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International Conference

Rome 21-22 April 2016

Education, training and culture for railway safety – The role of

UNECE

Francesco DionoriChief of Transport Networks & Logistics Section

Sustainable Transport Division

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Structure of presentation

• About UNECE

• Key rail involvement

• UNECE and railway safety

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5 Regional Commissions of the UN System

UNECE

ECLAC

ECAESCAP

ESCWA

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E2

Green CardMotor Vehicle Insurance System

International Driving LicenceVienna Convention

Visible signs of UNECE transport activities

CMR ConventionTransport of dangerous goods

World Forum for Harmonization

of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)

Customs transit systemEuropean E-Roads

Vienna Convention

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Rail related Conventions and activities

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Governmental structure serviced by UNECE Sustainable Transport Division

Working Party on

Rail Transport (SC.2)

Inland Transport Committee

Expert Group in

Safety at Level

Crossings

(WP.1/GE.1)

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European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines (1985) – AGC

European Agreement on Important International

Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations

(AGTC)

• Network infrastructure standards

• Performance parameters &

• Benchmarks for trains & infrastructure

Rail related Conventions

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The AGC (and AGTC) network

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SMGS/SMPS

COTIF-CIM

Eurasian Unified Railway Law

EU legislation

National legislation

Unified Railway Law

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International rail freight potential

• Land bridge between Europe, Asia and Middle East

• Trans-Siberian railway (Russian Federation-China (Mongolia))

• Rail corridors to Central Asia (Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan)

• Railway links via Turkey (Asia (Pakistan), Central Asia and the Middle East)

• North-South rail corridors (Baltic States, Belarus, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Turkey)

But, there is no level playing field among transport modes

Unified Railway Law

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www.unece.org/trans/wp24/guidelinespackingctus/intro.html

IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Containers

- CTU Code -Not mandatory – but may become part of cargo insurance contracts

Available in all official UN languages

Intermodal Transport – CTU Code

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Workshop on Rail Safety

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Workshop on Rail Safety

• Definition: “the socially required level of absence of

risk of danger in the rail transport system where risk

relates to personal accident, injury or material

damage.”

• Held during the Working Party Session on Rail Transport – 24 November 2015

• Over 70 participants from across the UNECE region

• Speakers from member States, the European Commission and UIC.

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Workshop on Rail Safety – Main topics: 1

Asset management • Safety of assets is strictly connected with the establishment of efficient and effective signalling

systems which should be complex rather than complicated in order to be maintained under safe,

secure and economic conditions

• Modern signalling systems increase significantly the costs of maintenance and have an impact on

the availability of high speed lines

The human factor • The human factor reflects safety culture

• The organizational and human aspects of safety at border crossings are fundamental

• The analysis of the human, organizational and social dimensions of an accident is important

• SPADs account for 10% of accidents; but are an important precursor to multi-fatality incidents

• By involving drivers, managers and company directors in reviewing underlying causes and identifying improvements we can:

• Fix recurrent issues across SPAD incidents

• Support the development of a Just Culture around SPADs

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Workshop on Rail Safety - Main topics: 2

Risk assessment • Common Safety Methods for Risk Assessment (CSM-RA) are being developed by UIC and CER

• The industry is working towards a single safety certificate

• Benchmarking on rail safety is not a simple task - 25,000 significant accidents recorded in the UIC Safety Database for Europe since 2003, the main factors include: infrastructures, rolling stock, human factors, railway users, weather and environment, third parties

Technology• The increasing dependence on cyberspace has brought new risks, data integrity is key and safety

critical

• Cyber-attacks can have major consequences for all railways

• There is a need for continuous exchange of best practices in order to manage the risks with a system point of view (security – contribute – safety)

• IMs need several and specific sets of mitigation measures depending on the criticality of the traffic and the acceptability of the consequences

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Safety at Level Crossings

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Safety at level crossings

• A Group of Experts has been set up under the framework of Road Transport to review this area – 1st

session in January 2014

• Work follows 8 main pillars:• The economic cost of level crossing accidents

• Evaluation and analysis of safety performance types of level crossings

• The development of a summary of best practices including education

• National legislation and/or legal arrangements at level crossings

• Technology and related solutions to improve level crossing safety

• Key causes and possible solutions related to human factors contributing to unsafe conditions at level crossings

• Create a network to disseminate expertise

• Facilitate exchange of experience FILM

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Thank you for your attention

Francesco DionoriChief of Section, Transport Networks & Logistics

francesco.dionori@unece.org

UNECE Expert Group on Safety at Level Crossingshttp://www.unece.org/trans/main/welcwp1.html

UNECE Working Party on Rail Transporthttp://www.unece.org/trans/main/sc2/sc2.html