Railway Safety Commission
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The Railway Safety Commission (RSC) was established under the Railway Safety Act 2005. It has responsibility for matters of railway and cableway safety on passenger carrying systems and freight carrying systems where they interface with public roads.
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Press Release 16 August 2010
RSC Press Release 16th August 2010.
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RSC Malahide Compliance Audit
Railway Safety Commission publishes Compliance Audit into partial collapse of Malahide Viaduct.
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2010-07-21 RSC Statement
Railway Safety Commission Statement 21 July 2010
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Press Release
Railway Safety Commission publishes first annual safety statistical report - 23rd June 2010.
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2009 Statistical Report
This is the first separately published annual safety statistical report of the Railway Safety Commission. This report provides background statistics to a number of key performance indictors with discussion where appropriate.
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Annual Report 2009 (English)
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Collision Ballybrophy - Killonan 28/06/07
At approximately 20.00 hours (hrs) on the 28th of June, 2007, the 18.55 service from Ballybrophy to Limerick....
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Safety Audit of Irish Rail 2007
The partial audit of Iarnród Éireann has shown the company continues to invest significant time and effort to develop an effective safety management system focused on addressing matters proportionate to risk.
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Safety Audit of Veolia 2007
This report, submitted to the Railway Safety Commission, details the findings of the partial audit of Veolia Transport Dublin Light Rail Ltd (Veolia) compliance with their accepted Railway Safety Case.
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Welcome to the RSC Website
The Railway Safety Commission (RSC) was established under the Railway Safety Act 2005. It has responsibility for matters of railway and cableway safety on passenger carrying systems and freight carrying systems where they interface with public roads.
The principal functions of the RSC are to:
- Foster and encourage railway safety;
- Enforce this Act and any other legislation relating to railway safety, and
- Investigate and report on railway incidents.
In doing so the main duties of the RSC are to:
- Assess safety cases¹ submitted by railway operators² and where it is satisfied that the undertaking can operate the railway safely; issue safety certificates
- Assess the safety of new infrastructure works and rolling stock before they are constructed, commissioned and brought into service;
- Audit the safety management system and safety case of a railway undertaking;
- Make regulations in relation to specific aspects of railway safety;
The RSC's inspection powers permit its inspectors to enter railway property, carry out any examinations or searches necessary for the purpose of exercising a function under the Act, seize or take samples of any object as evidence or for analysis, and require any person to attend before him or her to answer questions in regard to the exercise by the inspector of his or her functions under the Act. An inspector may be accompanied by a member of the Garda Siochana, who may arrest any person who obstructs the inspector.
The RSC investigates safety related concerns reported to it and may carry out inspections where considered appropriate. It is important to remember that the primary contact regarding a safety concern should always be the railway operator who should have personnel available to deal with any concerns. Further information can be found on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page.
The RSC includes a functionally independent Railway Accident Investigation Unit, which is functionally independent of the Commission. The Unit investigates all serious railway accidents. The Unit may, as part of its investigation of a railway accident, investigate the role and decisions of the Commission, as safety regulator, leading up to the incident. The Chief Investigator was appointed by the Minister in 2007. The Chief Investigator will, in turn appoint all staff of the Investigation Unit.
¹Document that demonstrates ..."that the railway undertaking has the ability to properly assess and effectively control risks to the safety of persons"... and..."ensure that the safety systems described in the safety case are being properly implemented and continue to be maintained."
²Iarnrod Eireann, heritage railway or any other person who operates a railway.
Newsroom
Railway Safety Commission publishes Compliance Audit into partial collapse of Malahide Viaduct.
Railway Safety Commission publishes first annual safety statistical report on railway safety in Ireland on 23rd June 2010
The International Liaison Group of Government Railway Inspectors (ILGGRI) was established in 1997
Quick contact
Railway Safety Commission,
Trident House,
Blackrock,
County Dublin,
Ireland.
E-Mail: info@rsc.ie
About organisation
The Railway Safety Commission (RSC) was established under the Railway Safety Act 2005. It has responsibility for matters of railway and cableway safety on passenger carrying systems and freight carrying systems where they interface with public roads.
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