OVERVIEW

The module concerns laws, regulations and technical standards putting in evidence problems relevant to:

• Safety, Security, RAMS, Risk Evaluation and Risk Analysis,
• management and certification
• cost benefit analysis

in transport systems.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The module aims at providing the basic concepts of safety legislations and certification in transport and logistics systems in order to provide to safety engineers the necessary instruments to design and manage safe systems in accordance with actual legal ramework. In particular, the module concerns European directives, regulations and technical standards related to safety, security, risk analysis and certification in the main transport sectors. Moreover, the course highlights the new relevant legal issues related to the introduction of new ICT and automation technologies.

TEACHING METHODS

Use of audiovisual support tools.

Interactive teaching with classroom contributions.

Contributions from railway experts.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Safety engineering law

Introduction
The concepts of safety, security and risk
The liberalization of rail transport
The directives on the liberalization and interoperability
The regulations relating to railway safety
Regulation 402 and SMS (safety management system)
The CENELEC standards
The verification and validation in the design
The RAMS requirements
Mandatory and pactional Laws
The certification process
Security and relevant rules in the maritime sector (IMO, SOLAS, ISPS code)
Critical Infrastructure and Community directives
Crisis management and business continuity plan
Cost Benefit Analysis
Risk analysis and business impact analysis
Analysis of qualitative and quantitative risk
Pas55 / ISO55000
"Safety law" in the new "Codice degli Appalti" (D.lgs.n.50 / 2016)

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

European Directives concerning Railways

Technical Standards

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LAURA CARPANETO (President)

GIUSEPPE SCIUTTO (President)

STEFANO DOMINELLI

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

test and oral exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS

written test

Exam schedule