G/TBT/N/TZA/958  
4 May 2023  
(23-3154) 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 (2029) 
DTZS/ SADC SARA HT 89:2017, MEDC 9 (2029) CD2/ SADC SARA HT 89: 2017 - Railway 
safety management – General, First Edition; (57 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This SADC SARA standard describes the minimum elements of 
a safety management system (SMS) to enable the RAs to develop an SMS for the 
management of safe railway operations under his/her control, taking into account each 
of the following in the asset life cycle phases:  
a) The demands on and capacity of the railway operations;  
b) Business goals and value propositions;  
c) Critical activities enabling the business;  
d) The asset base and its associated life cycle and maintenance plans;  
e) The role of support services.  
1.2 It also describes the circumstances that  will necessitate changes to the RA's SMS.  
1.3 This standard applies to RAs as defined in the relevant national railway legislation  G/TBT/N/TZA/958  
 
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  1.4 The point of departure in the development of an SMS is the risk management process 
as described in clause 6. This proces s recognizes that the content of the elements which 
constitute an SMS is influenced by the complexity and nature of the railway operation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements; Reducing  trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
Recommendations on the Transport of dangerous goods - Model Regulations 
(classification – chapter 2)  
Recommendations on the Transport of dangerous goods - Model Regulations (Packaging 
– chapter 6)  
SARA: Dangerous Goods 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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