DNV is an independent assurance and risk management provider, operating in more than 100 countries. Through assessment and digital assurance solutions, DNV helps companies build trust and transparency around products, assets, supply chains and ecosystems. Whether certifying products, verifying claims or optimizing and decarbonizing supply chains, DNV helps companies manage risks and realize their long-term strategic goals, improving ESG performance and generating lasting, sustainable results.
Assurance in Rail:
Design, construction, safe integration and commissioning of rail systems require integrated compliance and risk- based approaches to address regulatory demands and safety risks. This continues to be essential during operation and maintenance. When rail stakeholders embrace technical and operational changes, that impact on systems and the safety of end users must be evaluated and assessed. Whilst innovative solutions emerge and rail assets become both physical and digital, assessment of cyber security risks becomes paramount.
Advisory in Rail:
Life cycle optimization management of rail assets is underpinned by an integrated approach to design, construction, operation and management. Definition, apportionment, implementation of system requirements and validation thereof must be combined with sound management of the supply chain. Major rail projects with complex stakeholder relationships require a thorough systems’ approach to succeed. Early management of safety, security and cyber security, human factors and EMC are key factors. In addition, rail stakeholders operating and maintaining the railway systems must address innovations and process changes for continued efficiency and safety to the end user. Rail has a transformative potential as it can impact a single commuter journey as much as it can affect a country’s wider economy. Faced with the ever-increasing demand for mobility and the effects of climate change, rail represents a sustainable long-term investment.
Digital Solutions in Rail:
Railways are seen as a sustainable and efficient transport mode. To capitalize on greener market demands, the industry must advance in a safe and secure way thus highlighting the need for digital services powered by domain expertise and best-in-class use of technologies. New digital solutions are changing how to design, construct and maintain railways.
Addressing transformations in the rail lifecycle, DNV can partner with you to:
Assurance Services:
- Conformity assessment services to railway subsystems and safe integration. Notified Body (NoBo), Designated Body (DeBo) and Assessment Body (AsBo) services.
- Certification of Entities in Charge of Maintenance (Rolling Stock ECM’s)
- 2nd / 3rd party assessment of railway assets
- Independent Safety Assessments (ISA’s)
- Independent Checking Engineer (ICE) / Independent Certifier (IC)
- Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) of major railway projects (greenfield and renewals)
- Product certification against rail industry standards
- Certification of Safety Management Systems for railway undertakings (RU’s), Infrastructure Managers (IM’s) and other stakeholders
- Independent design reviews
- Railway product inspection at system, subsystem and component level
- Certification of critical processes (like welding)
We at DNV offer certification services for the certification of a quality system for welding of railway vehicles and components according to EN15085-2
Advisory Services:
- Railway RAM (Reliability, Availability and Maintainability)
- Railway Safety: risk analysis via a diversity of techniques and methodologies; management of system lifecycles and deliverables thereof (safety case, hazard log, etc.)
- Railway Verification and Validation at system, subsystem or component level
- Noise and vibration reduction advice
- Railway RAM (Reliability, Availability and Maintainability)
- Railway Safety: risk analysis via a diversity of techniques and methodologies; management of system lifecycles and deliverables thereof (safety case, hazard log, etc.)
- Railway Verification and Validation at system, subsystem or component level
- Noise and vibration reduction advice
- Ergonomics and Human Factors advisory services
- Systems engineering/integration support, within and without system boundaries (all interfaces)
- Project management support
- Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) support
- Support in developing and implementing Safety Management Systems for RU’s, IM’s and ECM’s
- Operation performance optimization
- Maintenance performance optimization
- Running dynamics optimization
- Lifecycle costs (LCC) optimization
- Training
Digital Solutions: Digital services powered by domain expertise and best-in-class use of technologies and paradigms:
- IA / machine & deep learning
- Big data
- Blockchain
- BIM and digital twin
- LoT
- Sandboxing
- Cloud
- Safety, Security & Cybersecurity
- Digital strategy, transformation and assurance services
- Digital train paradigm for maintenance and operation optimization use cases
- Railway station 4.0 paradigm for maintenance and operation optimization use cases
- Application of Veracity for data storage, exchange, management, processing to facilitate connection between domain experts and data scientists, thereby resulting in valuable information for decision making
- Security/cybersecurity advice and assessment for protection of railway critical assets (control centres, rolling stock, technical and maintenance centres, etc.)
