scope:

This process specifies the hazard index system for the management of safety related reports for all telecommunications failures for:

a) equipment and services provided by Network Rail Company or third parties (including bought in equipment or services); and

b) equipment not belonging to Network Rail or away from Network Rail infrastructure which Network Rail agrees to manage.

This process applies to people who manage safety related reports of telecommunications failures.

This process meets the requirements of Group Standard GE/RT8106.

Purpose

This process contains the hazard index system of safety related failures of telecommunications equipment and services, owned by Network Rail or provided by third parties for railway operational purposes.

The hazard index system supports the unified national system of classification and review of safety related failures of signalling and telecommunications requirement specified in NR/L2/SIG/10047