Open AccessExtending the scope of ECM certification
Author(s) -
Wojciech Gamon
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
logistyka i transport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1734-2015
DOI - 10.26411/83-1734-2015-2-42-13-19
Subject(s) - certification , scope (computer science) , agency (philosophy) , commission , legislation , business , european union , european commission , engineering , computer science , management , finance , political science , law , economics , international trade , philosophy , epistemology , programming language
The Commission Regulation (EU) No 445/2011 introduced requirements on certification system for Entities in Charge of Maintenance (ECM). It contains requirements regarding the need for create and, more importantly, verification by the certifying body of the Maintenance Management System (MMS). It assumes that only Entities in Charge of Maintenance for freight wagons will be subject to certification. With the development of legislation on the safety of rail transport began to prepare the extension of ECM certification. The article presents the proposal of the European Union Agency for Railways to extend the scope of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 445/2011 and discusses the most important changes.