Changing National Rail Safety Planning in Korea

초록

About 70% of accident have been reduced in recent 10 years in Korea. As a result of H/W base safety investment in railway, such as infrastructure, signalling and rollingstock upgrade. Recent accident investigation reports describe that more than 70% of significant train accidents are caused by human factors and numbers of significant train accidents are tied up from 2012. Some accidents are caused by new hazards, which were not considered in the previous safety plan. In order to maintain high level of railway safety and hazards management in national level, a new strategic rail safety plan is prepared. New safety plan take into account various environment change not only H/W change, but also safety cultural change. New safety plan include 34 safety measures in 5 categories