G/TBT/N/TZA/962  
4 May 2023  
(23-3157) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  TANZANIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
MOROGORO/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O BOX 9524, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  
Tel: +255 222450206,  
E- mail: nep@tbs.go.tz  
Website: www.tbs.go.tz  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  RAILWAY 
OR TRAMWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND PARTS THEREOF; RAILWAY OR 
TRAMWAY TRACK FIXTURES AND FITTINGS AND PARTS THEREOF; MECHANICAL 
(INCLUDING ELECTROMECHANICAL) TRAFFIC SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT OF ALL KINDS 
(HS code(s): 86); Railway engineering in general (ICS code(s): 45.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified do cument:  MEDC 9 (2040) 
DTZS/ SADC SARA HT 95: 2017, MEDC 9 (2040) CD2/ SADC SARA HT: 95: 2017 – 
Railway Safety Management – Technical Requirements for Engineering and Operational 
Standards – Operational Principles for Safe Movement On Rail., First Edition; (24 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  This standard covers the minimum requirements for operational 
principles for safe movement on rail. It includes the operational requirements to be 
complied with to ensure that operational safety is appro priately addressed in all 
operational circumstances.  
The development, amendment or withdrawal of a train operating standard or procedure 
comprises the following:  
a) Receipt of a request;  
b) Initial assessment of the request;  
c) Conditions;  
d) Exclusion criteria;  
e) Approval in principle; and  G/TBT/N/TZA/962  
 
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  f) Life cycle phases.  
The following principles and related aspects are applicable in each phase of the life cycle 
described in this standard  
a) Behavioural principles and related aspects;  
b) Communication;  
c) Actions before the intended train or shunt movement;  
d) Actions during the train or shunt movement;  
e) Safety of rolling stock whilst stationary; and  
f) Abnormal working and degraded mode  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
SADC SARA HT 89: Railway Safety Management - General  
SADC SARA HT 90: Railway Safety Management - Technical Requirements for Engineering 
and Operational Standards - General  
SADC SARA HT 93: Railway Safety Management - Human factors management.  
SARA DG Handbook  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Contact person(s):  
Ms. Bahati Samillani (NEP officer) and Mr. Clavery Chausi  
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)  
Morogoro/Sam Nujoma Road, Ubungo  
P O Box 9524  
Dar Es Salaam  
Tel: +(255) 22 2450206  
Email: nep@tbs.go.tz ; bahati.samillani@tbs.go.tz  
Website: http://www.tbs.go.tz  
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