Development Unit

The purpose of the Development Unit is to ensure certification procedures, observing the conditions of independence, openness and non-discriminatory treatment; placing into service railway subsystems; application of the risk management process; assessment of train drivers and effective creation of all internal procedures (processes).

The Unit performs the following tasks:

• assessment of safety management systems, making decisions on issuing, renewing and amending the single safety certificate or safety authorisation;
• placing into market vehicles;
• certification of the entity in charge of maintenance;
• placing into service of fixed installations;
• monitoring of the application of the requirements of the technical specifications of interoperability;
• recognition of an independent risk assessment institutions;
• independent assessment of the application of the risk management process and the appropriateness of the results obtained therein, if requested by the applicant;
• certification of train drivers;
• evaluation of national rules;
• planning, monitoring and implementation of safety policies;
• development of authority planning documents and evaluation of internal processes;
• service management.