Renewing the instructions on traffic control
Implemented
Rail R
Accident
22.5.2017
2017-S29
Suosituksen perustelu
The instructions on traffic control are not consistent in all parts, and some of the actors do not know which instructions should be applied to which function or which instructions should be followed. Some of the instructions refer to other instructions that have already been repealed. To ensure that the instructions on traffic control are up to date and clear for all actors, the Safety Investigation Authority recommends that
Recommendation
The Finnish Transport Agency should harmonise and clarify the instructions on centralised traffic control.
Suosituksen tarkennus
The Finnish Transport Agency be responsible for the instructions on traffic control. The instructions should pay special attention to cooperation between all parties and ensuring that no separate actor-specific sub-instructions are created. In addition to good instructions, consideration should be given to how the instructions are implemented in practice, the related training, and how to ensure that the instructions and working methods have been mastered.
Toimenpide-ehdotukset
The instructions on traffic control are not consistent in all parts, and some of the actors do not know which instructions should be applied to which function or which instructions should be followed. Some of the instructions refer to other instructions that have already been repealed. To ensure that the instructions on traffic control are up to date and clear for all actors, the Safety Investigation Authority recommends that