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TRL 3705ASSIGNMENT 4
SEMESTER 2
2022
, The importance of railway safety mechanisms in the railway sector
The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is South Africa’s independent railway
regulator that is responsible for overseeing and enforcing safety performance
regulations across all railway operators (RSR, 2015). The RSR was
established as an independent public entity under the National Railway Safety
Regulators Act 16 of 2002 (RSR, 2015). Its responsibilities and
functions include the creation of safety performance measures, inspections of
railway operator’s safety procedures and equipment, provision of operational
permits, and management of reported and unsafe occurrences (RSR, 2015).
The RSR has rolled out the National Information Management System (NIMS)
programme as a tool for improving its daily operations and management
systems (RSR, 2015). The NIMS project has changed the permit application
process from manual to automated, established a call centre through
which occurrences can be reported and applications made, along with
increasing inspections and audits of both railway operators’ systems and sub-
systems (RSR, 2015).
With many passengers using trains as a mode of transport, railway safety is
paramount for rail operators. Rail safety does not only apply to passenger rail
but also includes the safe transportation of freight across South Africa. In
South Africa, the Rail Safety Regulator oversees and enforces safety
compliance by railway operators and owners. Transnet, PRASA and the
Gautrain are the three prominent railway operators in South Africa, with
several private operators and rail siding owners, from mines and mineral
processing plants to municipalities. All network, train and station operators
and owners have to obtain safety permits and must submit a comprehensive
SANS 3000-1:2016 compliant railway safety management system to the Rail
Safety Regulator for review.The primary focus of railway safety is to protect
communities, the environment and assets from potential incidents and
accidents.
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