Vietnam Railway Authority issues certificate of verification of system safety dossier

According to Clause 4 Article 2 of the Circular No. 32/2020/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam amending Article 4 of the Circular No. 31/2018/TT-BGTVT, general provisions on assessment and certification of system safety for urban railway are specified as follows: 

- A newly constructed urban railway shall be subject to assessment and certification of system safety by a certification body and issuance of certificate of verification of system safety dossier by the Vietnam Railway Authority before being put into operation.

- An urban railway being upgraded shall be subject to assessment and certification of system safety by a certification body and issuance of certificate of verification of system safety dossier by the Vietnam Railway Authority. The items to be upgraded shall be subject to assessment and certification of system safety and verification of system safety dossier, including:

+ Change of train control information and signaling system;

+ Change of vehicle type;

+ Renovation of traction power supply system;

+ Enhancement of transport capacity and expansion of network of lines;

+ Change of organizational structure of an operating organization.

- The outline of assessment and certification prepared by the certification body and approved by the investor must contain at least:

+ Scope of assessment and certification;

+ Methods and sequence;

+ Safety limits and risk acceptance criteria;

+ Plan to carry out assessment and certification;

+ Transfer documents.

View more details at the Circular No. 32/2020/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from January 29, 2021.

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