鹿島臨海鉄道株式会社

Between July 10 and July 12, 2024, the company underwent a safety audit which revealed issues requiring corrective action. The company is directed to strengthen its safety management system by establishing a system for accurately understanding on-site conditions, regularly verifying operational status, and ensuring the feasibility of improvements. Specific issues include: 1) During the FY 2023 renewal work on the 6000 series vehicles, materials used for fire prevention were changed without confirming compliance with the vehicle structure standards, and vehicles were operated without proper confirmation under the Railway Business Act Article 13, Paragraph 2. The company must verify compliance when changing vehicle materials and educate staff on procedures. 2) The implementation guidelines for education and training under the Ministerial Ordinance for technical standards related to railways do not specify procedures for staff engaged in train dispatching other than crew members, nor record the confirmation of their knowledge and skills. The company must establish procedures for training staff involved in dispatching and properly record their skill assessments. The company is required to report on the measures taken by November 5, 2024.