Aplication of Rams and FMEA Methods in Safety Management System of Railway Transport / ZASTOSOWANIE METOD RAMS I FMEA W SYSTEMACH ZARZĄDZANIA BEZPIECZEŃSTWEM W TRANSPORCIE KOLEJOWYM

Abstract

This paper presents an application of the FMEA (Failure mode and effects analysis) to evaluate the operational risk in railway transport. The methodology developed by the Department of Rail Transport (KTS), including approval thresholds for risk adopted, the model forms (hazard record, FMEA form) were adopted in the Polish railways as a standard to evaluate the operational risk for operators and infrastructure managers. Reacting to the development of requirements for security management - Regulation EC No 445 of 2011 - Department of Rail Transport proposed the standard RAMS - PN - EN 50126 to oversee rail vehicles. This solution is currently being implemented in several entities building maintenance management systems (MMS) for the wagons. This article is dedicated to the people who deal with issues of safety management both in the transport of goods and people as well as the maintenance of rail vehicles.