The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006

ORR has commissioned Bomel Ltd to undertake a three-year monitoring and evaluation exercise of the performance and impact of the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (ROGS).

The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (ROGS) came into force on 10th April 2006.

The ROGS Regulations implement requirements in the Railway Safety Directive (RSD) for railway operators and railway infrastructure managers on the mainline railway to:

• maintain a Safety Management System (SMS); and
• hold a safety certificate (or ‘authorisation’ for infrastructure managers) indicating that the SMS has been accepted by the safety authority,

before being allowed to operate.

The ROGS Regulations also combine national provisions for non-mainline railways to maintain a SMS and to ensure the ‘initial integrity’ (i.e. safe design) of new and altered vehicles and infrastructure, through a process of safety verification.

Also, the ROGS Regulations implement recommendations, from Lord Cullen’s Public Inquiry into the railway collision at Ladbroke Grove, on the control of safety critical work.

Follow the left-hand navigation or links below for details on:

• Transition – making sure the implementation of ROGS runs smoothly and continues to progress.
• Safety Verification – replaces ROTS, i.e. to control initial integrity risks arising from the introduction of new or altered vehicles and infrastructure which introduce a significant and novel risk to the operation.
• Safety certification & authorisation – Operators and Infrastructure Managers must maintain a Safety Management System (SMS) and hold a safety certificate (or authorisation for Infrastructure Managers) indicating that the SMS has been accepted by the safety authority.  Tramways and heritage operators running trains at less than 40 kilometres an hour will not require certification/authorisation, but do need to have and maintain a SMS.
• Safety Critical work – Management of workers  competence, fatigue and fitness.
• Annual Safety Reports - Transport operators who require a safety certificate or authorisation must prepare an annual safety report.