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Railway Safety Act, 2024 (Act No. 30 of 2024)

Chapter 4 : Railway Safety Critical Grades, Standards and Safety Management System

34. Safety critical grade framework

 

(1) The Regulator oversees the management and execution of the prescribed framework for safety critical grade positions, by—
(a) evaluating and registering training institutions as contemplated in section 35;
(b) collaborating with relevant institutions on the development of appropriate curricula for the training, evaluation and licensing of the relevant safety critical grade positions; and
(c) establishing, managing and maintaining a database on all matters relevant to the prescribed framework for safety critical grade positions, including—
(i) the names and identity numbers of persons who have been issued with a safety critical grade licence by a registered training institution;
(ii) the type and period of validity of the safety critical grade licence held by such persons; and
(iii) the frequency of refresher courses or additional training to be undergone by holders of a safety critical grade licence.

 

(2) No person may—
(a) perform work in a safety critical grade position, unless such person is in possession of a relevant safety critical grade licence granted by the Regulator; or
(b) be appointed or required to perform work in a safety critical grade position, unless such person is in possession of a relevant safety critical grade licence granted by the Regulator.

 

(3) Any person, including a safety permit holder, who wilfully contravenes subsection (2), is guilty of an offence.

 

[Section 34 excluded from commencement date of 1 August 2025, as per Proclamation Notice 269, GG52947, dated 7 July 2025]