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Rail Safety Conference | 31 March-1 April 2020 | NSW

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RISSB develops Australian Standards, Rules, Codes of Practice and Guidelines, all of which have national application.

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Rail Safety Investigation Course - VIC

Learn the principles, methods, processes and legal requirements for investigating rail safety in Australia.

18-21 November 2019 - Melbourne, VIC

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Derailment Investigation & Analysis Workshop - NSW

Gain a technical understanding and analysis of derailments in rolling stock, rail infrastructure and operations and learn how to prevent derailments.

9 - 11 December 2019 - Chullora, NSW

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Latest RISSB News and Updates

13 Nov 2019 Development Groups

Reissued Call for Development Group Members - AS 7659 Point Locking and Point Detection

The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) is seeking nominations from people to join a Development Group to develop…

11 Oct 2019 Development Groups

Call for Development Group Members - Asset management systems guideline, and Reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) guideline

The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) is seeking nominations from people to join RISSB Development Groups tasked with…

04 Oct 2019 Public Consultations

Call for Public Consultation - AS 7633 Railway infrastructure: Clearances

AS 7633 Railway infrastructure: Clearances is now available for an 8-week public consultation. To access the draft, please download it…

02 Oct 2019 Development Groups

Call for Development Group Members - 2 Rolling Stock Products

The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) is seeking nominations from people to join RISSB Development Groups in the…

27 Sep 2019 Public Consultations

Call for Public Consultation - AS 7479 Track maintenance and road rail vehicles, collision avoidance and proximity warning

AS 7479 Track maintenance and road rail vehicles, collision avoidance and proximity warning is now available for an 8-week public…

13 Sep 2019 Public Consultations

REMINDER Call for Public Consultation - AS 7473 Complex System Integration in Railways

AS 7473 Complex system integration in railways is available for an 8-week public consultation. To access the draft document, please…

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Call for Public Consultation - AS 7633 Railway infrastructure: Clearances

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