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Safety of transport

of dangerous goods

by rail

The view of the Belgian

Infrastructure Manager

Robert BOOGAERTS – I.TMS.12

Risk Manager

26th November 2014

Agenda

• Legal context

• Assessing the risk

• Prevention of accidents

• Mitigation of the consequences of accidents

• REx of incidents

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Infrabel: Facts & Figures (I)

• NV / SA under public law

• Infrastructure manager of the Belgian

rail network since 2005

• 12.564 employees

• 15 clients – operators

• Investments 1,153 billion euro (2013)

0. WHO IS INFRABEL ?


Infrabel: Facts & Figures (II)

6.472 km main line tracks

(2284 km secondary tracks)

10.060 track devices

(points, crossings, …)

78 traction substations 3kV

+ 7 traction substations 25kV

177 signal houses

1 Traffic control

10.466 main signals

12.609 civil works

0. WHO IS INFRABEL ?


Consignor

Tank container

operator

Loader/ filler Carrier Consignee

Railway Infrastructure manager = Infrabel

Requirements for

construction and testing

(part 6 RID) : safety

valves; wall thickness …

Correct use:

choice of tank wagon,

filling ratio, …

(part 4 RID)

• ascertain (visually) that wagons

comply with RID;

halt the consignment if

infringement is observed.

• ensure that information on

dangerous goods is available for

the infrastructure manager

Info on dangerous

goods in the train

Placarding +

transport document

RID 1.4.3.

1. LEGAL CONTEXT

Obligations of the IM

in the context of the RID


1. The IM shall ensure that he has a rapid and unrestricted access to

the following information at any time during carriage :

• the composition of the train …

• the UN numbers of the dangerous goods being carried in or on

each wagon, or if only dangerous goods packed in limited

quantities are being carried, information indicating their presence

...,

• the position of each wagon in the train (wagon order).

2. The IM shall ensure that internal emergency plans for marshalling

yards are prepared.

1. LEGAL CONTEXT

Activities of Infrabel regarding

Risk analysis and evaluation (1)


2. ASSESSING THE RISK

1. Mapping of the transport flows of DG;






2. Analysis of accident statistics (determine probability of accidents);

3. Quantitative assessment of the risk level for the sections of the

network with the highest transport flows;

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Line 27A – satellite photo

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Isorisk contours

for line 27A

10-6 : 13 m 10 m

Distance between the

isorisk contours and the tracks

in 2014 forecast 2016

10-7 : 241 m 198 m

10-8 : 953 m 710 m

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2. Analysis of accident statistics (determine probability of accidents);

3. Quantitative assessment of the risk level for the sections of the

network with the highest transport flows;

4. Development of a model (matrix) to classify the marshalling yards

according to their level of risk;

5. Risk analysis of marshalling yards :

Modernisation Monceau (project abandoned);

Antwerpen-Noord (with/without remote control of locs);

Zeebrugge-Zwankendamme (extension of the yard);

Generic : localisation of the hazards (in line with SNCF study).




6. Risk analysis of the transport of DG (bow-tie model):

Causes for derailments and collisions

(= type of accidents that could lead to a release of DG);

Factors that could aggravate the consequences.

7. Participation in the “TWOL-studies” of the Flemish Authorities,

department LNE for the building of a

‘Risicoanalysesysteem voor transport van gevaarlijke stoffen’

(Risk analysis system for the transport of dangerous goods)

CAUSES CONSEQUENCES

EVENT


Measures by the Infrastructure manager

to prevent accidents with DG


1. Concrete sleepers

2. Long welded rails

3. Hot-box detection

4. Installation of Automatic Train Protection Systems TBL1+ and ETCS

5. Restrictions : transport of DG not allowed in some tunnels :

• Brussels N-S-junction : no DG;

• Antwerp N-S-junction and Diabolo-tunnel : no freight trains;

future :

• Antwerp Kennedytunnel : no DG (from december 2015);

• Brussels Schuman-Josephat (new) : no freight trains.

3. PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS


to mitigate consequences of accidents


1. Infrabel Internal Emergency Plan (new release 2014)

2. Specific Emergency Plans

(e.g. for Kennedy tunnel and Liefkenshoek Rail Link)

3. Upgrade of Emergency equipment for Kennedytunnel

4. Roadshow RID for Authorities and Emergency services (2014-2015)

5. Application “Fill-In” (train compositions)

4. MITIGATION OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ACCIDENTS


to mitigate consequences of accidents


1. Infrabel Internal Emergency Plan (new release 2014)

2. Specific Emergency Plans

(e.g. for Kennedy tunnel and Liefkenshoek Rail Link)

3. Upgrade of Emergency equipment for Kennedytunnel

4. Roadshow RID for Authorities and Emergency services (2014-2015)

5. Application “Fill-In” (train compositions)

6. Specific Emergency Plans for marshalling yards (work in progress)

7. Upgrade of the (Emergency) equipment of marshalling yards

(actions started for Saint-Ghislain, Gent-Zeehaven and

Antwerpen-Noord)



Critical

Medium

critical

Non critical

Legend:

Coefficient for

transport 1

< 5

Coefficient for

transport 2

5 < X < 15

Coefficient for

transport 3

15 < X < 50

Coefficient de

transport 4

> 50

Environmental

coefficient 1

Pas habitation à moins de

100m

Feluy-Zoning

Antw-Oorderen

Antw-Oudendijk

Antw-Petrol

Antwerpen-

Waaslandhaven

Bundel-Zuid

Environmental

coefficient 2

Pas de noyau résidentiel à

moins de 100m

Zeebrugge-

Vorming

Antw-Noord

Environmental

coefficient 3

Pas d’endroits vulnérables

à moins de 200m

Muizen-

Goederen

(Kortrijk-

Goederen)

Environmental

coefficient 4

Endroits vulnérables

à moins de 200m

Saint-Ghislain

(Tessenderlo)

(Kinkempois)

Gent-Zeehaven

(Monceau)

Number of

transports

of DG

Environment


Marshalling yards : Risk matrix for classification


Marshalling

yard

Measures

Critical

Medium critical

Non

Critical

Emergency plans

(work in progress) Specific

(with scenarios)

Specific (with scenarios)

General (without scenario)

Investments

for safety

Extended (*)

Extended (*)

Elementary (*)

(*) Taking into account the needs of the Emergency Services


Marshalling yards : Approach

bac de rétention


Critical

marshalling yards

Medium critical

marshalling yards

Ph

ase 1

Ph

ase 2

Non critical

marshalling yards

chemins d’accès

parking déploiement

clôtures -portiques

éclairage

signalétique

hydrants

manche

à air

bac de rétention mise aux rails

des caténaires à

distance

contrôle d’accès

sirène

éclairage signalétique manche

à air sirène

Surveillance

caméra

chemins d’accès

parking déploiement

éclairage

signalétique

hydrants

manche

à air contrôle d’accès

sirène

clôtures -portiques

mise aux rails

des caténaires à

distance

Surveillance

caméra


Marshalling yards : Investments for Safety

Learning from Events


5. REX OF INCIDENTS

1. Accident investigation

2. Rex meetings with Authorities and other stakeholders


QUESTIONS

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