Description
An Entity in Charge of Maintenance (ECM) plays an important safety role in the European railway system by ensuring that the vehicles for which it is in charge are in a safe state of running by means of a system of maintenance.
To facilitate the relations with railway undertakings, a European system of certification for ECMs has been set up in [Regulation (EU) 445/2011] (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1521482708586&uri=CELEX:32011R0445) .
This regulation sets out:
The requirements and assessment criteria applicable for the certification of ECMs for freight wagons and the certification of maintenance workshops; and
The criteria to be applied for the accreditation or recognition of ECM’s and maintenance workshops’ certification bodies.
The system of certification provides evidence of responsibility and traceability of the maintenance undertaken on freight wagons. It sets out also a certification process that ensures a transparent and structured management system for all workshops and will help to reduce the burden and duplication of controls and/or audits across the rail sector.
ERA publishes the list of ECM certificates in the ERADIS database.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access the ECM database | HTML | Open resource | |
| Access the ECM MoU Certificate Database | HTML | Open resource | |
| Access the Maintenance Functions Certificate Database | HTML | Open resource | |
| ECM Certificates Statistics: Number of valid ECM Certificates per Member State granted by accredited certification bodies of the same or other Member State than the ECM | HTML | Open resource | |
| ECM Certificates Statistics: Number of valid ECM Certificates per type, per Member State | HTML | Open resource | |
| ECM Certificates Statistics: Number of ECMs (including maintenance workshops) vs. number of ECMs (excluding maintenance workshops) per Member State | HTML | Open resource |