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European Railway AgencyGuide for the application of the CSM Regulation ANNEX I - EXPLANATION OF THE PROCESSIN THE CSM REGULATION1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE TO THE RISKMANAGEMENT PROCESS1.1. General principles and obligations1.1.1. The risk management process covered by this Regulation shall start from a definition ofthe system under assessment and comprise the following activities:(a) the risk assessment process, which shall identify the hazards, the risks, theassociated safety measures and the resulting safety requirements to be fulfilled bythe system under assessment;(b) demonstration of the compliance of the system with the identified safetyrequirements and;(c) management of all identified hazards and the associated safety measures.This risk management process is iterative and is depicted in the diagram of theAppendix (of the CSM Regulation). The process ends when the compliance of the systemwith all safety requirements necessary to accept the risks linked to the identifiedhazards is demonstrated.[G 1] The CSM are applied at the beginning of the project to ensure that all applicable hazards areidentified and managed using hazard records (see section 4).[G 2] The risk management framework for the CSM and the associated risk assessment processare illustrated in Figure 3. Each box/activity of this figure is described in a specific section ofthis guide.[G 3] The iterative risk management process covered by the CSM is completed when it isdemonstrated (refer to section 3) and documented in the hazard record that the systemunder assessment complies with:(a) the safety requirements that are issued from the risk assessment;(b) the safety requirements that could be identified during the demonstration of the systemcompliance with the point (a) above. Reference: ERA/GUI/01-2008/SAF Version: 1.1 Page 25 of 54File Name: Guide_for_Application_of_CSM_V1.1.docEuropean Railway Agency ● Boulevard Harpignies, 160 ● BP 20392 ● F-59307 Valenciennes Cedex ● France ● Tel. +33 (0)3 27 09 65 00 ● Fax +33 (0)3 27 33 40 65 ● http://www.era.europa.eu