Railway Safety Regulator

The Railway Safety Regulator’s (“RSR”) mission is to oversee and promote safe railway operations through appropriate support, monitoring and enforcement in Southern Africa.

RSR is a public entity and is governed and controlled by a board of directors, appointed by the Minister of Transport in South Africa.

RSR’s main objectives are;
• To oversee safety of railway transport, while operators remain responsible for managing safety of their operations;
• To promote improved safety performance in order to promote the use of rail;
• To monitor and ensure compliance through the conducting of audits, inspections and occurrence investigations;
• To develop regulations;
• To conclude appropriate co-operative agreements or other arrangement with organs of state to ensure effective management and overseeing of safe railway operations and to minimise duplication;
• To collect and disseminate information relating to safe railway operations;
• To develop, adopt or accept standards for safe railway operations;
• To collaborate with and conclude contracts, where appropriate, with any person, body or institution with the view to furthering the objects of the RSR, including scientific and technical information, and training;
• To promote the harmonization of the railway safety regime of South Africa with SADC railway operations.