Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Transport Safety Investigations (Railway Occurrences) Regulations 2023
Regulation 5
Meaning of “rail casualty” and associated terms
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, “rail casualty” means a railway occurrence associated with the operation of a rail vehicle on a railway, where any of the following happens directly as a result of that occurrence:
an individual suffers a fatal railway‑related injury;
an individual suffers a serious railway‑related injury.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1), an individual suffers a fatal railway‑related injury in relation to the operation of a rail vehicle on a railway if —
he or she suffers an injury as a result of —
getting on or off or being on board the rail vehicle;
following evacuation procedures involving getting off the rail vehicle (commonly called detrainment);
coming into direct contact with any part of the rail vehicle, or its contents, during the operation of the rail vehicle, including parts of the rail vehicle which become detached from the rail vehicle;
coming into direct contact with any part of the rail infrastructure, including any part of the rail infrastructure which becomes detached, during the operation of the rail vehicle on or at that part of the rail infrastructure; or
other activities associated with the operation of the rail vehicle and where a rail vehicle is involved;
he or she dies as a result of the injury after sustaining the injury; and
none of the following applies:
the injury results from natural causes;
the injury is intentionally self-inflicted;
the injury is intentionally caused by another person;
the injury is to an individual who is a stowaway or is on a part of the rail vehicle not normally accessible to passengers and railway workers during the operation of the rail vehicle.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraph (1), an individual suffers a serious railway‑related injury in relation to the operation of a rail vehicle on a railway if —
he or she suffers an injury as a result of —
getting on or off or being on board the rail vehicle;
following evacuation procedures involving getting off the rail vehicle (commonly called detrainment);
coming into direct contact with any part of the rail vehicle, or its contents, during the operation of the rail vehicle, including parts of the rail vehicle which become detached from the rail vehicle;
coming into direct contact with any part of the rail infrastructure, including any part of the rail infrastructure which becomes detached, during the operation of the rail vehicle on or at that part of the rail infrastructure; or
other activities associated with the operation of the rail vehicle and where a rail vehicle is involved;
any of the following applies:
the injury requires hospitalisation for a period that —
starts no later than the 7th day after the date the individual sustained the injury; and
exceeds 48 hours after starting;
the injury involves a fracture of any bone, except a simple fracture of any finger, toe or the nose of the individual; and
none of the following applies:
the injury results from natural causes;
the injury is intentionally self-inflicted;
the injury is intentionally caused by another person;
the injury is to an individual who is a stowaway or is on a part of the rail vehicle not normally accessible to passengers and railway workers during the operation of the rail vehicle.
Subregulation 4
For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (3)(c), “railway worker” means an individual who is employed or engaged to perform any of the following classes of work with respect to a railway:
driving or despatching rail vehicles or any other activity which is capable of controlling or affecting the movement of rail vehicles;
signalling (and signalling operations), receiving or relaying communications or any other activity which is capable of controlling or affecting the movement of rail vehicles;
coupling or uncoupling rail vehicles;
maintaining, repairing, modifying, monitoring, inspecting or testing —
rail vehicles, including checking that any rail vehicle is working properly before being used; or
rail infrastructure;
installation of components in relation to rail vehicles;
working on or about rail infrastructure relating to the repair, maintenance, monitoring, upgrading, inspection or testing of the rail infrastructure or associated works or equipment, including checking that the rail infrastructure is working properly before being used;
installation or maintenance of —
a telecommunications system relating to rail infrastructure or used in connection with rail infrastructure; or
the means of supplying electricity directly to rail infrastructure or to any rail vehicle using rail infrastructure or to a telecommunications system;
work involving certification as to the safety of rail infrastructure or rail vehicles or any part or component of rail infrastructure or rail vehicles;
work involving the decommissioning of rail infrastructure or any rail vehicle or any part or component of rail infrastructure or a rail vehicle;
work involving the development, management or monitoring of safe working systems for the railway;
work involving the management or monitoring of passenger safety on, in or at the railway;
work on board a rail vehicle during its operation on the railway that is in connection with the driving or safety of passengers on board the rail vehicle.