Table 2

Owner costs and associated cost indicators

Cost category level 1Cost category level 2
CostDescriptionCostDescriptionIt can be estimated …
InterventionImpact from executing interventionsLabourEconomic impact of infrastructure workers performing tasks (€/track-km)Directly from the cost of labour required for the execution of interventions
MaterialEconomic impact of ensuring the availability of required material for the intervention (€/track-km)Directly from the cost of material required for the execution of interventions
EquipmentEconomic impact of ensuring the availability of required equipment for the intervention (€/track-km)Directly from the cost of equipment required for the execution of interventions
AccidentImpact to the owner due to the occurrence of an accidentInfrastructure property damageEconomic impact of repairing damages caused by accident – that is, infrastructure property damage cost (€/track-km)Either directly from the cost of replacing the damaged propertya
Workers’ injurySocietal impact due to injury at the workplace (€/track-km)Directly from the human cost due to injury through the estimation of VSLa
Workers’ fatalitySocietal impact due to death at the workplace (€/track-km)Directly from the human cost due to fatality through the estimation of VSLa
a

For Europe, example values are given in the publication by Kasnatscheew et al. (2016) 

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