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National Railway Safety Regulator Act, 2002 (Act No. 16 of 2002)

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Railway Safety and Security Regulations, 2022

Part B: Regulations regarding Safety of Persons

9. Appointment of Safety of Persons Officer

 

(1) An operator must appoint or designate a Safety of Persons Officer.

 

(2) The Safety of Persons Officer is responsible for ensuring the operator's compliance with the requirements of these Regulations in order to protect people within the railway system.

 

(3) The Safety of Persons Officer must be delegated with the following responsibilities in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations:
(a) Development, implementation and enforcement of the Safety of Persons policy, plan and procedures, which may be integrated with the Security Policy;
(b) review of the Safety of Persons policy, plan and procedures where required;
(c) ensuring that risk assessments are conducted, focussing on persons' safety;
(d) ensuring the implementation of mitigation measures based on the recommendations made in the risk assessment report;
(e) ensuring that incidents regarding persons' safety are reported to the Regulator;
(f) ensuring the investigation of persons' safety incidents that take place directly or indirectly in connection with that operator's railway operations;
(g) implementing safety measures, evaluating and improving the effectiveness of safety measures; and
(h) conducting safety awareness programmes.