is the Tunnel Manager—

(a) prepare a report on that accident or incident, (an incident report) that records the circumstances of the accident or incident; and

(b) send the incident report to such of the emergency services as are appropriate (including the administrative authority and the safety officer).

(4) If the Tunnel Manager prepares an investigation report, that analyses the circumstances of the incident or accident referred to in paragraph (3) or the conclusions that can be drawn from it, he shall forward that report to the administrative authority, Safety Officer and such of the emergency services as are appropriate within one month of the preparation or receipt of that report.