EN 16704-3:2016+A1:2021

Railway applications - Track - Safety protection on the track during work - Part 3: Competences for personnel related to work on or near tracks

This European Standard defines the activities related to work on or near the railway track and the associated competence profiles of persons who carry out these activities and defines procedures for assessing the competence.

Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau - Sicherungsmaßnahmen während Gleisbauarbeiten - Teil 3: Fachkenntnisse des Personals bei Arbeiten neben oder in Gleisen

Diese Europäische Norm legt die Tätigkeiten in Bezug auf Arbeiten in oder neben Gleisen sowie die damit verbundenen Profile der Fachkenntnisse von Personen fest, die diese Tätigkeiten durchführen, und sie legt Verfahren zur Beurteilung der Fachkenntnisse fest.

Applications ferroviaires - Voie - Protection et sécurité durant des travaux sur la voie - Partie 3: Compétences du personnel liées au travail sur ou à proximité de la voie ferrée

La présente Norme européenne définit les activités relatives au travail sur ou à proximité de la voie ferrée et les profils de compétences des personnes exerçant ces activités et les procédures d’évaluation des compétences.

Železniške naprave - Zgornji ustroj proge - Zagotavljanje varnosti med delom na progi - 3. del: Usposobljenost osebja za delo na progi ali ob njej

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 12-Oct-2021
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Apr-2022
• ICS: 93.100 - Construction of railways
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 256 - Railway applications
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 256/SC 1/WG 39 - Safety protection on the track during work
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 13-Oct-2021
• Completion Date: 13-Oct-2021
• Directive: 2016/797/EU - Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)
• Mandate: M/483 - Mandate for programming and standardisation addressed to the European standardisation bodies under directive 2008/57/EC in the field of the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union
• Mandate: M/591 - Standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardisation and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation as regards railway products in support of Directive (EU) 2016/797
• Ref Project: SIST EN 16704-3:2017+A1:2021 - Railway applications - Track - Safety protection on the track during work - Part 3: Competences of personnel related to work on or near tracks

Relations

• Merged From: EN 16704-3:2016/FprA1 - Railway applications - Track - Safety protection on the track during work - Part 3: Competences for personnel related to work on or near tracks
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Merged From: EN 16704-3:2016 - Railway applications - Track - Safety protection on the track during work - Part 3: Competences for personnel related to work on or near tracks
• Effective Date: 21-Jul-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2021
Železniške naprave - Zgornji ustroj proge - Zagotavljanje varnosti med delom na
progi - 3. del: Usposobljenost osebja za delo na progi ali ob njej
Railway applications - Track - Safety protection on the track during work - Part 3:
Competences of personnel related to work on or near tracks
Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau - Sicherungsmaßnahmen während Gleisbauarbeiten - Teil
3: Fachkenntnisse des Personals bei Arbeiten neben oder in Gleisen
Applications ferroviaires - Voie - Protection et sécurité durant des travaux sur la voie -
Partie 3: Compétences du personnel liées au travail sur ou à proximité de la voie ferrée
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16704-3:2016+A1:2021
ICS:
03.100.30 Vodenje ljudi Management of human
resources
13.100 Varnost pri delu. Industrijska Occupational safety.
higiena Industrial hygiene
93.100 Gradnja železnic Construction of railways
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 16704-3:2016+A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 93.100 Supersedes EN 16704-3:2016
English Version
Railway applications - Track - Safety protection on the
track during work - Part 3: Competences for personnel
related to work on or near tracks
Applications ferroviaires - Voie - Protection et sécurité Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau - Sicherungsmaßnahmen
durant des travaux sur la voie - Partie 3: Compétences während Gleisbauarbeiten - Teil 3: Fachkenntnisse des
du personnel liées au travail sur ou à proximité de la Personals bei Arbeiten neben oder in Gleisen
voie ferrée
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 6 August 2016 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 9 August 2021.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
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Contents
European foreword . 5
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Competences . 7
4.1 Competence level . 7
4.2 Requirements for assessment and maintenance of competence . 8
4.2.1 General requirements . 8
4.2.2 Maintenance of competence . 8
4.3 Withdrawal of track safety card . 8
5 Competence requirements . 8
5.1 Medical requirements . 8
5.1.1 General vision . 8
5.1.2 Colour vision . 9
5.1.3 Hearing . 9
5.1.4 Basic fitness . 9
5.2 Psychological requirements . 9
5.3 Communication requirements. 10
5.3.1 Reading/writing . 10
5.3.2 Verbal communication . 10
5.4 Professional skills . 11
Annex A (normative) Assessment of competences . 12
A.1 General . 12
A.2 Assessment . 12
A.3 Competence levels . 16
A.3.1 Working on track under supervision . 16
A.3.1.1 Knowledge requirements . 16
A.3.1.2 Performance statements . 16
A.3.2 Working on track individually . 17
A.3.2.1 Basic requirements . 17
A.3.2.2 Additional knowledge requirements . 17
A.3.2.2.1 Planning phase . 17
A.3.2.2.2 Execution phase . 17
A.3.2.3 Additional performance statements. 18
A.3.2.3.1 Planning phase . 18
A.3.2.3.2 Execution phase . 18
A.3.3 Observing trains and transmitting warning to co-workers . 19
A.3.3.1 Basic requirements . 19
A.3.3.2 Additional knowledge requirements . 19
A.3.3.3 Additional performance statements . 19
A.3.4 Communicating warnings via radio or directly . 20
A.3.4.1 Basic requirements . 20
A.3.4.2 Additional knowledge requirements . 20
A.3.4.3 Additional performance statements . 20
A.3.5 Overseeing people leaving danger zone . 21
A.3.5.1 Basic requirements . 21
A.3.5.2 Additional knowledge requirements . 21
A.3.5.3 Additional performance statements . 22
A.3.6 Preventing unintended entering of the danger zone . 22
A.3.6.1 Basic requirements . 22
A.3.6.2 Additional knowledge requirements . 22
A.3.6.3 Additional performance statements . 23
A.3.7 Directing and supervising track work machines . 23
A.3.7.1 Basic requirements . 23
A.3.7.2 Additional knowledge Requirements . 23
A.3.7.3 Additional performance statements . 24
A.3.8 Operating trackwork machines on worksite. 24
A.3.8.1 Basic requirements . 24
A.3.8.2 Additional knowledge requirements . 24
A.3.9 Operation of warning systems . 24
A.3.9.1 Basic requirements . 24
A.3.9.2 Additional knowledge requirements . 24
A.3.10 Communication with traffic control . 25
A.3.10.1 Basic requirements . 25
A.3.10.2 Additional knowledge requirements . 25
A.3.10.3 Additional performance statements . 25
A.3.11 Implement safety plans . 25
A.3.11.1 Basic requirements . 25
A.3.11.2 Additional knowledge requirements . 25
A.3.11.3 Additional performance statements . 26
A.3.12 Instruct personnel. 26
A.3.12.1 Basic requirements .
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