The safety management system contemplated in subregulation (1) shall include, but not be limited to -
(a) structures, policies and procedures for managing railway safety including, but not limited to -
(i) the railway operator safety policy statement declaring the operator’s commitment to manage safety at all levels in the organization;
(ii) the nomination of a senior manager responsible for ensuring that the provisions of these regulations and the associated standards are complied with;
(iii) clearly defined authorities, responsibilities and accountabilities regarding safety within all functional areas and at all levels in the operator organization;
(iv) the involvement of employees and/or their representatives in the development and implementation of the railway operator’s safety management system;
(v) a safety plan which is to include annual safety performance targets and the associated safety initiatives to achieve these targets, approved by the operator’s chief executive officer and communicated to the employees;
(vi) internal safety audits of these structures, policies and procedures;
(vii) the identification and demonstration of compliance with legal requirements relating to safe railway operations;
(viii) the control, updating, distribution and retraction of safety-related documents and data; and
(ix) the regular review of the safety management system;
(b) operational risk management processes including, but not limited to -
(i) risk assessment processes to identify and prioritise risks;
(ii) risk control strategies to address risks which have been identified;
(iii) occurrence management, including emergency response;
(iv) procedures for -
(aa) occurrence reporting and recording, safety data collection and safety performance analysis;
(bb) occurrence investigations to determine the cause and the corrective actions needed to be taken in order to prevent recurrence; and
(cc) the development of corrective action plans, including management approval thereof and the monitoring of the execution and effectiveness of the corrective actions.
(c) management of human factors including, but not limited to-
(i) procedures to ensure that human factors are addressed and their effects mitigated in order to enhance operational safety;
(ii) procedures, policies and criteria for employees involved in safety related and safety critical work, including those relating to -
(aa) their selection and placement;
(bb) their training;
(cc) their mental and physical fitness in order to perform the functions required of them;
(dd) their literacy, numeracy and language skills; and
(ee) the control of substance abuse.
(d) procedures for the procurement of goods and contracted services to ensure that -
(i) goods supplied comply with the safety requirements of the specifications; and
(ii)the safety aspects related to contracted services are complied with, including where deemed necessary by the operator, a review of the contractor safety records and safety procedures.
(e) procedures for developing and demonstrating compliance with safety standards contained in documented sets of engineering and operational systems which cover the network, stations, rolling stock, operations and train control systems, and interfaces with other modes.
(f) procedures for management at interfaces between operators for ensuring compliance with the safety aspects related to technical and operational interfaces where networks, rolling stock or stations are used by more than one operator.