Railway Safety Review Committee: RBE No.207/2000 – Accident Enquiry
No.E(MPP)99/19/1/Item 5, 6, dated 28.11.2000
Sub: Report of the Railway Safety Review Committee (Part-I) 1998 – Capsule on “How to conduct accident enquiries” – Recommendation No.5.6.
The Railway Safety Review Committee (1998) have recommended that training courses for officers and supervisors should contain a capsule on “How to conduct accident enquiries”.
The recommendation has been accepted by Railway Board and the Railway Administration alongwith Railway Staff College, Vadodara are directed that henceforth the above capsule should form part of:-
(a) the Refresher Courses conducted for the Senior Supervisors (SSEs) of the following departments:-
(i) Mechanical;
(ii) S&T;
(ii) Civil;
(iv) Traffic;
(b) Group ‘A’ Foundation Programme (AFP) and Management Development Programme (MDP) for Group ‘A’ officers; and
(c) Group ‘B’ Foundation Programme (BFP) for Group ‘B’ officers.
A module of 2 working days on the subject is enclosed for immediate implementation.
ANNEXURE
| Module No. | Department All Departments | ||
| Category | Stage | Duration | Activity Centre |
| Supervisors & Officers | Special | 2 wkg. days | Station/Enquiry place |
| Contents No. | Description | Periods | |
| S-3A | Accident Enquiry | 12 | |
| Total | 12 | ||
ACCIDENT ENQUIRY:-
| Contents No. | Description | Periods |
| S-3/A-1 | Introduction: Objective of Accident Enquiry, Statutory Investigation into Railway Accident Rules, 1998 and Railway Notice of and enquiry into Accident Rules, 1998 Enquiry: When necessary, when not necessary and Dispensing with enquiry. Classification of enquiries, Time Schedule for Enquiry | 1 |
| S-3/A-2 | Important sections of Railway Act-1989 | 1 |
| S-3/A-3 | Enquiry proceedings: Points to be remembered while carrying out enquiry, i.e. impartial approach, no proconceived notion, systematic investigation, process of elimination, arriving at a logical conclusion, examination and cross-examination of witnesses, recording of evidences. | 3 |
| S-3/A-4 | Writing of Enquiry Report: List of members and president of enquiry committe, Description of accident, Description of site of accident, Detailed satements of evidences taken, Conclusion arrived at. Statement of damages, with cost, Sketch illustrating accident, Findings of enquiry. Recommendations, Rider, if any. | 3 |
| S-3/A-5 | Disposal of Enquiry Report. | 1 |
| S-3/A-6 | Disciplinary action taken against the staff held responsible for the accident, Maintenance ofaccident records at Station and DRM office | 1 |
| S-3/A-7 | Group exercise | 2 |
| TOTAL | 12 |
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.207/2000
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.