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We the Members of the Southern African Railways Association (SARA) are committed to finding safety solutions to the best advantage of our customers, employees, third parties, systems and relevant protocols of member countries.
The Safety Solutions shall deliver measurable results, be understood by employees, contractors and shall be customer as well as environmental friendly.
The Safety solutions shall address each railway administration's general in-house safety and more specifically the area of operating interface between railways in the mutual spirit of finding solutions to identified problems and inefficiencies along the corridors.
SARA is committed to continuously improve safety performance through a Safety Management System (SMS) that addresses:
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Safety plans and structures
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Safety programmes
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Safety training and education
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Safety technical standards
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Safety monitoring and auditing
In order to turn the SARA Safety Policy into
practice it will be necessary for railway administrations
to ensure that:
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An internal Safety Management System that
supports both internal and regional safety
needs and initiatives is in place
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Approved safety solutions are executed
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Corridor Management Groups respond to and
implement corridor Safety Solutions
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Ensure that Corridor Management Groups
are supported in their efforts to manage
safety
Gideon Mahlalela
SARA PRESIDENT
SAFETY POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
For the guidance of SARA Railway Administrations, to be read together with the SARA Safety Management handbook |
Task |
Action required/check list |
Time Frame |
1. Training:
Train SARA railway officers in safety management |
AIM:
To impart knowledge and skills to implementers of the Safety Management System and enable them to:
a) Compile a Safety Policy
b) Operationalise the Safety Policy
c) Draw the related Safety arrangements and responsibilities
d) Implement, maintain and improve a Safety Management System
e) Manage the Safety performance on the railways
f) Manage the Safety performance along the regional corridors
COURSE CONTENT:
• Safety Policy
• Safety Management System
• Environmental Management
• Causes and effects of accidents
• Gaining compliance with rules and regulation
• Effective safety promotion
• Accident investigation
• Inspections and Audits
• Safety performance measurement
• Addressing individual and system performance deficiencies
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2 weeks training course |
II) Develop Safety Policy
Each Railway Administration to develop own Safety Policy statement using the SARA policy as a guide |
Content of Policy Statement
• Management's express commitment to safety
• Expression that Safety is the responsibility of both management and workers
• Commitment of the Railway to implement local as well as corridor safety solutions and regional standardisation through active participation in Corridor Management Groups.
• Employee training and education programmes
• Monitoring and Audits
• Policy review mechanism to ensure versatility
• Environmental (green) issues to be addressed
• Consistency with legislative requirements
• Proactive orientation (e.g. accident prevention and promotion of safety consciousness
• Signature of CEO and date |
1 month immediately after task I
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III) Safety Mgt System (SMS)
Each Railway Administration to have a Safety Management System developed to support the Policy
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Each Railway Administration to develop a Safety Management System as guided by the SARA Safety Management Handbook to provide for continuous internal monitoring and follow up as well as revisions |
1 month following task II |
IV Accident Reporting
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For purposes of consistency accidents to be reported as per model checklist contained in the Safety Management Handbook |
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