THE RAILWAYS (SAFETY MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2006

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I INTRODUCTION

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II SAFETY MANAGEMENT, CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORISATION

    1. 3.Use of infrastructure

    2. 4.Safety management system for railways

    3. 5.Safety certificate

    4. 6.Amended safety certificate

    5. 7.Further safety certificate

    6. 8.Safety authorisation

    7. 9.Amended safety authorisation

    8. 10.Further safety authorisation

    9. 11.Notice of changes by holder of a safety certificate or a safety authorisation

    10. 12.Direction to apply for an amended safety certificate or safety authorisation

    11. 13.Revocation of safety certificate

    12. 14.Revocation of safety authorisation

    13. 15.General provisions relating to safety certificates and safety authorisations

    14. 16.Notification to the European Railway Agency regarding safety certificates and safety authorisations relating to the railway system

  4. PART III GENERAL DUTIES

    1. 17.Risk assessment

    2. 18.Annual safety reports

    3. 19.Sending, issuing and keeping of documents and making them available for public inspection

    4. 20.Co–operation

  5. PART IV SAFETY CRITICAL WORK

    1. 21.Interpretation and application of Part 4

    2. 22.Competence and fitness

    3. 23.Fatigue

    4. 24.Co–operation requirements for safety critical work

  6. PART V MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 25.Appeals

    2. 26.Exemptions

    3. 27.Defence of due diligence

    4. 28.Transitional Provisions

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

      1. 1.Requirements on the safety management system

      2. 2.Basic elements of the safety management system

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      APPLICATION FOR A SAFETY CERTIFICATE - INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED FOR A SAFETY CERTIFICATE APPLICATION

      1. 1.The following information shall be included in relation to Part...

      2. 2.The following information shall be included in relation to Part...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      COMMON SAFETY INDICATORS

      1. 1.Indicators relating to accidents

      2. 2.Indicators relating to incidents and near–misses

      3. 3.Indicators relating to consequences of accidents

      4. 4.Indicators relating to technical safety of infrastructure and its implementation

      5. 5.Indicators relating to the management of safety

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      WRITTEN SAFETY VERIFICATION SCHEME REQUIREMENTS

      1. 1.Information to be included in a safety verification scheme

      2. 2.The arrangements for the examination provide for:

      3. 3.The arrangements for the review and revision of the verification...

      4. 4.The arrangements for the making and preservation of records showing—...

      5. 5.The arrangements for communicating the matters contained in sub–paragraphs (1)...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

      1. 1.Where a person is undertaking a relevant operation on 30th...

      2. 2.Where a relevant operation is not being undertaken on 30th...

      3. 3.In this Schedule “relevant operation” means the activity which would,...

  9. Explanatory Note