The Fehmarnbelt tunnel – an 18-kilometre-long immersed tunnel between Denmark and Germany – will be one of the longest and most complex infrastructure connections in Europe. This combined rail and motorway tunnel places high demands on system safety, compliance, integrality of design and international cooperation. INNOCY provided safety engineering and strategic advice to the Femern Link Contractors (FLC), in collaboration with BAM Infraconsult.
The question
Within the project, bottlenecks arose in the areas of safety management and compliance with European Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs). Due to a complex relationship between FLC and the parent client, the safety management process did not went as planned. There were no clear agreements about scope, responsibilities and contractual obligations. In collaboration with BAM, INNOCY helped to get this going – technically, process-wise and legally.
The solution
INNOCY developed an integrated approach to structurally set up safety management within the project. We advised on the strategic redesign of processes and responsibilities, supported with legal and scope demarcation issues, and on dealing with external review bodies such as the AsBo and NoBo. Central to this is our knowledge of the application of the Common Safety Method for Risk Evaluation & Assessment (EU Regulation 402/2013). At the same time, we guaranteed design freedom where possible and implemented risk management measures based on hazard analyses carried out.
The result
Our efforts led to a widely supported safety file for both the design and implementation phases, which put the safety management process within the project back on track. Thanks to this approach, the client now has a grip on the process for safeguarding system safety and the necessary space to complete the design within realistic frameworks.
