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I.S. EN 16704-1:2016+A1:2021

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Railway applications - Track - Safety protection on the track during work - Part 1: Railway risks and common principles for protection of fixed and mobile work sites
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-10-2021

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European foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Common principles
5 Principles of risk assessment
6 Hierarchy of Safety Measures and parameters for the five railway risks
7 Working in tunnels
8 Designing infrastructure
9 Safety documentation and information
10 Use of personal protective equipment
Annex A (normative) Requirements and conditions to manage safety measures
Annex B (normative) Parameters in risk assessment
Annex C (informative) Matrix of main responsibilities
Annex D (informative) Noise levels of machines
Annex E (informative) Warning and remembering devices
Annex F (informative) National speed limits for trains approaching work sites
Annex G (informative) Functions within the process “warning”
Annex H (informative) Model for safety plan on railway risks
Annex J (informative) Process and documentation about disconnection of fixed electrical equipment
Annex K (informative) Examples for the possibility of intruding into the vicinity zone of the fixed electrical equipment
Annex L (informative) Key aspects of relevant EU Directives
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/797/EC aimed to be covered
Bibliography

This European Standard provides requirements and measures to deal with the significant and specific railway risks during works on or in proximity of the track and with common principles for the protection of fixed and mobile work sites with trains and/or machines circulating on the working track and trains circulating on the adjacent track(s).

Committee
CEN/TC 256
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
102
ProductNote
The date of any NSAI previous adoption may not match the date of its original CEN/CENELEC document. THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS TO prEN 15955:2020,prEN 50122-1:2020,prEN ISO 20345:2020,EN ISO 20471:2013,89/391/EEC,2004/49/EEC,92/57/EEC
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current
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Standards Relationship
EN 16704-1:2016+A1:2021 Identical

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