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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | ticket-checking |
Railway Safety Audits to ensure safety is followed at all the
SAFETY ORGANISATION 5 VELRAJ MDZTI DWR History Safety Organization on Indian Railway was created on the recommendations of Kunzru Committee. Shri Kunzru was the Chairman of Railway Accident Committee , 1962. It was further strengthened and expanded on the recommendations of Wanctoo Committee 1968. Multi Disciplinary This organization is envisaged to ensure that safe practices are followed by framing and implementing necessary rules and regulation and creating safety consciousness amongst staff dealing with train working. Three Tier Setup The organization is also assigned to conduct Safety Audit and also to hold accident enquires to investigate the causes of accidents and analyze them and to take preventive measures. The set-up of this organization has a three tier arrangement. SAFETY ORGANISATION RAILWAY BOARD LEVEL Secretary, Railway Board DG/RPF PED/Vigilance = 5 ae AM/Traffic PED/Infra | Pd PED/SD aaa q PED/Accounts 5 VELRAJ MDZTI DWR Railway Board Level – Safety Organisation At the apex level there is Safety Directorate in the Railway Board headed by Director General (DG) assisted by Directors and supporting staff. CEO /CRB is in charge of Safety Directorate. C R B DG SAFETY PED SAFETY ED SAFETY JD SAFETY DD SAFETY SAFETY ORGANISATION ZONAL LEVEL G M P C S O Dy CSO (Mech) Dy CSO (Traffic) A S O ( S & T ) A S O (Eng) Safety Counsellors from all the departments Zonal Level – Safety Organisation At Zonal Railway headquarters Principal Chief Safety Officer (PCSO) is the head, assisted by Dy.CSO of each department namely Traffic, Mechanical, Engineering, S&T and Electrical. A small contingent of supporting staff and a Safety team consisting of Senior Scale officers or Assistant Scale Officers and Safety Counsellors of Mechanical, S&T, Engineering, Electrical and Traffic departments. SAFETY ORGANISATION DIVISIONAL LEVEL Sr D S O / D S O Safety counsellors Divisional Level – Safety Organisation At the divisional level the safety organization is managed by JAG/Senior Scale officers (Sr. DSO/DSO). There are one or two Junior Scale officers to assist Sr. DSO/DSO but this practice is not uniform. The Sr. Divisional Safety Officer is also assisted by a team of Safety Counsellors drawn from different departments. Functions Safety Organization to audit functioning of all departments. Attending site of accident to restore normalcy, conducting accident enquiries and take follow up action, organize preventive measures, conduct safety Audit Inspections, safety seminars To educate the staff to meticulously observe the safety rules are the other functions of this organization. The Sr. DSO/DSO also keeps a watch on the safety inspections by other Branch officers and supervisors. Safety Department is entrusted with the task of safe transit of passengers with the active cooperation and monitoring of all sister departments. Safety Counsellors and Officers have to function like watch dogs to ensure that the systems laid down through manuals/ Codes/JPOs /Practices are being followed in the field for this purpose. If deviation are becoming routine and systems getting degenerated the same must be brought to the notice of concerned PHODs/CHODs for correcting the system(s) before it in too late. Function of the Safety Department It monitors the safe maintenance and operation practices adopted by all the departments. * Conduct surprise checks for ensuring safe train operation. * Counsel and educate staff to inculcate spirit of safe train operation. * It prepares the Safety circulars, Posters, Bulletins to educate the Railway men and Public to avoid accidents. Counselling is the major tool adopted by this department for educating the public to avoid the accidents at Un Manned level crossing. * It conducts the Internal Railway Safety Audit and Intra Railway Safety Audits to ensure safety is followed at all the levels in all the departmentsystem(s) before it in too late. *
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