The President of the Office of Rail Transport initiated ex officio administrative proceedings for the withdrawal of the safety certificate of the rail carrier CTL Logistics sp. z o.o. The reasons were numerous irregularities and negligence found during an inspection carried out at CTL Logistics on the operation of their safety management system. This inquiry was a follow-up of a railway incident which took place at the Łowicz Główny station. On 9 September 2021 CTL Logistics’ train passed a stop signal when not allowed to do so and hit a derail. A locomotive and one wagon of CTL Logistics’ train were derailed. The driver who caused the incident was drunk and did not have a licence to drive a train.
The inspection carried out by the Office of Rail Transport after this incident revealed numerous irregularities and negligence in the safety management system:
- management of qualifications and psychophysical condition of employees,
- risk management,
- division of duties and monitoring of performance of activities,
- management of documentation.
The President of the Office of Rail Transport reminds that every employer before hiring a train driver should check the status of his license using the Train Driver Licence System (SOLM). Information about train driver’s licence status can be found at https://solm.utk.gov.pl