Command relationships under exceptional circumstances

The indirect consequences of a railway accident at a critical point may have a significant impact on the use of the railway system and the users of transport services. Currently there are many operators in the railway system. A competent team, led by the infrastructure manager, should be established in the early stages after an accident to ensure competent leadership, to support the activities of the clearance chief, and to supervise aftercare. The command group should consist of the competent representatives of various organisations as required by the situation. The threshold for establishing a command group should be sufficiently low. The composition of the command group could be varied as necessary. Its activities could be terminated as soon as the overall situation allows this. The decisions made by the command group should be documented.

To maintain control of the overall situation, a plan of action for accidents should be drawn up by the infrastructure manager.

The indirect consequences of a railway accident at a critical point may have a significant impact on the use of the railway system and the users of transport services. Currently there are many operators in the railway system. A competent team, led by the infrastructure manager, should be established in the early stages after an accident to ensure competent leadership, to support the activities of the clearance chief, and to supervise aftercare. The command group should consist of the competent representatives of various organisations as required by the situation. The threshold for establishing a command group should be sufficiently low. The composition of the command group could be varied as necessary. Its activities could be terminated as soon as the overall situation allows this. The decisions made by the command group should be documented.