Industry Standards Co-ordination Committee

The Industry Standards Co-ordination Committee (ISCC) has been established by the RSSB in accordance with the Railway Group Standards Code (the Code). The purpose of the ISCC, as set out in the Code, is reproduced below.

Purpose for ISCC

Provide direction, advice and guidance to Standards Committees and RSSB with respect to:

• The interpretation of the Code
• European standards issues relevant to the mainline railway which affect RGSs
• Prioritisation and resource allocation for changes to RGSs
• The reconciliation of uncertainty or conflict between subject areas
• The impact of any changes in legislation on the content of RGSs, and
• Any strategies approved by the Board as relevant to RGSs

Monitor and review the effectiveness of:

• RGSs in meeting their purpose, and
• The procedures defined in the Code and Standards Manual for managing the creation, modification or withdrawal of RGSs

Approve the lists of measures to be proposed by RSSB to the member state as:

• National technical rules in response to European Directives concerned with the interoperability of the European railways, or
• National safety rules in response to European Directives concerned with the safety of the European railways, and

Approve proposed GB specific cases and the associated economic evaluation prior to them being proposed for inclusion in a Technical Specification for Interoperability.

The Interim Industry Standards Committee (IISC) operated during 2005 and was replaced in January 2006 by the ISCC.

Please contact Marie Marks on 020 3142 5575 if you require further information.