National Railway Safety Regulator Act, 2002 (Act No. 16 of 2002)

Regulations

Regulations on Notifiable Railway Occurrences, 2022

Part C: Railway Occurrence Reporting

12. Daily Occurrence Reports

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(1)Daily reports of all the railway occurrences (Tables 1, 2 and 4) that occurred in the prevailing period 00h00 to 23h59  must be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer by 11h00 on the following day, except for weekends or holidays in which case the reports must be provided by 11h00 on the next working day.

 

(2)These reports must include fatalities and injuries that emanate from the occurrence.

 

(3)The daily reports must include the immediate reportable occurrences as described in regulation 10(1).

 

(4)The daily reports must provide at least the following information:
(a)The safety permit number;
(b)the name of the operator;
(c)the name of the reporting person;
(d)the physical address of the operator;
(e)the date of reporting the occurrence;
(f)the date of the occurrence;
(g)the time of the occurrence;
(h)the location of the occurrence;
(i)the province of the occurrence;
(j)a short description of the occurrence;
(k)the railway occurrence category and sub-category;
(I)the operator's occurrence reference number;
(m)details of dangerous goods involved, including details of the consignor, the quantity spilled, the shipping name, the UN number and also damage to property, assets and the environment; and
(n)the names of the persons contacted.