RAIL & TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
Independent Safety Assessment for Railway Systems & Independent Checking Engineers (ICE)
Any development or modification of a railway system requires the identification and control of safety risks that may be generated by users and operators. Therefore, the organisation in charge of the development or the modification of a railway project (light rail transit, metro, or high-speed line) has the responsibility to manage safety and must guarantee relevant activities are compliant with the international standard EN 50126. This requires setting up a safety organisation, which manages risks during a project’s duration and demonstrates the safety level achieved.
Strong expertise on system and subsystem assessments
To provide safety insurance to a national safety authority, operators, or railway manufacturers, can ask for an Independent Safety Assessment (ISA). The ISA mission provides an authoritative, independent opinion on whether or not a project/system will meet its safety requirements. In some countries, this mission is required by the authority.
We assess global transportation systems, as well as subsystems, according to international railway standards (EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129), for:
- Rolling Stock
- Signaling Command & Control
- Energy
- Infrastructure
- Maintenance
- Operations
To guarantee an exhaustive and coherent assessment, the ISA will be on-going throughout every project phase, from conception, to operation and maintenance. The ISA methodology is based on safety documentation reviews, safety audits and traceability checks.
KEY BENEFITS
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We are recognised
as a Safety Assessor by national railway authorities in several countries and as a worldwide symbol of your organisation’s ongoing commitment to excellence, sustainability and reliability.
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We are experienced
and thus recognised by the main actors of the railway industry. We are known for:
o Expertise of control-command / signaling (CBTC, ATP, ATO, ETCS, ERTMS, Interlocking)
o Strong competencies in global system transport, infrastructure, signaling, rolling stock and energy
o Over 20 years of providing safety assessment of railway systems
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We are accredited
for safety assessments of guided urban transport, conventional and high-speed networks.
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE: A LONG-TERM VISION
YOUR CHALLENGES
Companies and operators specializing in transport construction are charged with building complex infrastructures. Whether working on a road, rail, port or airport project, industry players need to achieve their investment objectives while ensuring the highest levels of safety and reliability. Adhering to strict regulations, they must design infrastructure that will last long—often beyond its originally intended lifespan. This makes maintenance and asset integrity two key concerns.
HOW WE SUPPORT YOU
By offering a complete range of services, we assist you in developing transport infrastructure that is cost-effective and built for the long term. We make sure that existing transport infrastructure is effectively maintained to offer end users safe transport and travel.
We respond to clients’ needs across a vast spectrum of transportation infrastructure projects, working throughout the value chain.
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AIRPORTS
With airport construction and expansion on the rise, our wide range of airport services helps facilitate the daily movement of millions of passengers every day. From effective construction project management to design and construction supervision, we help you optimize the safety of airport assets in an increasingly demanding regulatory environment.
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PORTS
Transportation by sea plays a vital role in the global economy. Our services optimize safety and support your port infrastructure projects. We conduct safety and equipment inspections certification, statutory inspections of lifting equipment, and project management. Bureau Veritas is also a leading marine classification society, and provides port-related services such as container certification.
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ROAD ASSETS
Safe and reliable roads and bridges require solid construction, quality components and the technical expertise of a trusted partner. We work side by side with construction companies to offer integrated technical assistance, from the tender phase through design and construction, including independent design checking (IDC) of all construction facets. Our services help you assess materials, manage projects, test for safety and impact, and achieve certification
ADDRESSING BRIBERY RISK THROUGH CERTIFICATION
The high contract value of infrastructure projects makes bribery a major risk. Bureau Veritas provides employee training in anti-bribery management, and certification to ISO 37001 standard, which provides a structured approach to identifying, evaluating, analyzing and mitigating bribery risks within public and private organizations.
