The services of an independent safety assessor will be procured to assess all aspects of the design, manufacture, construction, installation, training, testing, commissioning, trial running and initial operation of the Light Rail Transit system to verify compliance with the governing standards for the assessment services and the standards governing safety of the Odense Tramway.

Legislative basis for development of the project: A Law will be enacted by Parliament authorising construction of the Odense Tramway. Legislation, regulations, standards and norms governing safety of the design and operation of the Odense Tramway shall include:

BOStrab (Verordnung über den Bau und Betrieb der Strassenbahnen) and BOStrab-Richtlinien;

Applicable standards of Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen” (Association of German Transport Companies – VDV);

CENELEC railway standards EN 50126, 50128, 50129 (safety management, verification and validation);

Applicable requirements of the EN 45545 fire safety standards.

The safety assessments shall be carried out pursuant to EN 50126 (RAMS), EN 50128 and EN 50129, which correspond respectively to IEC 62278, IEC 62279 and IEC 62425.

The applicable procedures for regulatory approval by the Danish Transport Authority (Trafikstyrelsen) must be complied with, including Order No. 54 of 24 January 2013 concerning approval of the light rail vehicles, Order No. 1187 of 12.12.2012 concerning authorisation for operation of railway subsystems, Order No. 14 of 4 January 2007 concerning safety certification of railway companies, Order No. 13 of 4 January 2007 concerning safety certification of railway infrastructure managers and Chapters 3 and 4 of the Rail Act concerning permission to operate rail services and managing rail infrastructure.