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Task I2:
European Harmonisation of Safety Approval
The
process of safety assessment for all railway activities is becoming more
formalised. Simultaneously, there is pressure to move towards
internationalisation of supply processes, so as to secure the benefits of
competitive sourcing. This is equally true of rolling stock, as of
infrastructure equipment and components, and also services such as maintenance
work.
Safety assessment where interoperability is concerned can be given by Notified
Bodies, which are authorised according to European new approach directives.
However, the safety assessment for railway equipment is still in the early
stages of implementation and will only apply to regulated products. This is
plainly a barrier to a desirable development, particularly in the voluntary
sector. The project will study how co-operation between competent bodies in the
area of harmonisation of safety assessment can be strengthened to improve the
possibility that a supplier can obtain safety assessment from a competent body
of his choice, confident that the assessment will achieve full acceptance in any
railway within the Community.
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Recommendations
on Task I2 from CDM-1
Comments made as oral contributions in the discussion at the CDM-1 or in written
form in the distributed evaluation sheets.
Task
Description of Task I2
This
short document describes the work to be done by task I2. The document
incorporates suggestions from the CDM and from discussions with experts.
Players in the
Area of Safety Assessment
The players in the area of safety assessment are described and their connections
are shown on a graphic. This short paper is a first result of the evaluation of
the current state.
Problems
identified in Harmonisation of Safety Assessment
The following questions and possible solutions have been identified during a
workshop held on March 29, 2001 in Brussels.
State of the
Art in Human Factors
The objective of this report is to outline the ways in which human failures can
be estimated and ultimately contribute to an overall profile of risk.
The ESREL2001 Presentation
Definition of tolerable hazard rates of dangerous failures and the Safety
Integrity Level
Presentation on WCRR 2001
The
following poster presentation was given at the World Congress on Railway
Research, Cologne, 25.-29.
11.2001.
The ESREL 2002 Presentation
The
Philosophy behind the Railway Safety Standard EN 50126 is explained and compared
with other standards.
Presentation
supplied to VDI Rail Vehicle Technology Conference, Aachen 2002
The presentation has been accepted for presentation at the VDI conference "Fahrzeugtechnik
2002"
(Rail Vehicle Technology) to be held in Aachen.
Final Report for Task I2
The enclosed file
is the final report of task I2. The file comprises all information gathered
during the work on the task.
Notified Bodies in the United Kingdom
The enclosed
document gives a description about the Notified Bodies in the United Kingdom,
guidelines and co-ordination.
Safety Problems in Track Maintenance
The enclosed
document gives a brief overview on safety problems connected with track maintenance.
State of the Art in Interoperability
The enclosed
document gives a brief overview on the status of interoperability.
Contact:
Dr. Hendrik Schaebe
TUeV InterTraffic
D-51105 Koeln
Phone: +49 221 806 2466
Fax: +49 221 806 3940
E-Mail:
schaebe@iseb.com
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