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Railway Safety in Estonia - 16 - Annual Report 2011
The Estonian Railway Culture Foundation (ERKSA) was
founded by the former private shareholders of Estonian
Railways with the purpose of continuing supporting
railway related projects also after the shares of the
company were sold back to the Estonian Government. The
mission of the foundation is developing and promoting
Estonian railway culture and heritage by preserving
railway history and supporting railway safety and railway
employees.
As ensuring safety is of paramount importance in case
of rail transport, ERKSA has paid particular attention
to OLE’s projects. During our first year of activities we
supported OLE’s initiative to equip the prefectures
of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board with
presentation equipment kits that would help police
officers who have passed OLE’s training to spread
the railway safety messages in Estonian schools,
kindergartens and other institutions and save lives.
In 2009 we supported OLE’s project for acquiring a tent
for trade fairs and digital drawing boards. These tools
help the members of the organisation and volunteers to
communicate railway safety message in various public
events.
We are particularly satisfied with our cooperation project
from 2010 in course of which OLE provided signal vests
to 3,330 kindergarten children living in the proximity of
railways. The sooner one starts to care about health and
safety, the more probable it is that the learnt knowledge
will become a useful habit helping to live long and happy.
It is perfectly clear for us that the
efficiency of OLE’s work depends on
its ability to produce high-quality
advertising and training materials, as all
good knowledge and experience deserves
to be well-communicated. Therefore, we welcomed last
year OLE’s initiative to acquire state-of-the-art audio
and video equipment that would allow producing all
necessary materials “in house” instead of outsourcing
them from service providers. This way OLE can save
money and use the funds for other projects.
By the time of publishing this annual report, ERKSA has
invested all its funds into railway related projects and
folded up its activities. We sincerely hope that during
these five years we have helped to launch or revive
several railway related projects. We are extremely glad
to see the success of OLE over the recent years and with
We are extremely glad to see the success of OLE over
the recent years and with the organisation good will
and courage in continuing its efforts.
AUDIO AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT FOR
PRODUCING ADVERTISING AND
TRAINING MATERIALS
Estonian Railway Culture Foundation
Riivo Sinijärv | Chairman of Management Board
COOPERATION PROJECTS