BS EN 50126-1:2017

What is BS EN 50126-1 - Generic RAMS Process about?  

BS EN 50126 is a European standard that discusses specification and demonstration of reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS). It provides the best industry guidance on the generic RAMS process to minimize hazards. 

BS EN 50126-1 is the first part of a multi-part series that: 

• Considers RAMS, understood as reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety and their interaction 
• Considers the generic aspects of the RAMS life cycle. The guidance in BS EN 50126-1 can still be used in the application of specific standards 
• Addresses railway specifics 
• Enables conflicts between RAMS elements to be controlled and managed effectively 

BS EN 50126-1 defines a process, based on the system life cycle and tasks within it, for managing RAMS and a systematic process, tailorable to the type and size of the system under consideration, for specifying requirements for RAMS and demonstrating that these requirements are achieved. 

BS EN 50126-1 applies to railway application fields, namely Command, Control and Signalling, Rolling Stock and Fixed Installations, and specifically: 

• To the specification and demonstration of RAMS for all railway applications and at all levels of such an application, as appropriate, from complete railway systems to major systems and individual and combined subsystems and components within these major systems, including those containing software 
• At all relevant phases of the life cycle of an application 
• For use by railway duty holders and the railway suppliers 

Note 1: BS EN 50126-1 does not apply to existing systems which remain unmodified, including those systems already compliant with any former version of EN 50126. 

Note 2: BS EN 50126-1 assumes that railway duty holders and railway suppliers have business-level policies addressing Quality, Performance, and Safety. The approach defined in BS EN 50126-1 is consistent with the application of quality management requirements contained within EN ISO 9001. 

Who is BS EN 50126-1 Generic RAMS Process for? 

BS EN 50126-1 on generic RAMS Process for railway applications is useful for: 

• Staff in charge of RAMS Process in railways 
• Regulatory authorities 

Why should you use BS EN 50126-1 Generic RAMS Process? 

Reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS) is a decision making tool used to identify how to increase the availability of the systems, and thus increase the overall profit as well as reducing the life cycle cost. 

BS EN 50126-1 guideline assists you with railway rams, management of railway RAMS general requirements, risk assessment, risk reduction strategy, specification of railway RAMS requirements, elements of railway rams, and safety case for generic RAMS process for railway applications 

BS EN 50126-1 also provides the full life cycle of the RAMS process for railway applications.  

This supports you with appropriate procedures for RAMS for railway applications that will assist you to increase reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety for railways.  

In addition, with compliance and obedience of BS EN 50126-1, you can ensure that people, the environment, or any asset is not harmed during the RAMS life cycle.