Abstract:

Safety monitoring provides the detection of changes in systems or operations that may suggest any case of approaching a point close to exceeding the acceptable safety standards, and gives an indication of whether corrective/prevention actions have been taken. Safety information should be maintained within the scope of operation of transport undertakings as a basis for ensuring safety, and should also be communicated to all staff responsible, depending on each person’s function in the processes. Regulatory authorities should continuously monitor the implementation of safety management processes as well as the processes performed by road transport service providers. Safety management therefore requires investment in development and modernisation in order to be able to meet market needs resulting from the mobility of residents, the growth of transport and the obligations of countries resulting from the transport and environmental policy pursued by the European Union. Along with changes in the transport system, a need to assess their significance for the safety of the transport system arises. Depending on the transport mode (rail, air, water, road), the scope of standardised requirements is very different each time. The paper analyses the legal requirements and good practices for assessing the significance of change in all transport modes and develops a common method for assessing the significance of change that meets all the requirements of transport safety management systems.