Amendments to promote railway staff safety passBy Sean Lin / Staff reporterLawmakers yesterday passed proposed amendments to the Railway Act (鐵路法), including a provision that railway staff should be equipped with safety training and disease prevention skills. Apart from being tasked with disease prevention and safety response capabilities, railway staff should familiarize themselves with disease prevention or safety equipment used by rail operators, the amendment says. Deputy Legislative Speaker Tsai Chi-chang bangs the gavel as lawmakers pass the third reading of amendments to the Railway Act at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Railway staff must comply with accident investigations by the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board, they say. The legislature also passed an article stipulating that products used on rail systems must be certified by institutes recognized by the ministry.

Source: Taipei Times May 05, 2020 15:56 UTC