The Railway Safety Commission (RSC) was established on 1st January 2006 under the Railway Safety Act. In the context of the European Railway Safety Directive (2004/49/EC) (Railway Safety Directive) the Railway Safety Commission is both the National Safety Authority and National Investigation Body.

The RSC has 4 main functions:

• safety approval
• safety auditing and monitoring
• safety enforcement
• investigation

Information regarding the role and functions of the Railway Safety Commission is available at www.rsc.ie

The Railway Accident Investigation Unit

The Commission comprises a Railway Accident Investigation Unit, which is functionally independent of the Commission, headed by Mr. David Murton Chief Investigator. The Unit will investigate all railway incidents. The Unit may, as part of its investigation of a railway accident, investigate the role and decisions of the Commission, as safety regulator, leading up to the incident. 

The Unit can be contacted at info@raiu.ie