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Decree of Beijing People’s Government
（No.147)
“Management Measures for the Safe Operation of Beijing’s Urban Track Transportation ”, adopted on April 20th at the 23rd meeting of the Standing Committee of Beijing People’s Government, is now promulgated and shall go into force on June 1, 2004. Mayor Wang Qi’shan April 28, 2004 |
Measure of Management for Safe Operation of Beijing Urban Railroad Transportation
Chapter 1 General principles
Article 1 This Measure is formulated with a view to strengthening the management of the safety of the urban track transportation, ensuring the safe operation and protecting the lawful right and interest of the passengers and in light of the reality of this city.
Article2 All the activities conducted in the administrative scope this city and in relation with the safe operation of urban track transportation shall follow this Measure.
The urban track transportation mentioned in this Measure refers to the urban track public passenger transportation system including subway and light railway.
Article3 The management for the safe operation of the urban track transportation shall follow the principle of “safety first and prevention prioritized”.
Article4 The city’s administrative and management department for supervision over the safe production shall be responsible for the comprehensive supervision and management of the safe operation of the urban track transportation.
The city’s administrative and management department of transportation is responsible for the supervision and management of the safe operation of the urban track transportation service, the work of guiding the operational units of the urban track transportation（hereinafter referred to as operational unit）to fully implement the measures of safe operation and eliminate hidden hazard of accident, correcting the operational units’ activities violating the this Measure and requiring the administrative management department concerned to deal with the violations in accordance with law.
The administrative management department of planning, construction, public security, firefighting, public health, environment protection and municipal management shall effect supervision and management over the safety of the urban track transportation as required by their respective responsibilities.
The people’s government of the district and counties along the track shall be responsible for the publicity, education, assistance in the reaction to emergencies and aid requirement.
Article 5 The department concerned of the people’s government of the city and the operational unit shall take multiple forms to publicize the laws, rules and safety know-how about the safe operation of the urban track transportation among the public so as to enhance their awareness of safety.
Chapter 2 Link between construction and operation
Article 6 In the feasibility study and initial design of the construction project of the urban track transportation, there should be the contents of fixing the operation of trains, the dispatch and order issuing, the auxiliary system of operation, the repair and maintenance system and the organization of working staff and such contents should be the result of safety study and the functions system should meet the requirement of safe operation.
Article7 The equipment and the design, installation and construction of facilities of the urban track transportation should be in line with the designing standard and technological specifications of the city and the state.
Article8 When the construction of the urban track transportation system is completed, the designing unit should provide the operational unit with technological file and relevant information and organize a trial operation with the operational unit so as to test the equipment and facilities and make safety testing. The period of trial operation should be not shorter than 3 months and the train shall not take passengers during this period.
Article9 If the trial operation meet the relevant requirement, the construction unit should make final test to complete the construction. If the result of the test reaches the goal expected, the construction should be reported to the construction administrative department for file keeping. Then, it can be transferred to the operational unit so that the system can be put into trial operation.
During the period of trial operation, the operational unit shall conduct safety monitoring and comprehensive testing over the equipment, the operation of equipment and the operation reality according to the designing standard and technological specifications. The period of trial operation shall be not shorter than 1 year. If the equipment and facilities keep a normal operation when the trail period expires and can be put into formal operation, the operational unit should report to the transportation administrative department for file keeping thirty days before the formal operation of these equipment and facilities.
Chapter 3 Safe operational management
Article 10 It is prohibited to setting horizontal cross and zebra passage on the tack on the surface of ground. It is prohibited to building any kind of buildings or constructions that will affect the view scope of the driver at the inside area at the curve of the track lines on the ground surface. It is also prohibited to planting trees that will affect the view scope of the drivers of operational trains.
Article 11 To strictly control the operation that may affect the safe operation of subways. If the following operation that my affect the safe operation of subways is really needed, the construction unit should produce effective plan for effective protection. When the operational unit agrees to this plan, the construction unit can make application to the administrative department of planning and construction for administrative license.
（1）To build, rebuild or expand the old buildings or constructions;
（2）To dismantle buildings and constructions;
（3）Other operations that increase or decrease load in large areas.
The administrative management department should make their decisions of administrative permission according to the safety protection plan that has passed the feasibility study. For the operation that have been give permission, the constructing unit should fully implement the plan of safety protection. The construction unit and operational unit should make dynamic monitoring over the operation according to relevant technological specifications. Should there occur things that may endanger the safe operation, the construction unit should stop the construction immediately and take remedial measures. The construction unit should also report to the administrative management department, the city’s transportation administrative and management department and operational department.
Article 12 The city’s transportation administrative and management department should formulate the standard for the safe operation of the urban track transportation and the operational unit should transport passengers according to such standard.
Article 13 The operational unit should shoulder the following responsibilities for safe operation:
（1）To establish a complete responsibility system for safe operation；
（2）To organize the work to formulate rules for safe operation and procedures of operation;
（3）To ensure the effective returns of the input made by itself on the safe operation;
（4）To guarantee the check of the safe operation by itself and eliminate the hidden hazard of accident;
（5）To organize the work to formulate and implement the plan for dealing with emergency at its early stage and the plan for operation under special circumstance;
（6）To report accident in time and in truth.
Article 14 The major person in charge and the clerk managing and supervising safe production must have the knowledge of safety and capability of management for operation.
Article 15 The operational unit should provide education and training in safety for the working staff in the line so that the staff have necessary knowledge of safe operation, are familiar with relevant rules of safe operation and procedures of safe operation and grasp the techniques for the safe operation at their posts.
The working staff of the operational unit should perform the following duties for safe management:
（1）To maintain the order in the station, guide the passengers to take the train in good order and guide the passengers to evacuate from the station when dangers occur;
（2）To stop activities that may cause dangerous result or dissuade people from doing such things in time; if the effort to stop or dissuade is useless, the person doing such things will be transferred to police station;
（3）To report in time the hidden hazard of accident.
Article 16 The working staff for special operations of the operational unit must have taken the special training for safe operation, as required in the relevant rules of the state. After they get the license for special operation can they work for such special operation.
The driver of the train should follow the rules of safe operation and the procedure for safe operation and should refrain from any activities not related with driving.
Article 17 When the train for the urban track transportation runs on ground surface in the meteorological conditions of sand, hail storm, rain, snow, fog or ice, the plan and rule of operation should be followed to secure safe operation.
Article 18 The operational unit should make regular repair, maintenance, upgrading and reform on the safety guaranteeing systems like the power supply system, telecommunication system, signal system, ventilation system, water supply and drainage system, disaster-prevention monitoring system and environment and equipment monitoring system according to the safety standard and technological specifications of the city and state for the equipment and facilities of the urban track transportation so that the train can run normally.
Article 19 No vendor’s stand is allowed to enter the platform, hall and evacuation passage of the urban track transportation system.
The exit/entrance of the station and the stations of the urban track transportation should be kept unobstructed. No behavior affecting passing and aid and evacuation is allowed there.
Article 20 The station, train carrier, track and tunnel should be equipped with equipment of warning, lighting for emergency conditions, protection, rescue and fire distinguisher and all equipment should be kept in good conditions.
Article 21 The operational unit should install luminous safety marks for the purpose of direction showing, evacuation, reminding, warning, restriction and prohibition at the obvious positions at the operation places like the railroad line, tunnel, platform, station hall, evacuation passage, exit/entrance, ventilation plant and train carriage and make regular check, repair and maintenance on these marks so that they can function well.
Article 22 The relevant organs of power supply, telecommunication and water supply should secure to satisfy the need of the urban track transportation for power, telecommunication and water.
Article 23 the operational unit should provide the passengers with safe and fast passenger transportation service so as to protect their lawful rights and interests.
When the operation of the train of the urban track transportation is affected as a result of problems, the operational unit should solve the problems in time to resume the operation. When the operation cannot be resumed, the operational unit should evacuate the passengers and help them to change the train.
Article 24 When the passenger volume rises due to the factors of weather, holiday, festival or large-scale public activities, the operational unit should expand its transportation capability in time to scatter passengers.
Article 25 The passengers entering the stations of the urban track transportation system should follow the following rules:
（1）to receive the security check-up by the public security officers and the working staff at the station and coordinate them in such check-up;
（2）to follow the marks of safety and follow the instructions of the working staff;
（3）to stand behind the safety line when waiting for a train and follow the rule of “out first, in second”when getting in the train and refrain from touching the door of the train after it is closed.
Article 26 The following behavior that may jeopardize the operation of the urban track transportation system shall be prohibited:
（1）to intercept train;
（2）to enter the forbidden area like the railway line and tunnel without permission;
（3）to get in and out of the train by force;
（4）to throw objects to the train, engine, repair vehicles and other equipment;
（5）to damage the train, tunnel or rail;
（6）to damage or disturb the electro mechanic equipment, over-lying electro cable and telecommunication signals;
（7）to cross and damage separating walls, barristers, protection network and switch gate;
（8）to use facilities for emergency use and safety equipment under non-emergency conditions;
（9）to damage and move safety marks without permission;
（10）other behaviors damaging the safe operation of the urban track transportation system.
