Transcript LEVEL CROSSING SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Level Crossing Safety
Management Information
System
-
R. K. Verma
Chief Engineer/ Indian Railways
Introduction
• The total no. of accidents taking place on
Indian Railways (IR) is on a decline.
• The accidents at level crossings (LCs) are
also very low, compared to advance
railway systems (0.10 per million of trainkms)
• Yet, there is a concern due to rising trend
of accidents at LCs
Objective
To suggest a new approach to
improve safety at LCs on IR
Presentation Outline
• Corporate Safety Plan (2003-13)
• Trend and Severity of LC accidents
• Policy for Safety Enhancement Measures
• Safety Management Information System
• Conclusion
Corporate Safety Plan
(2003-13)
• Complete elimination of collisions
• Reduction in derailments by 60%
• Reduction in fire accidents by 80%
By reducing human dependence
Corporate Safety Plan
(Contd…)
• Accidents at LCs –
- 16% of total accounting for
46% of total fatalities in the year 2003
• Compared to the previous decade, it
increased by 23%
The plan only aims at arresting the LC
accidents at current level
Trend and Severity of LC
Accidents
• During 1996- 2006, LC accidents
increased to 22% (from 16%)
• Total fatalities also increased to 49%
(from 46%)
Trend of Accidents
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Tot. No. of
Accidents
No. of
Accidents at
LCs
9899
0001
0203
0405
0607
Trend of LC Accidents
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
%ge share of
LC Accidents
9899
0001
0203
0405
0607
Trend of fatalities at LCs
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
%ge fatalities
at LCs
97- 9998 00
01- 0302 04
0506
Details of LC accidents
• During 1997-2007, 85% accidents at
unmanned LCs & 15% at manned LCs
• One LC at every 1.8 km distance
• Cost of manning of LCs Rs.2450/- crores as capital cost
and
Rs. 700 crores per annum as maintenance
and operation cost
Details of LC accidents
(Contd…)
• 50% of accidents at manned LCs
due to Gates Open /improperly
closed or secured
• 40% of manned LCs are
interlocked
Policy for Safety
Enhancement Measures
• Re-classification of LCs as per revised
criteria based on TVUs (Train Vehicle
Units)
• Criteria and Priority for manning
unmanned LCs based on TVUs, No. of
Road Vehicles, Visibility Conditions
• No manning, if motor vehicles do not ply
regularly
• Priority based on importance of route
Need for Safety
Management Information
System
There exists a definite policy on IR
for constn. of grade separators,
manning / interlocking of gates. But,
fiscal constraints make it imperative
to prioritize the safety works more
scientifically, i.e. by hazard rating.
Safety Management
Information System
• For hazard rating, a database of LC
inventories & past accident history
needed
• Priority of safety enhancement
measures decided based on hazard
rating
Elements of a Safety
Management Information
System
•Up-to-date LC Inventory
•Accident / Incident Data
•Safety Performance Index
LC Inventory
•Unique ID
•Location, Physical Characteristics
etc.
Hazard Rating
Depends on-
• Rail / Road Traffic Density
• Visibility Condition
• Type of Barrier
• Road Surface Condition
• Angle of Crossing
• Gradient of Road
• Rail / Road Alignment
Accident / Incident Report
•Causes
•Circumstances
•Contributory Factors
•Consequences
•Corrective Action
Safety Performance
Report
• No. of Fatalities / Injuries in terms
of a rate per million train-kms
• Evaluate
measures
safety
enhancement
Conclusion
• A new approach based on database
of LC Inventories, Accident/Incident
Reports
&
Safety
Performance
Reports will help in deciding costeffective
safety
enhancement
measures
• This approach will bring down the
increasing trend of accidents at LCs
Thanks !