G/TBT/N/TZA/961  
4 May 2023  
(23-3156) 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 (2038) 
DTZS/ SADC SARA HT 93: 2017, MEDC 9 (2038) CD2/ SADC SARA HT: 93: 2017 - Railway 
Safety Management – Human Factors Management., First Edition; (132 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:   
1.1 This standard provides minimum requirements to RA‟s for the management of HF for 
employees who undertake safety -related work. It is to read and implemented in 
conjunction with the relevant national legislation and applicable standards applicable in 
the country in which the RA operates as well as other SARA safety standards.  
1.2 This standard applies to employees who undertake safety -related work as determined 
by the RA. The RA may expand the scope of HF management to include employees who 
do not undert ake safety -related work.  
1.3 HF management comprises the following: a) human factors in design (human -system 
interface); b) physical environmental factors:  
1) noise;  
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  3) lighting;  
4) thermal environment; and  
5) hazardous substances and agents;  and 
c) organizational and psychological factors:  
1) recruitment and selection;  
2) training and development;  
3) medical surveillance;  
4) medication;  
5) chronic diseases;  
6) fitness for duty;  
7) fatigue (shift work, night work and call -outs);  
8) substance abuse;  
9) pregnancy;  
10)stress; and  
11) employee wellness  
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 - Genera  
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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