Railway Safety

Authorities

• European Railway Agency (ERA)
• Norwegian Railway Authority (Statens Jernbanetilsyn)
• Jernbaneverket (Norwegian railway infrastructure owner/operator)
• The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) (UK)
• Office of Rail Regulations (ORR) (UK)

Laws and regulations

• EU Railway Safety Directive (2004/49/EC)
• EU Regulations on "Common Safety Method On Risk Evaluation" related to the Railway Safety Directive (352/2009)
  • Common Safety Method for Monitoring
  • ORR guidance on the application of the common safety method on risk evaluation and assessment
• The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations(UK)
  • Explanatory memorandum

Standards

• EN 50126. "Railway applications - The specification and demonstration of reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS)"
• IEC 62278. "Railway applications - The specification and demonstration of reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS)"
• IEC 62279. "Railway applications - Communications, signalling and processing systems - Software for railway control and protection systems"