Railway Act Article 56-5
Regarding accidents and abnormal events that occur during railway operation, railway institutions shall collect information, investigate and research the cause(s), and adopt appropriate preventive and corrective actions in preparation for a future inspection to be conducted by the Railway Bureau.Railway institutions shall put in place safety management systems; and before the end of the first quarter of each year, railway institutions shall present an annual safety management report based on the review results of accidents and abnormal events of the previous year to the Railway Bureau. The content of the report shall include the following matters:(1) Safety concepts and objectives of operation for railway institutions;(2) Organizational structure and implementation methods of safety management;(3) Actions adopted or intended to ensure and upgrade operational safety;(4) Reviews and preventive measures of accidents and abnormal events;(5) Other important matters related to operational safety.Railway institutions shall effectively preserve records of the railway operations, train monitoring, and maintenance of their operating trains; the items, period, and management matters of preservation shall be prescribed by the competent authority.Railway institutions and related personnel shall also cooperate with the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board in conducting investigations in accordance with the Transportation Occurrences Investigation Act.Matters relevant to the safety management systems in Paragraph 2 shall be prescribed by the competent authority.
中文原文 鐵路法第56-5條
鐵路機構對於鐵路運轉中發生之事故及異常事件，應蒐集資料及調查研究發生原因，採取適當之預防及改進措施，備供交通部鐵道局查驗。
鐵路機構應建置安全管理系統，並根據前一年度之事故及異常事件檢討結果，於每年第一季結束前，向交通部鐵道局提出當年度安全管理報告；其報告內容應包括下列事項：
一、鐵路機構營運之安全理念及目標。
二、安全管理之組織架構及實施方式。
三、為確保及提升營運安全所採取或擬採取之措施。
四、事故與異常事件之檢討及預防措施。
五、其他與營運安全有關之重要事項。
鐵路機構就其營運列車之行車運轉、列車監控及維修保養之紀錄，應有效保存；其保存之項目、期限及管理事項由主管機關定之。
鐵路機構及相關人員另應依運輸事故調查法配合國家運輸安全調查委員會辦理調查。
第二項安全管理系統相關事項之規則，由主管機關定之。
鐵路機構應建置安全管理系統，並根據前一年度之事故及異常事件檢討結果，於每年第一季結束前，向交通部鐵道局提出當年度安全管理報告；其報告內容應包括下列事項：
一、鐵路機構營運之安全理念及目標。
二、安全管理之組織架構及實施方式。
三、為確保及提升營運安全所採取或擬採取之措施。
四、事故與異常事件之檢討及預防措施。
五、其他與營運安全有關之重要事項。
鐵路機構就其營運列車之行車運轉、列車監控及維修保養之紀錄，應有效保存；其保存之項目、期限及管理事項由主管機關定之。
鐵路機構及相關人員另應依運輸事故調查法配合國家運輸安全調查委員會辦理調查。
第二項安全管理系統相關事項之規則，由主管機關定之。