A team from the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) recently conducted a workshop on rail safety guidelines with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, Ministry of Interior, Qatar Rail and Public Works Authority (Ashghal).
The MoTC is in the process of bringing in a law pertaining to the Regulations of Railway Affairs, which will be supported by the Development, Certification and Right of Way Protection Guidelines.
The MoTC has drafted these guidelines covering railways and other guided transport systems in Qatar to ensure that the development and operation of rail systems are regulated and consistency is achieved across the network,
according to a statement.
The certifications will be issued by the MoTC at various stages of projects and their purpose is to achieve compliance with the key objectives of safety of passengers, staff, contractors, sub-contractors, third parties and the general public as well as to meet the lawful regulatory requirements in Qatar, the statement notes.
The scope of safety certification broadly covers two key areas during the overall project life cycle: all project development stages without passengers and operations and maintenance with passengers.
The certification guidelines and process provide guidance on the principles that will help the owner and developer of such systems to achieve compliance with those objectives and obtain safety certification(s) from the MoTC.
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