Railway safety management system

The article is devoted to the analysis of railway safety management system. It is clear that advanced railway safety management system is of great importance for a country. The fact is understandable as well as for the global community due to rail transport is a part of the logistics chain, which facilitates international trade and economic growth. In the article the author also examines the key components of safety management system and the requirements to it. Safety is regarded by the author of the article as a prime consideration in the successful performance of duties of railway managers. Management is specifically responsible for the development \nand implementation of safe practices and procedures. It is pointed out that the objectives of the safety management system regulations are to ensure that safety is given management time and corporate resources and that it is subject to performance measurement and monitoring on par with corporate financial and production goals. \nThe author of the article stresses that it is important to railway safety management system that \ncompany policy should sustain continuing programs designed to promote the health and safety of all \nemployees and to co-operate with organizations and associations devoted to safety research and education. Russia has 85,000km of railways, making it the second largest network in the world after the US. Rail dominates the freight transport network accounting for 42.7% of total turnover, according to the Federal State Statistics Service, and around 85% of total turnover, if pipeline traffic is not included. Rail has a competitive advantage due to the large distances between different production centers in Russia. The road network is currently insufficient in terms of coverage and quality of the roads, while the waterways freeze during Russia’s long winter. The major cargo types carried by rail are coal (23% \nof the total) followed by oil products, (18%) and construction materials, (15%). That’s way railway safety management system is very important to RZD as to a railway company of any other country.