IRSN - International Railway Safety Network

Chairman : Hans Vogt, SBB,CFF

Members : BLS, CP, DB AG, JBV, JR-Group, JRE, NS, ÖBB, ProRail, RENFE, RSSB RSSB Railway Safety Standards and Boards , SNCF, SBB, Trafikverket, Trenitalia + participation of representatives of UIC Safety Unit.

Meetings : 4 times a year

 General information

IRSN has the goal to foster safety for railways by

• Exchanging of safety experience and backgrounds
• Learning from each other
• Facilitating good and trusting relations among railway safety experts

 Results 2012

• Deep information about relevant safety issues

• More than seven surveys for comparing safety practices in the different companies
  • Measurement System for Safety Culture
  • Building Safety : Comparison of damages by fire etc.
  • Impact of broken train coupling
  • Safety of shunting workers
  • Safety risks in overcrowded trains
  • Eyesight requirements for train drivers
  • Runaway rolling stock due to wind...

• Three safety notices

 Work program 2013

• Continuation of the work in the sense of the policy (Exchange of safety experience, learning from each other)

• Further enhancement of efficiency without fostering administration

• Evaluate how to go on with safety notices

 Meetings

http://www.uic.org/baseinfo/reunion...

 Contact

Peter GERHARDT Head of Safety Unit gerhardt@uic.org