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Railway Safety in Estonia -
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- Annual Report 2011
accidents. The fi rst persons receiving the honorary
medal were
Riivo Sinijärv
, Urve Miidla and
Daniel (Dan) Di Tota
.
* UIC leads the organisation of the fhe fi rst International
Level Crossing Safety Day (ILCAD).
2011
The first international educational railway safety
conference
“Let’s Save Lives”
took place in Estonia
* OLE drinking water was launched and OLE attended in a
series of bicycling competitions.
* Tamo and
Birgit Vahemets
were the first Europeans
passing the training programme for railway safety
presenter trainers’ in Las Vegas (USA).
* A new training course was added to OLE’s educational
programme – Railway safety for emergency responders.
* Slogans
“Know Your Opponent”
and
“Red is Red”
were
registered as safety related trade marks.
Operation Lifesaver Inc.
In 1972
Operation Lifesaver Inc. was founded in the
state of Idaho, USA.
In 1978
a national programme Operation Lifesaver
was established under the auspices of National
Safety Council (NSC)
In 1981
Operation Lifesaver was founded in Canada
In 1986
independent Operation Lifesaver
programmes had been started in 49 U.S. states.
In 1986
Operation Lifesaver was released from NSC
and a national non-profi t organization Operation
Lifesaver Inc.
) was founded on the
initiative of the Association of American Railroads,
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak) and the Railway Progress Institute.
Sister organisations of Operation Lifesaver Inc.
are also active in Canada, Finland, Mexico and
Argentina.
Mission
OLE’s mission is to signifi cantly increase public
awareness of the possible dangers accompanying
railway traffi c and of the correct behaviour on the
railway in order to decrease the number of railway
accidents and the people killed or injured as the
result of those accidents.
Programme
Operation Lifesaver’s activities are supported by
three pillars – Education, Enforcement
and Engineering
EDUCATION
OLE teaches correct behaviour at level crossings
and in other dangerous areas. Training events do not
only involve free public lectures and presentations;
we also regularly inform the public of railway safety.
We also organise railway safety campaigns, prepare
and distribute informational materials.
ENFORCEMENT
OLE supports active adherence to the rules
established by laws and other normative documents,
because otherwise collisions and other accidents on
railways keep happening.
ENGINEERING
OLE supports continuous increase of safety at level
crossings, by recommending better design and
installation of technological equipment.
HISTORY, MISSION AND PROGRAMME
BE
GOOD
Operation Lifesaver Estonia
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