Support to the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine in Strengthening of Safety

Standards of Commercial Road Transport UA/14/ENP/TR/43

The 3d Steering Committee Meeting

Michal RzemieniewskiResident Twinning Advisor

21 of October, 2015Kyiv

Mykola HorbakhaRTA Counterpart

To improve Ukraine’s commercial road transport safety in line with EU technical requirements and best

international practices and aiming at decreasing the number of traffic accidents and resulting fatalities

To ensure sufficient institutional capacity within the Ministry of

Infrastructure of Ukraine to improve road safety indicators in

commercial transport

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Contribution to achievementof the Overall Objective

Project Purpose

Development of Road Transport Safety Management in Ukraine

Certification of professional competence of road transport operators and drivers

Certification of vehicles Technical investigation of accidents

Introduction

Third reporting period (out of seven):

01 July 2015 – 30 September 2015 .

During the third reporting period, Twinning partners have completed:

8 STEs missions and 1 study tour to Lithuania and Poland.

Introduction

What has been done?

Component A “Development of Road Transport Safety Management in Ukraine”.

What has been done?

Only one mission (A.2.2) took place during the reporting

period

Experts finished the Guide for Road Transport Safety Management Systems

1. Introduces common safety method and principles for supervision of compliance with the provisions of the previously developed Regulation on Road Safety Management System.

2. Intended to assist road transport companies in developing, implementing and enhancing SMS.

3. Provides practical advice, suggestions and examples of SMS methods and approaches.

Component A “Development of Road Transport Safety Management in Ukraine”.

What has been done?

During the A.2.2. mission, TWN experts conducted a training session regarding: Risk assessment methodology. Training programs as the element of

SMS.

…and prepared the syllabus on SMS in road transport for training of enforcement bodies’ staff.

The activity A.2 “Preparation of recommendations to bring legislation in

line with the EU approach and the Requirements of Directive 89/391/EEC”

is finished.

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Component A “Development of Road Transport Safety Management in Ukraine”.

What has been done?

First practical result within Component A: the Ministry of Economic Development and

Trade of Ukraine has registered the National Standard of Ukraine (DSTU) “Road Traffic

Safety Management (RTS) Requirements and Guidelines for Use”.

Національний стандарт України

Система управління безпекоюдорожнього руху (БДР). Вимоги

та настанова із застосування(ISO 39001:2012 IDT)

ДСТУ ISO 39001:2015

Видання офіційне

КиївМінекономрозвитку України

2015 рік

Component B “Certification of professional competence of road transport operators and drivers”.

What has been done?

The most “active” component in the third

quarter – 4 missions and 1 study tour were completed.

The legal gap analysis was finished in the 3d quarter, as per both road transport drivers and managers.

Following BC request, the Lithuanian Twinning partner has prepared: Training programme for road transport managers: 5

modules + guidelines on examination procedure . Translation of the Initial accelerated training program

for drivers who carry goods for commercial purpose + description of requirements for teachers (education, professional qualifications, work experience) and for methodological and material resources.

Current status:Under translation to Ukrainian.

Component B “Certification of professional competence of road transport operators and drivers”;

What has been done?

28 September 2015 – 2 October 2015 study tour to Lithuanian Republic and Republic of Poland.

Purpose of the visit: to enhance expertise and practical understanding of the Ministry’s staff in the fields of the competence certification system regarding drivers and road transport operators.

Component B “Certification of professional competence of road transport operators and drivers”.

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3 missions were added through side letters to the TWN contract.

Component C “Certification of vehicles”

What has been done?

Only one mission (C.2.2) took place during the reporting

period

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Current status:Under consideration of the MoI and INSAT specialists.

Experts finished the comprehensive gap analysis between Ukrainian legislation and EU legislation in the field of type approval, within the scope of aticles and annexes of the Directive 2007/46/EC.

New draft Ukrainian

legislation is taken into account.

Component D “Technical investigation of accidents”.

What has been done?

Ukrainian government has approved the initiative to create an independent bureau

for investigation of accidents in all modes of transport, i.e. land (rail & road), maritime

and airplane transport.

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Ukrainian government

Examples of international practices:

NTSB, USA

BEA-TTTransport Accident Investigation Bureau, France

During the mission D.3.1., the TWN experts have presented the relevant techniques and technical equipment for accident documentation of traces and vehicle/person final position on the road.

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27 BC’s representatives from different institutions dealing with road safety, attended the workshop

The experts demonstrated the best investigation practices used in police work in Cologne and Hannover .

Project’s level of completeness

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