Ground Frames and Shunters’ Releases - RSSB

1 Rail Industry Standard RIS-0077-CCS Issue One Date September 2017 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases Synopsis This document sets out the interface requirements for Ground Frames and shunters Releases that may be operated by railway undertaking personnel. Copyright in the Railway Group documents is owned by Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited. All rights are hereby reserved. No Railway Group document (in whole or in part) may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or means, without the prior written permission of Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited, or as expressly permitted by law.

2 rssb members are granted copyright licence in accordance with the Constitution Agreement relating to Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited. In circumstances where Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited has granted a particular person or organisation permission to copy extracts from Railway Group documents, Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited accepts no responsibility for, nor any liability in connection with, the use of such extracts, or any claims arising therefrom. This disclaimer applies to all forms of media in which extracts from Railway Group documents may be reproduced.

3 Published by: rssb Copyright 2017 Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited RIS0077-CCSPage 1 of 70 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 Rail Industry Standard RIS-0077-CCS Issue One Date September 2017 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases Issue record Issue Date Comments One September 2017 Replaces Railway Group Standard GKRT0077 Issue One as GKRT0077 could not be retained as a National Technical Rule and is therefore reclassified as a Rail Industry Standard. It also replaces GKGN0677, Issue One.

4 Superseded or replaced documents The following Railway Group documents are superseded or replaced, either in whole or in part as indicated: Superseded documents Sections superseded Date when sections are superseded GKRT0077 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases , Issue One All 02 September 2017 GKGN0677 Guidance on Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases , Issue One All 02 September 2017 GKRT0077 issue one ceases to be in force as of 02 December 2017. Supply The authoritative version of this document is available at Enquiries on this document can be forwarded to RIS0077-CCSPage 2 of 70 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases Rail Industry Standard RIS-0077-CCS Issue One Date September 2017 Contents Section Description Page Part 1 Introduction 4 Purpose of this document 4 Application of this document 4 Health and safety responsibilities 4 Approval and authorisation of

5 This document 4 Annexes Annex A Content of GKRT0077, Issue One 5 Annex B Content of GKGN0677, Issue One 24 Definitions and references 70 RIS0077-CCSPage 3 of 70 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 Rail Industry Standard RIS-0077-CCS Issue One Date September 2017 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases Part 1 Introduction Purpose of this document Regulation (EU) 402/2013 on a common safety method for risk evaluation and assessment (CSM RA) requires Proposers to identify the hazards arising from planned changes and apply three risk acceptance principles to confirm that the risk arising from the hazards is controlled to an acceptable level.

6 RIS-0077-CCS can assist Proposers in applying the CSM RA before planned changes to Ground Frames and shunters Releases are put into use. This RIS can be adopted by IMs and RUs under their respective safety management system (SMS). RIS-0077-CCS, which replaces GKRT0077 and GKGN0677, reproduces the text of GKRT0077 in its entirety in Annex A and GKGN0677 in Annex B. Application of this document Compliance requirements and dates have not been specified since these will be the subject of internal procedures or contract conditions. The Standards Manual and RGS Code does not currently provide a formal process for deviating from RISs.

7 However, a member of rssb , having adopted a RIS and wishing to deviate from its requirements, may request a Standards Committee to provide observations and comments on their proposed alternative to the requirement in the RIS. Requests for observations and comments should be submitted to rssb by e-mail to When formulating a request, consideration should be given to the advice set out in the Guidance to applicants and members of Standards Committee on deviation applications , available from rssb s website. Health and safety responsibilities Users of documents published by rssb are reminded of the need to consider their own responsibilities to ensure health and safety at work and their own duties under health and safety legislation.

8 rssb does not warrant that compliance with all or any documents published by rssb is sufficient in itself to ensure safe systems of work or operation or to satisfy such responsibilities or duties. Approval and authorisation of this document The content of this document was approved by Control Command and Signalling Standards Committee on 13 April 2017. This document was authorised by rssb on 31 July 2017. RIS0077-CCSPage 4 of 70 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 Ground Frames and Shunter s Releases Rail Industry Standard RIS-0077-CCS Issue One Date September 2017 Annex A Content of GKRT0077.

9 Issue One RIS0077-CCSPage 5 of 70 Uncontrolled when printed Document supersedes GKRT0077 Iss 1 and GKGN0677 Iss 1 with effect from 02/09/2017 Railway Group Standard GK/RT0077 Issue One Date September 2013 Ground Frames and shunters Releases Synopsis This document mandates the interface requirements for Ground Frames and shunters Releases that may be operated by railway undertaking personnel. Content approved by: Control Command and Signalling (CCS) Standards Committee on 08 April 2010 and reconfirmed on 13 June 2013 Authorised by rssb on 29 July 2013 Copyright in the Railway Group Standards is owned by Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited.

10 All rights are hereby reserved. No Railway Group Standard (in whole or in part) may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or means, without the prior written permission of Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited, or as expressly permitted by law. rssb Members are granted copyright licence in accordance with the Constitution Agreement relating to Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited. In circumstances where Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited has granted a particular person or organisation permission to copy extracts from Railway Group Standards, Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited accepts no responsibility for, and excludes all liability in connection with, the use of such extracts, or any claims arising therefrom.