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The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) is wholly owned by the ARA and is responsible for development and management of the rail industry standards, rules and codes of practice, all of which have national application. The RISSB is accredited by Standards Australia as a Standards Development Organisation, and all new standards produced by the RISSB are published as Australian Standards.

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Notice of Second Round Consultation for the Glossary of Rail Terminology Guideline

As part of the review of the former Code of Practice for the Defined Interstate Rail Network (COP for the DIRN), RISSB has completed a second draft of the Glossary of Rail Terminology Guideline which is now available for industry and regulator consultation until midnight 3 October 2010.

This Glossary is based on the former Volume 2 of the COP for the DIRN, but is greatly expanded to include terminology which could be met anywhere on the Australian rail network, not just the DIRN. This RISSB guideline is unusual in that it will be updated as a “live” document rather than at fixed intervals. This is in order to accommodate new or changed definitions of rail terminology which emanate from other RISSB standards, codes or guidelines.

Interested stakeholders are invited to submit comments. Further information is available from Alex Borodin, Manager Safety and Operations RISSB aborodin@rissb.com.au .

Wheel Defect Manual - Notice Second Round of Public Consultation

RISSB has produced a Second Draft of the Wheel Defect Manual Code of Practice. The code describes the various forms of wheel related defects on rolling stock and the recommended operational and rectification actions. It is a companion document to the AS 7514 "Railway Rolling Stock - Wheels" standards.

RISSB now invites interested parties to submit comments on the second draft between Monday 6 September and Friday 29 October 2010. The draft can be downloaded from the www.rissb.com.au website from the products matrix under the Rolling stock tab. For further information please contact Steven Rykers Rolling Stock Project Manager RISSB Steven.Rykers@qrnational.com.au

NEW PROJECT: RISSB Code of Practice for Rail Safety Worker Reference Checking – Call for Development Group Members

RISSB is beginning work on a Code of Practice for Rail Safety Worker Reference Checking and is seeking interested parties who are subject matter experts to join the Development Group which will assist the author in producing the document.

The Scope of the Code of Practice will be to establish Australian rail industry protocols for the sharing of relevant safety-related information in a confidential manner between former employers and a prospective employer at time of selection, with the permission of the prospective employee. The purpose of this is to ensure that prospective employers are fully aware of the safety history of any rail safety worker which they may be hiring. It is envisaged that the protocol would be based on the model used by the financial services industry as outlined by Standards Australia Handbook “HB 322-2007 Reference Checking in the Financial Services Industry”.

Interested parties should contact RISSB Manager Safety and Operations Alex Borodin aborodin@rissb.com.au via email with a short description of themselves and their organization (if applicable) by COB Friday 17 September 2010. They should also read the RISSB document “Development Member Responsibilities” which is available from http://www.rissb.com.au/linkdev/UserFiles/file/ADMIN%203_7%20Development%20Group%20Member%20Responsibilities(1).pdf

Accessible Rail Code of Practice : Notice of Second Round of Public Consultation

RISSB has produced a second draft of the Accessible Rail Code of Practice based on feedback from the first round and on advice of the Development Group. RISSB now invites interested parties to submit comments on the second draft between Friday 6 August and Friday 17 September 2010. The draft can be downloaded from the www.rissb.com.au website from the products matrix under the Operations tab. For further information please contact Alex Borodin Manager Safety and Operations RISSB aborodin@rissb.com.au

CURRENT VACANCIES

Manager Infrastructure - Position Vacant

The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) is seeking a dynamic and personable Rail Engineer to lead the Rail Industry in the development of Australian Rail Industry Infrastructure standards, codes of practice, and guidelines. For more information regarding this position please clck here: Manager Infrastructure