The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005

Record of investigations and inquiries U.K.

3.—(1) Summary of testimonies (subject to the protection of identity of the persons)—

• railway staff, including contractors;

• other witnesses.

(2) The safety management system—

• the framework organisation and how orders are given and carried out;

• requirements on staff and how they are enforced;

• routines for internal checks and audits and their results;

• interface between different actors involved with the infrastructure.

(3) Rules and regulations—

• relevant [F1 international] and national rules and regulations;

• other rules such as operating rules, local instructions, staff requirements, maintenance prescriptions and applicable standards.

(4) Functioning of rolling stock and technical installations—

• signalling and control command system, including registration from automatic data recorders;

• infrastructure;

• communications equipment;

• rolling stock, including registration from automatic data recorders.

(5) Documentation on the operating system—

• measures taken by staff for traffic control and signalling;

• exchange of verbal messages in connection with the occurrence, including documentation from recordings;

• measures taken to protect and safeguard the site of the occurrence.

(6) Man-machine-organisation interface—

• working time applied to the staff involved;

• medical and personal circumstances with influence on the occurrence, including existence of physical or psychological stress;

• design of equipment with impact on man-machine interface.

(7) Previous occurrences of a similar character.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 6 para. 3(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) and the Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1400), regs. 1, 25; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)