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News Release from: TUV Rheinland UK | Subject: Railway equipment and CE marking
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Railway equipment and CE marking
Changes to the regulations governing safety cases for the UK rail industry came into effect on 1st April 2003.
Changes to the regulations governing safety cases for the UK rail industry came into effect on 1st April 2003 Train operators must now prepare a comprehensive safety case which must be accepted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) before being allowed to operate their businesses
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 22 Jan 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Office of the Rail Regulator (ORR) will not grant a licence to a railway operator without an accepted safety case or an exemption being in place.
The safety case documents must set out how the rail operators will manage and control the health and safety of staff and the public and their contingency plans for dealing with emergencies and other abnormal situations.
This includes a risk assessment requiring train operators to ensure that all rolling stock and equipment complies with railway group standards, ie be certified by accredited certification bodies Likewise, some rail mounted equipment, maintenance machines etc must not only comply with railway group standards but also with national and European directives, such as the Machinery and EMC Directives.
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