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This procedure applies to the Railtrack HQ Head of Communications Engineering and any of his staff, or contractors employed by Railtrack, who carry out the Communications Engineering Technical Safety Audits, on the Railtrack Zones. It also applies to zonal staff being audited and who are responsible for carrying out corrective action. These audits fulfil the Main Technical audits referred to in EE/2043/23/R (see references below). In addition this procedure covers the vertical slice audits of the Mega Projects, HoPos and Contractors.

Purpose

This procedure sets out the policy for performing technical safety audits on the Railtrack Zones to determine compliance with technical standards and procedures. It details the various processes to be used and the roles and responsibilities of the engineers involved.