Since 2003 Vertex Systems Engineering (Vertex) has provided safety engineering support and Application Safety Cases (ASC) to both owners and operators of fixed infrastructure and rolling stock.
Our output has been provided in accordance with industry best practise and both generic and rail related standards such as the current Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 402/2013, EN50126, EN50129 and Technical Specifications for Interoperability.
Vertex has supported from minor changes through to major projects where Vertex have managed the safety assurance for infrastructure changes and protection of existing assets.
Our product management service to equipment suppliers, infrastructure and rolling stock owners and operators is often used in support of the Application Safety Case to provide a single solution and point of contact for such complex works.
Vertex provide the complete solution from the development of the safety case to critical review and project hand back, aligned as necessary with processes such as CDM and Network Rail GRIP 8. Functions such as Whole Life Cost modelling, HAZID/HAZOP, FMEA/FMECA, trial management, DRACAS/FRACAS, Verification/Validation, rail system and project engineering are also employed to provide a completely packaged ASC solution to the customer. Vertex capability also enables it to undertake ASC under challenging timescales, this was the case for several the examples detailed.
The following details the subject areas that Vertex provides Application Safety Cases: