The invention relates to a method (100) for
safety monitoring of a track-guided vehicle, wherein the method (100) comprises: - receiving (101) a safety-relevant message (207), wherein the safety-relevant message (207) indicates a safety-relevant event (209) for the track-guided vehicle; - activating (103) a
timer function (T) for a predetermined duration upon
receipt of the safety-relevant message (207); -
processing (105) the safety-relevant message (207) and deciding whether a corresponding safety action (Out1, Out2,..., OutN) is to be triggered based on the safety-relevant message; and - resetting (107) the
timer function (T) before the predetermined duration has elapsed if, based on the
processing of the safety-relevant message (207), it is decided that no safety action (Out1, Out2,..., OutN) is to be triggered; or - triggering (109) the safety action (Out1, Out2,..., OutN) before the predetermined time period expires if, based on the
processing of the security-relevant message (207), it is decided that a security action (Out1, Out2,..., OutN) is to be triggered; or - automatic triggering (111) of the security action (Out1, Out2,..., OutN) at the predetermined time period of the
timer function (T) expires if the security action has not been triggered before the predetermined time period expires and the timer function (T) has not been reset.