# Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 5: Indicators to calculate the economic impact of accidents

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Total in euro and relative (to train-kilometres):
number of deaths and serious injuries multiplied by the Value of Preventing a Casualty (VPC),
cost of damages to environment,
cost of material damages to rolling stock or infrastructure,
cost of delays as a consequence of accidents.
National safety authorities shall report the economic impact of significant accidents.
The VPC is the value society attributes to the prevention of a casualty and as such shall not form a reference for compensation between parties involved in accidents.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/798/annex/I/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-798/annex-I/division-5
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