1. 19 Mar 2025 Administrative Guidance
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| Law / type | Railway Business Act / Administrative Guidance |
| Summary | Between January 29 and 30, 2025, the Kanto Transport Bureau conducted a safety audit of Utsunomiya Light Rail Co., Ltd. (corporate number 1060001027696), located in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. The audit revealed areas requiring improvement, such as the failure to create and properly store instruction record books as mandated by Article 39 of the Track Operation Handling Rules, and inadequate verification of staff fitness assessments under Article 7-2, Paragraph 1 of the Track Operation Regulations. The bureau has issued administrative guidance, instructing the company to implement corrective measures and report back by April 21, 2025. The guidance emphasizes establishing a system for accurate assessment of staff fitness and re-examining operational procedures to prevent recurrence, with the goal of strengthening overall safety management. |
| Source | https://www.mlit.go.jp/nega-inf/cgi-bin/search.cgi?jigyoubunya=tetudou&EID=search&no=181 |