Annex II Criteria for assessing conformity with the requirements for obtaining safety authorisations to be issued in accordance with regulations 10, 11 and 12 of the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 or paragraphs 27 to 38 of the Schedule to the Channel Tunnel (Safety) (Amendment) Order 2013 regulations 8, 9 and 10 of the Railways (Safety Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006F1F2

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1. ARISK CONTROL MEASURES FOR ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTIVITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER
2. BRISK CONTROL RELATED TO THE SUPPLY OF MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL
3. CRISK CONTROL RELATED TO THE USE OF CONTRACTORS AND CONTROL OF SUPPLIERS
4. DRISKS ARISING FROM THE ACTIVITIES OF OTHER PARTIES EXTERNAL TO THE RAILWAY SYSTEM
5. EDOCUMENTATION OF THE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
6. FDISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
7. GSECURING CONTROL BY THE MANAGEMENT ON DIFFERENT LEVELS
8. HINVOLVING STAFF AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ON ALL LEVELS
9. IENSURING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
10. JSAFETY POLICY APPROVED BY THE ORGANISATION’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND COMMUNICATED TO ALL STAFF
11. KQUALITATIVE AND QUANTATIVE TARGETS OF THE ORGANISATION FOR MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING SAFETY, AND PLANS AND PROCEDURES FOR REACHING THESE TARGETS
12. LPROCEDURES TO MEET EXISTING, NEW AND ALTERED TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL STANDARDS OR OTHER PRESCRIPTIVE CONDITIONS
13. MPROCEDURES AND METHODS FOR CARRYING OUT RISK EVALUATION AND IMPLEMENTING RISK CONTROL MEASURES WHENEVER A CHANGE OF THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OR NEW MATERIAL IMPOSES NEW RISKS ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE OR ON OPERATION
14. NPROVISION OF STAFF TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND SYSTEMS TO ENSURE THAT STAFF COMPETENCE IS MAINTAINED AND TASKS CARRIED OUT ACCORDINGLY
15. OARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF SUFFICIENT INFORMATION WITHIN THE ORGANISATION AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, BETWEEN ORGANISATIONS OPERATING ON THE SAME INFRASTRUCTURE
16. PPROCEDURES AND FORMATS FOR DOCUMENTING SAFETY INFORMATION, AND DESIGNATION OF A PROCEDURE FOR CONFIGURATION CONTROL OF VITAL SAFETY INFORMATION
17. QPROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS, NEAR MISSES AND OTHER DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES ARE REPORTED, INVESTIGATED AND ANALYSED AND THAT NECESSARY PREVENTIVE MEASURES ARE TAKEN
18. RPROVISION OF PLANS FOR ACTION AND ALERTS AND INFORMATION IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, AGREED UPON WITH THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
19. SPROVISIONS FOR RECURRENT INTERNAL AUDITING OF THE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
20. TSAFE DESIGN OF THE RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
21. USAFE OPERATION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
22. VPROVISION OF MAINTENANCE & MATERIAL
23. WMAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SIGNALLING SYSTEM