Title: Railway Safety Plan in KoreaName: Sanglog Kwak, Sungbae Yoon, Kwanghag Choi

Organisation: MLTM, KRRI

Economy: Republic of Korea

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Railway Safety Status in Korea

• 3.9 billion passenger moves 60 billion passenger-km• 194 million train km in 2010• 12 TOCs operate 92 lines(4,200km)• Korail© operate 74 lines(3,600km)• 11 Metro operating company operate 18 lines(600 km)

- Among 695 metro station, 419 station install platform screen doors(no fatalities occurs at this stations)- 504 underground station

• 1,174 station, 1,313 level crossing(92% install auto. barrier)• 57,000 staff work on railway operating companies• 135(include 59 suicide fatalities) fatalities occurs• No passenger fatalities occurs in recent 5 years

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Railway Safety Statue in Korea

• Based on “Railway Safety Act 2004”- 77 Railway Safety Measures, 1bil USD/yr. - 55% Reduction in accident rate (3.68 1.64/mil km)- 46% Reduction in accident fatalities (249 fat./yr 135 fat./yr, include suicide)

• Rail Passenger increase 1~2% every year

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• Rapid Progress in Railway Safety• Accident fatalities occurs from(2010) : Total 135 persons

- No train accident fatality occurs from 2005- Attempt suicide : 44% (59 persons)- Trespass : 25%(36 persons)- Level Crossing : 3%(4 persons)- Staff at work : 8%(11 persons)

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Korean Railway Safety Act 2004

• Safety Planning (include Emergency Action Plan)• Competency Management for Safety Critical Work• National wide railway safety program

- Safety standard for rolling stock, infrastructure, etc…- Safety Certification for major components- Safety Inspection, Risk Management- Construction of SMS & Safety Case approval

• Safety Technology R&D• Accident Investigation

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The 1st Railway Safety Plan(2006-2010) •77 measures for major accident prevention• Requirement for safe operation of the railway system• Environmental change for railway safety issue

- Privatization of railway industry- Operation of High Speed Train- Electrification of Conventional Railway System

• Safety Issue and limitations on safety• Accident analysis & Risk analysis• Invest 5 billion US$ for 5 years : focus on H/W • 40% accident reduction target in 5 year• Establish detailed background of Railway Safety Programs

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Environmental Changes

• High Speed : More tunnels & Bridges are constructed-KTX Line : Tunnel 30%, Bridge 30%-Normal Line : Tunnel 10%, Bridge 8%-Metro Line : Tunnel & Bridge 80~90%

• High Density : More Passenger & Train Less Maintenance Time

• Aging Society : 12% of total passenger(more than 65 yr)

• Increase of Railway Operating Companies : 11 17 TOCs

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Current Safety Issues in Korea

• Trespass & Vandalism

• Natural Disaster (flood, heavy rain, severe cold, strong wind, thunderbolt)

• Small TOCs with small safety management organization

• Safety Certification System

• Setting up New Safety Management System(Risk based SMS)

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The 2st Railway Safety Plan(2011-2015) &Transportation Safety Plan(2012-2016)

• 10% reduction of accident rate in 5 year• 33 measures for accident prevention• Renforcement of Safety Management

• H/W investment S/W development(such as SMS)• Safety Regulation Safety Certification• Competency Management Human Factors Management• Result Management Cause Management

• Invest 2 billion US$ for 5 years : focus on SMS • Establish detailed background of Railway Safety Programs

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Key Safety Measures(2011-2016)Safety Management• Establishment of Risk Based SMS• Sharing of Safety specialists & information within Railway industry• Competency for Safety Critical Works• Efficient Safety Management using IT(Information Tech.)• Safety Certification• Track security and trespass hot-spot management• Prevention of Safety Devices Abuse

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Key Safety Measures(2011-2016)Staff Management• Communication within organization• Train drivers’ human error prevention• Technical support for safety work (accident investigations, SMS, Risk analysis …)• Working environment change• Upgrade Training System : Using simulators for emergency training• Emergency Response Training(include. Manuals)• Track Worker’s safety

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Key Safety Measures(2011-2016)Railroad Infrastructure• Platform safety device (Screen Doors, Emergency Button, etc…)• Passenger Crowd Management• Minimize hazardous environment in station• The handicapped passenger safety in station• Track security• Level crossing safety : Intelligent signal, over-bridge, barriers• Maintenance • Reliability on Signaling & Power Supply system• Fire safety in Tunnel and station

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Key Safety Measures(2011-2016)Rolling stock safety• Maintenance Error control• Renovation of Maintenance house• Old rolling stock management (diagnosis, spare part)

* Safety measures on Rolling stock safety are finished by 2009

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Key Safety Measures(2011-2016)Railway safety R&D and AD• AD. to the people and support safety information• Support Safety volunteer (passengers)• R&D on Safety Training System on staff• Testing Track construction• Major accident prevention and mitigation R&D

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Collaborate items• Sharing railway safety information

- Common safety indicators (similar to ERA)• Railroad & Rolling stock safety standards• Effect of various safety measures

Ex) Platform screen door, emergency bell, fire extinguisher, CCTV…

• Exchange of railway safety personnel• Accident investigation reports• Guiding Sign at railway station

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• Various guiding sign at railway stations in Korea

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Thank you.