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| Safety recommendations S200 to S300 | Text version |
The acronyms refer to the addressee of the recommendation.
RVI = Finnish Transport Safety Agency, railway (former Finnish Rail Agency)
RHK = Finnish Transport Agency, railway (former Finnish Rail Administration)
VR = VR-Group Ltd
TH = Road Administration
HäKe = Emergency Response Centre
LVM = Ministry of Transport and Communication
SM = Ministry of the Interior, Rescue Department
SMp = Ministry of the Interior, Police Department
STM = Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Labour Protection Department
OTKES = Accident Investigation Board of Finland
SKAL = The Finnish Transport and Logistics
SAKL = Finnish Driving Schools Association
HKL = Helsinki City Transport
KL = The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
Muu = Other relevant parties
S300 | The Finnish Transport Agency should ensure that signal box adjustment and repair work inspections, and documentation relating to them, are supervised and the importance of inspection is emphasised in signal box maintenance training. (C1/2009R, 11.5.2011 |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S299 | A preparedness plan for exceptional circumstances should be drawn up for traffic control. (B1/2010R, 5.5.2011) VR |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S298 | Training in the use of device, which are important for safety reason, should be organised for restaurant car personnel also. (B1/2010R, 5.5.2011) VR |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S297 | To ensure that the cars remain stationary while the brakes are released by ‘milking’, instructions on the use of the handbrake should be drawn up. (B1/2010R, 5.5.2011) VR |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S296 | Unambiguous instructions concerning the tightening of the screw coupling in various car types should be drawn up. (B1/2010R, 5.5.2011) VR |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S295 | To deal effectively with exceptional situations, the forms of cooperation and the distribution of duties and responsibilities should be clearly defined both at national and local level. (B5/2009R, 4.5.2011) RHK, VR |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S294 | To maintain control of the overall situation, a plan of action for accidents should be drawn up by the infrastructure manager. (B5/2009R, 4.5.2011) RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S293 | The installation, inspections and maintenance of switches and their components should be seamlessly documented. (B5/2009R, 4.5.2011) RHK |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S292 | How the mechanical switch lock become unlocked should be investigated under normal circumstances, as well as control disturbances in the point switches (B5/2009R, 4.5.2011) RHK |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S291 | Adjustments of the locking devices and switch contactors located next to them should be inspected regularly and adjusted according to reference values. (B5/2009R, 4.5.2011) RHK, VR |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S290 | An orientation plan and an orientation training card be drawn up, with the latter signed by both the orientation trainer and the trainee after the training is complete. (C1/2010R, 13.4.2011) VR |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S289 | The orientation training given to shunting foremen should be carried out so that the person participating in the training accompanies the shunting unit as an extra crew member. (C1/2010R, 13.4.2011) VR |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S288 | Heavy and long rows of wagons should be transported into the Neste Oil Oyj unloading terminal in Kilpilahti by pulling them with a locomotive. (C1/2010R, 13.4.2011) VR |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S287 | Traffic control job rotation should ensure that demanding posts are familiar to traffic controllers by means of training and sufficient job rotation. With regard to training in the identification and handling of disturbances, and response procedures relating to them, special attention should be given to practices that do not compromise safety. (B4/2010R, 7.4.2011) RHK, VR |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S286 | The party responsible for the upkeep of the track should systematically monitor and, when required, improve track maintenance and techniques for determining track availability so that security is not unnecessarily compromised. (B4/2010R, 7.4.2011) RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S285 | The Lemettilä unprotected level crossing should be removed. (B9/2009R, 26.11.2010) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S284 | The Finnish Transport Agency should define the station sidetracks to which trains comprising heavy Russian wagons can be directed. Clear restrictions should be imposed with regard to tracks that are unsuitable for heavy Russian wagons. (C3/2009R, 25.11.2010) RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S283 | The Kotkaniemi 1 level crossing should also be equipped with warning istallation with half-barriers. (B6/2009R, 15.10.2010) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S282 | The Ingvallsby unprotected level crossing should be removed. (B3/2009R, 15.10.2010) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S281 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications should ensure that such consistent guidelines on the duty to clear the sight lines are issued as are acceptable to all parties. (B7/2009R, 6.9.2010) LVM |
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State: RECOMMENDATION DELETED (Content of this recommendation is included in new recommendation S317.) |
S280 | A risk assessment of technical safety systems as well as the planning, implementation, provision of instructions, and monitoring of safety-enhancing measures based on this assessment should be carried out in conjunction with all construction projects involving work on safety devices. (C4/2009R, 18.5.2010) RHK |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S279 | The Hyvämäki level crossing wait platforms should be reconditioned and road junctures should be relocated sufficiently far from the crossing. The level crossing should also be equipped with a warning installation with half-barriers. (B2/2009R, 19.4.2010) RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S278 | The Köykäntie unprotected level crossing should be removed. (B4/2009R, 23.4.2010) RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S277 | A variety of operators should develop systems and implement equipment to facilitate location of an accident site. (B1/2009R, 19.4.2010) (S1/2011R, 13.2.2012) RVI, RHK, VR |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S276 | The unprotected level crossing of Teurastamo on the Pikakyläntie road should be removed. (B1/2009R, 19.4.2010) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S275 | The running control monitors of locomotives and the information provided via these monitors should be developed in such a way that they provide better information during non-standard situations. (C6/2008R, 12.4.2010) RVI, RHK, VR |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S274 | Advance notification (ET) provided to the engine driver should provide more specific information about ATC construction area conditions. (C6/2008R, 12.4.2010) RVI, RHK, VR |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S273 | Overly extensive ATC construction areas should be limited. (C6/2008R, 12.4.2010) RVI, RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S272 | Signal E681 should be moved to a more visible location. (C6/2008R, 12.4.2010) RHK |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S271 | Work instructions for turnout cleaning related to winter maintenance should be specified, with special attention paid to ice removal. (B2/2009R, 10.3.2010) RHK, VR |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S270 | The experts using traffic control systems on a daily basis should participate in the specifications, inspections, and start-up activities of these systems and also take part in the system administration during the life-cycle of the system. (S1/2008R, 31.8.2009) RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S269 | The organisations responsible for the ownership, use, and maintenance of traffic control and safety equipment systems should improve and clarify the procedures by which deviations are identified and managed. (S1/2008R, 31.8.2009) RHK |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S268 | All trams should be equipped with a first-aid kit. (B2/2008R, 4.11.2009), HKL, Other relevant parties |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S267 | It should be ensured that tram floor hatches remain fastened in all conditions. (B2/2008R, 4.11.2009), Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S266 | The training programme for driving performance should be documented. (B2/2008R, 4.11.2009), Muu |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S265 | Tram drivers should be provided with a personalised and logically progressing training programme. (B2/2008R, 4.11.2009), Muu |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S264 | Tram drivers should be taught to brake in the proper way. (B2/2008R, 4.11.2009), Muu |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S263 | The Huikuri unprotected level crossing should be removed. (B3/2008R, 7.9.2009) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S262 | Before executing the VHP command, the traffic controller should ensure that there are no other units at or within the vinicity of the turnout for which the command is given. (C5/2008R, 6.8.2009) RVI, RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S261 | Emergency response centres regularly update the level crossing location data of their ELS systems to match the tasoristeys.fi database. (C5/2008R, 6.8.2009) RVI, RHK, VR |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S260 | Emergency response centres regularly update the level crossing location data of their ELS systems to match the tasoristeys.fi database. (B4/2008R, 26.6.2009) HäKe |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S259 | The Vehkatie level crossing be removed. (B4/2008R, 26.6.2009) RHK, Muu |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S258 | The Finnish Rail Administration should inform parties in charge of road maintenance about their obligation to build and maintain road segments leading to level crossings as set out in the relevant regulations. The Finnish Rail Administration should also appropriately inform of any track changes to be made and any shortcomings discovered during inspection rounds. (B5/2008R, 26.6.2009) RHK |
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State: RECOMMENDATION DELETED (Content of this recommendation is included in new recommendation S317.) |
S257 | The sightlines of the level crossing should be improved and the wait platforms should be reconditioned to meet regulations and warning sign 171 should be installed. (B5/2008R, 26.6.2009) RHK, Muu |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S256 | At the Suurisuo level crossing and similar level crossings, where it has been noted that sunlight hinders visibility, the visibility of barriers and warning signs should be improved by replacing red blinking filament lamps with blinking or flashing LED lights. (B6/2008R, 15.6.2009) (S1/2011R, 13.2.2012) RHK |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S255 | The Kauramaa level crossing should be removed. (B1/2008R, 26.1.2009) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S254 | Local turnout control buttons should be located as close to turnouts as possible. (C7/2007R, 13.1.2009) RHK |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED |
S253 | The storage containers next to the track should be placed further away from the track so that they do not impair visibility. (C3/2008R, 30.12.2008) Muu |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S252 | The front structure of the Sm3 electric train should be redesigned to prevent cars from being wedged under the structure. (B6/2007R, 11.12.2008) RVI, VR |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S251 | The Perälä unprotected level crossing should be removed or replaced by an interchange. (B6/2007R, 11.12.2008) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S250 | The engine driver should be informed about any derailers or other blocks on the track during shunting work. (C2/2008R, 24.11.2008) VR |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED |
S249 | Demanding surface construction projects should include rail geometry measurements before the track is taken into use. The measurements could be compared with set limit values. (C5/2007R, 18.11.2008) RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S248 | Design guidelines should be prepared for curved turnouts. (C5/2007R, 18.11.2008) RHK |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED |
S247 | A derailer should always have interdependence to the turnout which leads to the track in question. Especially railway yards where dangerous substances are handled should always be built according to regulations. (C6/2007R, 28.10.2008) RHK, RVI |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S246 | Track and railway yard condition monitoring and rail fastening work should place special emphasis on routes and tracks used for the transport of dangerous goods. (C1/2008R, 18.9.2008) RHK, RVI |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S245 | 20 km/h speed limit should be set for cars carrying dangerous goods on spike-fastened secondary tracks. (C1/2008R, 18.9.2008) RHK, RVI |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S244 | The speed limit along the Lahti–Heinola track should be reduced in the proximity of level crossings with poor sightline to the extent that this is reasonably possible. (B7/2007R, 9.9.2008) RVI |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S243 | Actions to improve level crossing safety along the Lahti–Heinola track should be carried out before the initiation of scheduled renovation investments. (B7/2007R, 9.9.2008) RVI, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S242 | Track curves that are in poor condition should be identified and these curves should have a speed limit of 20 km/h for trains with an axis weight of 16-20 tons, until the nec-essary repairs have been completed. (C4/2007R, 18.8.2008) RVI, RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED (the curves have been repaired) |
S241 | The Korpi level crossing should be equipped with half-barriers. (B5/2007R, 23.6.2008) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S240 | Greater attention should be paid to shunting work safety during the ploughing of snow in rail yards. (C9/2005R, 15.4.2008) RHK |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S239 | It should not be possible to remove the key from a derailer’s safety lock without also removing the derailer from the rail. (C9/2005R, 15.4.2008) RVI, RHK |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED |
S238 | Greater care should be exercised during statutory freight train inspections, and any flaws observed should be acted upon more quickly than is currently the case. (C2/2007R, 3.3.2008) VR |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S237 | The Sinkonen level crossing located in the Särkisalmi residential area should be removed. (B3/2007R, 12.12.2007) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S236 | Traffic controllers should have the capacity to place an emergency alarm call to the Emergency Response Centre in the ERC area in which the accident site is located. (B4/2007R, 29.1.2008) RHK, VR, HäKe |
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State: IMPLEMENTED (Emergency Responee Centre, VR Group Ltd and Finnish Transport Agency in co-operation) |
S235 | The Finnish Rail Administration should systematically locate crossings that have a bridge nearby or whose traffic can otherwise be directed through a safer route, removing them even though their volume and risk level might be low. (B4/2007R, 29.1.2008) RHK |
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State: RECOMMENDATION DELETED (Content of this recommendation is included in new recommendation S309.) |
S234 | The Pohja level crossing should be closed and a replacement overpass be created at the Hilapparannantie bridge. (B4/2007R, 29.1.2008) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S233 | The grip of footwear used in rail yard work should be better than average under all weather and working conditions. (C1/2007R, 7.12.2007) VR |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S232 | The Emergency centre should use an emergency response that corresponds to the type of accident. (C1/2007R, 7.12.2007) HäKe |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S231 | The instructions for rail yard work should be supplemented to forbid going between moving cars in all situations. (C1/2007R, 7.12.2007) VR |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S230 | The structure of the obstruction cleaning device of Dm12 rail bus should be such that it is either formed of one piece or possible additional parts are attached sufficiently well. (B2/2007R, 23.11.2007) VR, RVI |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S229 | Level crossing environment should be made safe for road traffic. (B2/2007R, 23.11.2007) LVM, RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED |
S228 | The Pahaoja unguarded level crossing should be equipped with a half barrier equipment. (B2/2007R, 23.11.2007) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S227 | Compulsory use of safety belts should be expanded to include delivery vehicle drivers and passengers, irrespective of the driving distance. (B1/2007R, 23.11.2007) LVM, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S226 | A navigator/GPS device in the vehicle, should be installed warning of dangerous locations such as level crossings. (B1/2007R, 23.11.2007) Muu |
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State: RECOMMENDATION DELETED (Too extensive and untargeted.) |
S225 | A warning sign notifying of a dangerous location on the route, placed between sorted mail stacks being delivered, might act as a prompt to the mail carrier when he/she arrives at the dangerous location on the route. (B1/2007R, 23.11.2007) Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S224 | Itella and other businesses performing deliveries can improve safety by avoiding unguarded level crossings when planning their delivery routes. (B1/2007R, 23.11.2007) Muu |
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State: RECOMMENDATION DELETED (Replaced by a new recommendation S319.) |
S223 | The operation of escort radios at Helsinki Central Railway Station must be inspected in order to identify any black spots in radio audibility and any external interference. (C2/2005R, 26.9.2007) RVI, RHK, VR, LVM |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S222 | In land use planning, special attention should be paid to safe railway crossing, and the building of new level crossings should be avoided. (S1/2005R, 20.6.2007) Muu |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S221 | In their route plans, transport operators should consider possible crossings of railways. Railway crossings should be minimized and more safe crossings prioritized. (S1/2005R, 20.6.2007) Muu |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S220 | A study should be conducted on the use of whistles at level crossings. (S1/2005R, 20.6.2007) RVI, RHK, VR |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED |
S219 | The railway keeper and the safety authority should be allowed to restict road vehicle traffic on level crossings. (S1/2005R, 20.6.2007) LVM, RHK, RVI |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S218 | Maintenance instructions should be drawn up for level crossings. (S1/2005R, 20.6.2007) RVI, RHK |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |
S217 | Such wait platforms of level crossings that feature a poor condition should be upgraded to meet the relevant RAMO specifications. (S1/2005R, 20.6.2007) RVI, RHK, LVM, Muu |
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State: RECOMMENDATION DELETED (Out of date, because RAMO is no longer valid. Too extensive.) |
S216 | At a level crossing the maximum speed allowed on the road should be 50 km/h or lower as depending on the locality and the characteristics of the level crossing. |
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State: RECOMMENDATION DELETED (Replaced by a new recommendation S315.) |
S215 | The perceptibility of a train and a level crossing should be improved. |
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State: RECOMMENDATION DELETED (Replaced by two new recommendations S316 and S318.) |
S214 | The sightline requirements for level crossings should be modified so as to also consider the crossing of a level crossing without stopping in case a sufficient sightline along the railway is attained substantially before 8 metres from the railway. (S1/2005R, 20.6.2007) RVI, RHK, LVM |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED (it has not been required in the latest directive, which came into affect) |
S213 | Stopping at unguarded level crossings with the sightline along the railway only attained at a distance of 8 metres from the railway, be adopted as the regular model of behaviour. (S1/2005R, 20.6.2007) RVI, RHK, VR, SM, LVM |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED (it has not been required in the latest directive, which came into affect) |
S212 | The compliance of the localization data used by the railway with the data system of the Emergency Response Centre Agencies shall be ensured, e.g. by installing the track-kilometre data in the data system of the Emergency Response Centre Agencies. |
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State: IN PROGRESS (Emergency Responee Centre, VR Group Ltd and Finnish Transport Agency in co-operation) |
S211 | The instructions for the drawing up of an emergency notice should be developed to ensure that whenever urgent aid is needed from the rescue service, also the general emergency number is called from the incident scene, in addition to the notifying of the traffic control unit. (B1/2005R, 15.1.2007) (S1/2005R, 20.6.2007) (B2/2007R, 23.11.2007) (B4/2007R, 29.1.2008) (C1/2007R, 7.12.2007) (B3/2009R, 15.10.2010) (B3/2010R) 25.5.2011 RHK, VR, HäKe |
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State: IMPLEMENTED (Emergency Responee Centre, VR Group Ltd and Finnish Transport Agency in co-operation) |
S210 | The instruction on limiting the speed to 50km/h when the engine driver perceives a swing movement or hears a bang noise, contained in the Traffic Control Operator's Manual, should also be added as a regulation in the Train Safety Regulations. (B1/2005R, 15.1.2007) RVI, RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S209 | The Dr16 locomotive maintenance instructions should be supplemented by a checking of the fastening of the clamp disc of the traction device wedge. (C8/2005R, 15.1.2007) VR |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S208 | Shunting operations for wagons designed for the transportation of dangerous goods should not be carried out on railway yards which have no system for the monitoring of the turnout position. (C6/2005R, 5.7.2006) RHK, VR, LVM |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED |
S207 | Also for the control of manually operated turnouts, a system should be designed to control route safety. Whenever requisite, the system should emit a warning signal if the position of a turnout is erroneous and it should even prevent an entry to a turnout in an erroneous position. (C6/2005R, 5.7.2006) RHK |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED |
S206 | Communications on movements, to Rautaruukki works, as well, should be carried out by a recorded radiophone connection used by VR in shunting work. (C6/2005R, 5.7.2006) RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S205 | The responsibility for the maintenance of signalling equipment should entirely be bestowed on one single party. (C9/2002R, 5.7.2006) RHK |
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State: IMPLEMENTED |
S204 | Mobile police and vehicle inspectors should increase dynamometric condition brake monitoring. (C1/2005R, 11.4.2006) SM |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED (in this way) |
S203 | The Central Motor-Vehicle Register should increase training and supervision of repair workshops with Grade A brake repair licence. In addition to current repair workshop permit requirements, repairs to the brakes of heavy vehicles should be made subject to personal licence. (C1/2005R, 11.4.2006) RVI, LVM |
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State: RECOMMENDATION DELETED |
S202 | The Railway Technical Rules and Regulations (RAMO) should also include instructions on rail fastening by means of a j-form flat bar iron. (C2/2004R, 19.4.2006) RHK |
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State: NOT TO BE IMPLEMENTED (RHK doesn't accept the J-form) |
S201 | Privately-owned tracks operating dangerous goods carryings should be submitted to an annual inspection of the condition of the tracks and turnouts by a competent expert. (C2/2004R, 19.4.2006) RHK, Muu |
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State: NOT YET IMPLEMENTED |