The use of error logs as a preventive tool
Implemented
Rail R
Accident
20.2.2014
R2013-01/S338
Suosituksen perustelu
The log data available in the railway safety system had not been examined and analysed.
Recommendation
The Finnish Transport Agency should establish a system and methodology for the analysis of the error logs of safety systems to ensure that repeated flaws endangering safety are detected.
Suosituksen tarkennus
The maintenance provider has been obliged to collect error log data on a regular basis from the signal box, but its use has not been specified and responsibility for its use has not been assigned to a sufficient degree. For this purpose, clear instructions and a practical analysis method should be drawn up.
Toimenpide-ehdotukset
The log data available in the railway safety system had not been examined and analysed.