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Railway Safety and International Regulations Course

Online course of 300 hours in railway safety and international regulations, structured in 6 modules covering the European railway safety system, safety management systems, common safety methods, international technical regulations and day-to-day operational safety under Directive (EU) 2016/798, Implementing Regulation (EU) 402/2013 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/762, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration3 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute certificate
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Know the European railway safety system and its bodies.

02

Design and audit safety management systems.

03

Apply the common safety methods.

04

Compare international technical regulations.

05

Manage safety in day-to-day operations.

06

Analyse safety indicators and trends.

07

Prepare a railway safety improvement plan.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Railway safety managers.
  • Safety auditors.
  • Safety engineers.
  • Technical staff at national safety authorities.
  • Railway regulation consultants.
  • Risk assessors.
  • Engineering or science graduates looking to join a railway operator.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • Directive (EU) 2016/798 (railway safety)
  • Implementing Regulation (EU) 402/2013 (common safety method for risk evaluation and assessment)
  • Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/762 (safety management system requirements)
  • Royal Decree 929/2020 (Spanish regulation on railway operational safety and interoperability)
  • Law 38/2015 (Spanish Railway Sector Act)
  • Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/761 (common safety methods for supervision)
  • Directive (EU) 2016/797 (interoperability of the rail system)
  • RID (Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Isograph Reliability Workbench
  • BowTieXP
  • Power BI
  • Microsoft Visio
Syllabus

6 modules

  1. 1.1European Union Agency for Railways
  2. 1.2The Railway Safety Directive
  3. 1.3National authorities: AESF in Spain
  4. 1.4Single safety certificate
  5. 1.5Infrastructure manager safety authorisation
  6. 1.6Common safety indicators
  7. 1.7Common safety targets
  8. 1.8Accident investigation bodies
  9. 1.9The Fourth Railway Package
  10. 1.10Case study: ERA annual safety report
  1. 2.1Safety management system requirements
  2. 2.2Safety policy and leadership
  3. 2.3Risk assessment
  4. 2.4Staff competence
  5. 2.5Contractor management
  6. 2.6Monitoring and auditing
  7. 2.7Continual improvement of the system
  8. 2.8Safety culture
  9. 2.9Integration with other management systems
  10. 2.10Workshop: auditing a safety management system
  1. 3.1CSM for risk evaluation and assessment
  2. 3.2Determining significant changes
  3. 3.3Assessment bodies
  4. 3.4CSM for supervision
  5. 3.5CSM for conformity assessment
  6. 3.6Risk acceptance principles
  7. 3.7Codes of practice
  8. 3.8Reference systems
  9. 3.9Explicit risk estimation
  10. 3.10Practical exercise: assessing a significant change
  1. 4.1Interoperability and TSIs
  2. 4.2CENELEC railway standards
  3. 4.3UIC leaflets and their use
  4. 4.4International standards outside Europe
  5. 4.5The FRA in the United States
  6. 4.6Safety in the transport of dangerous goods: RID
  7. 4.7Fire safety in vehicles
  8. 4.8Level crossing safety
  9. 4.9Safety regulations for metros
  10. 4.10Case study: comparison of EU and FRA requirements
  1. 5.1Traffic regulations
  2. 5.2Train driver licensing
  3. 5.3Safety in track works
  4. 5.4Fatigue management
  5. 5.5Human factors in safety
  6. 5.6Internal incident investigation
  7. 5.7Monitoring indicators
  8. 5.8Safety communication
  9. 5.9Emergency management
  10. 5.10Case study: analysis of a signal passed at danger
  1. 6.1Selection of the railway organisation
  2. 6.2Applicable regulatory framework
  3. 6.3Diagnosis of the management system
  4. 6.4Risk assessment of a change
  5. 6.5Safety improvement plan
  6. 6.6Monitoring indicators
  7. 6.7Audit plan
  8. 6.8Conclusions and recommendations
  9. 6.9Report and presentation
  10. 6.10Final project: final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

The course is delivered 100% online on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so it fits around your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Microsoft Excel, Isograph Reliability Workbench, BowTieXP, Power BI and Microsoft Visio, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practical work is based on real procedures for safety management system audits, significant change assessments and safety indicator analysis. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final project.

Standards covered: Directive (EU) 2016/798, Implementing Regulation (EU) 402/2013 (CSM-RA), Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/762, Royal Decree 929/2020, Law 38/2015, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/761, Directive (EU) 2016/797, RID.

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of Directive (EU) 2016/798, Implementing Regulation (EU) 402/2013 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/762 applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:Microsoft Excel, Isograph Reliability Workbench, BowTieXP, Power BI, Microsoft Visio, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:a safety improvement plan for a railway organisation, from the applicable regulatory framework and management system diagnosis to risk assessment of a change, indicators and audit plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

SMS audit
Audit the safety management system of a railway organisation.
Significant change assessment
Assess a change under the CSM for risk evaluation and assessment.
EU–FRA comparison
Compare EU and FRA safety requirements for a given case.
SPAD analysis
Analyse a signal passed at danger and identify its causes.
Final project
Prepare a railway safety improvement plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Railway safety managerSafety auditorSafety engineerSafety authority technical officerRailway regulation consultantRisk assessor
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • No prior qualification is required.
  • An internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 300 hours over 3 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with Microsoft Excel, Isograph Reliability Workbench, BowTieXP, Power BI, Microsoft Visio, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute certificate, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

No prior qualification is required: you only need a computer able to run the programme software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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