Standards CommitteesStandards Committees have been established by the RSSB in accordance with the Railway Group Standards Code (the Code). The purpose of the Standards Committees, as set out in the Code, is reproduced below. Purpose of Standards Committees Direct, prioritise and approve the creation of RGSs and the development, amendment and withdrawal of measures in RGSs and deviations from measures in RGSs Identify and propose additions or improvements to measures defined in new or existing RGSs, or the withdrawal of measures from existing RGSs Identify and propose improvements to the procedures defined in the Code and Standards Manual for managing the creation, modification or withdrawal of RGSs Monitor and review the Technical Specifications for Interoperability and other European standards in order to identify any necessary amendments to measures in RGSs Direct, prioritise and approve resources provided by RSSB to support GB industry input to European standards activities Provide a forum where representatives of the GB industry can exchange information and views to inform their contributions, through the European sector organisations, in respect of European standards activities Inform ISCC about issues which could have significant implications for the mainline railway, including where an application for a specific case in a Technical Specification for Interoperability may be required Approve the list of measures to be proposed to ISCC as:
Direct, prioritise and approve the development of proposed GB specific cases and the associated economic evaluation prior to them being proposed to ISCC for potential inclusion in a Technical Specification for Interoperability. List of Standards Committees
Each of the Committees has a technical scope that is co-terminus with the TSI of the same name. Multi-functional Standards Committees may be set up to deal with RGSs that do not have a clear lead. In all cases these will be supported by a lead Delivery Unit within RSSB. Guiding principles for Standards Committees The industry agreed Strategy for Standards Management established a series of guiding principles for the industry’s work on standards, including that of the Standards Committees. These guiding principles, reproduced below, informed the development of the governance arrangements contained in issue three of the Code:
The activities of the Standards Committees are overseen by the Industry Standards Co-ordination Committee(ISCC). Click on the below links for further information on Standards Committees:
For more information on the Standards Committees please contact Adam Milligan on 020 3142 5560 |