Transcript Breakfast presentation - Railway Safety Regulator South Africa

State of Safety Breakfast 2013/14
24 November 2014
Dr Cornel Malan RSR Head : Research
State of Safety Report 2013/14
• The RSR annual State of Safety Report information is collected from all
operators and classified in accordance with the South African National
Standard, SANS 3000-1: 2009.
• The SANS occurrence data is classified into two broad areas:
• Operational Occurrences
• Security- Related Incidents
• The RSR is mandated to play a primary role in addressing Operational
Occurrences
• The RSR plays a supportive and advocacy role in addressing Security
Related Incidents. The South African Police Services, in particular the
Railway Police (SARPS) is the primary partner in this regard.
Operational Occurrences 2013/14
• 7% Increase from previous reporting period
• Top 5 Occurrence Categories as % of Total Number:
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Category A: Collisions during movement of rolling stock (21%)
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Category B: Derailments during movement of rolling stock (16%)
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Category E: People struck by trains during movement of rolling stock (13%)
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Category H: People related occurrences: platform- train interchange (16%)
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Category L : Fires (12%)
Operational Occurrences
Fatalities / Injuries
3000
2510
2500
1932
2000
1906
1787
1534
1498
1500
1000
500
434
502
457
440
456
2012/13
2013/14
214
0
2008/9
2009/10
2010/11
Fatalities
2011/12
Injuries
All Operators - Derailments on a Running Line
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
People Struck by Trains
• 588 occurrences or 13 % were occurrences during which persons were
struck during movement of rolling stock (other than at level crossings)
• This indicates a 2% increase from 576 occurrences recorded during the
2012/13 reporting period
600
590
580
570
560
550
540
530
520
510
500
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
Level Crossings
Platform-Train Interface Occurances
• 16% on the total number of operational occurrences
• 7 fatalities and 689 injuries
• Focusing on South Africa alone, the following deductions
could be made:
• Passenger characteristics are a more frequent
contributor to PTIs than the physical characteristics of
the train and reducing platform.
• Overcrowding main contributing
factor
• Irregular trains add to challenges
• External factors such as cable
theft, power outage etc. has
further negative impact
Cost of Occurrences / Incidents
5% Increase in TFR direct railway costs of occurrences and security-related incidents
22% Decrease in PRASA Rail direct railway costs of occurrences and security-related incidents
941
1000
900
800
Rands Million
700
600
577
500
400
300
229
200
100
61
412
388
368
203
125
112
168
130
0
2008/9
2009/10
2010/11
TFR
2011/12
PRASA
2012/13
2013/14
Security Incidents
• 13% Increase from previous reporting period
• Top 5 Security Incident Categories as % of Total Number:
• Category 1 : Theft of assets impacting on operational safety (65%)
• Category 2 : Malicious damage (vandalism) to property impacting on operational
safety (22%)
• Category 7 : Personal safety on trains (6%)
• Category 8 : Personal safety at stations (5%)
• Category 9 : Personal safety outside station platform area (in section between
stations, including yards, sidings and depots) (1%)
Security Incidents
Fatalities / Injuries
400
379
365
350
300
250
225
203
200
150
124
119
100
50
11
21
30
13
7
10
0
2008/9
2009/10
2010/11
Fatalities
2011/12
Injuries
2012/13
2013/14
RSR Mandate and Interventions
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Collecting and disseminating of railway safety information
Ensuring that operators remain responsible for managing the safety of their operations;
Conducting audits, inspections and occurrence investigations;
Concluding appropriate co-operative agreements or other arrangements with organs of
state;
Developing, adopting or accepting standards for safe railway operations;
Issuing safety permits to ensure that the operator have a safety management system in
place;
Reviews of new works and technologies to ensure safety compliance
Collaborating with the view to furthering the objects of the RSR, including scientific and
technical information, and training; and
Promoting the harmonization of the railway safety regime of South Africa with Southern
African Development Community (SADC) railway operations.
Thank you