Safety Standing Committee

Purpose:

• To provide strategic advice to the RISSB Board on significant rail industry safety issues which have been identified as potential RISSB projects by others (e.g. SMG)
• To oversee RISSB projects associated with management of safety in accordance with the accredited RISSB administrative procedures.

Terms of Reference:

1. Provide strategic advice to the RISSB Board on issues relevant to railway safety;
2. Propose the development of new standards, codes, rules and guidelines or changes to existing documents;
3. Review change proposals from stakeholders on the merits of each change proposal, whether it should proceed, and the priority it should be accorded. Where they are of a minor nature, advise the RISSB Board to approve the proposed changes without the need for a Project Team.
4. Advise the RISSB Board on how to fast track the implementation of rapid response changes to standards;
5. Monitor progress of development activity by Project Teams and advise the RISSB Board as necessary;
6. Review consultation comments and the Project Team’s responses to them;
7. Advise the RISSB Board on the acceptability of the final output from a Project Team
8. Co-ordinate industry responses;
9. Establish priorities and oversee the review and continuous improvement programme for safety; and
10. Liaise with other Standing Committees for interface issues when required.

Chairperson

Sandra Wilson-Ryke   FreightLink

Committee Members*

*As of 14 July 2010

Warren Doubleday     Association of Tourist Heritage Rail Australia (ATHRA)

Vic Bliss                    WestNet Rail

David Browne            Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTAWA)

Matthew Coats           RailCorp

Sandra Wilson-Ryke   FreightLink

Phillip O'Connell         Kiwi Rail

Mark Bussing             Pacific National  

Brian McIntosh           MTM

Simon Gray               Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC)

Steve Jones               Laing O'Rourke

Laurie Foley               V/Line

Clifton Pool                Rail Infrastructure Corporation (RIC)

David Apps                Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (TIDC)

Don Corey                 Great Southern Railway (GSR)

Ronald Bury               SCT Logistics

Greg Ford                  Queensland Rail (QR)

Erryn Muchenberg      TransAdelaide

Scott MacGregor        Genessee Wyoming Rail Road

Paul Dojcsak             Downer EDI Works

Sheri Mikus               Yarra Trams

Nick Antonopoulos     Siemens         

Kevin Taylor             RISSB

Alex Borodin             RISSB (Project Manager for RISSB Safety Projects)