Guideline for Bridge Safety Management

October 2018

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Part A – General

• 0.1 – Definitions
• 0.2 – Scope
• 0.3 – Application
• 0.4 - Responsibility

Part B – Qualifications and Designation of Responsible Persons

• 1.1 – Scope
• 1.2 – Bridge Safety Management Responsibility
• 1.3 – Railway Bridge Engineer
• 1.4 – Railway Bridge Inspector
• 1.5 – Designation of Individuals

Part C – Capacity of Bridges

• 2.1 – Scope
• 2.2 – Determination of Bridge Load Capacities
• 2.3 – Protection of Bridges from Over-weight and Dimensional Loads
• 2.4 – Protection of Safe Railway Operations during Repairs or Modifications

Part D - Bridge Inspection

• 3.1 – Scope
• 3.2 – Inventory
  • 3.2.1 – Bridges
  • 3.2.2 – Third Party Overhead Bridges
• 3.3 – Types of Inspections
  • 3.3.1 Visual Inspection
  • 3.3.2 Special Inspections
  • 3.3.3 Underwater Inspections
  • 3.3.4 Vegetation and Drainage Channel Inspection
• 3.4 – Scheduling of Bridge Inspections
• 3.5 – Bridge Inspection Procedures
• 3.6 – Bridge Inspection Records
• 3.7 – Review of Bridge Inspection Reports
• 3.8 – Higher Level Review
• 3.9 – Bridge Hazard Identification

Part E - Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Bridges

• 4.1 – Scope
• 4.2 – Responsibility
• 4.3 - Procedures for Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Bridges

Part F – Documentation, Records, and Evaluation of the BSMP

• 5.1 – Scope
• 5.2 – Monitoring and Evaluation of the BSMP
• 5.3 – Verification of Bridge Inspections
• 5.4 – Documents and Records

Part G – Requirements of Section 11 – Railway Safety Act

• 6.1 – Scope
• 6.2 – Engineering Work Related to Bridges

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The objective of this Guideline is to provide railway companies with a guide for the development of their Bridge Safety Management Program (BSMP) and to promote industry best practices with regards to bridge management.

This Guideline is not intended to replace existing procedures or practices in use by railway companies. It is not expected that every recommendation outlined in this Guideline be contained within a single document, or that information be duplicated if it is available through other railway programs or systems. However, the location of applicable information should be incorporated into the BSMP by reference.

 

Guideline for Bridge Safety Management
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