RISSB Connect Edition 21, June 2023

GENERAL NEWS

RISSB at CORE in Melbourne

This week the RISSB team had the pleasure of attending the Railway Technical Society of Australasia’s (RTSA’s) biennial Conference on Railway Excellence (CORE). It was a tremendous event, and extremely well attended. The speakers were fantastic stimulating some really valuable discussions. RISSB had a stand at CORE and the team were delighted to reconnect with old friends as well as making new ones; if you came up to talk to us – thank you! We look forward to engaging with you further through the work RISSB does to support industry. Well done and congratulations to RTSA!

OTSI Findings Webinar

Please join OTSI for a presentation and Q&A on the recently completed safety investigation into the derailment of freight train 4BM4 at Nana Glen on 25 February 2021.

The investigation report was published on 6 June 2023 and highlights important safety issues including risk identification and management for extreme weather events and infrastructure resilience.

In a one-hour webinar on Wednesday 5 July, OTSI Chief Investigator Dr. Natalie Pelham and Senior Transport Safety Investigator Daniel Marshall will share insights into the lessons learned through the Nana Glen investigation.

The webinar will cover: 

·         investigation safety analysis, key findings and recommendations

·         the importance of risk identification and management

·         implications for the rail sector in managing and responding to extreme weather events and improving rail infrastructure resilience.

Webinar details
Date: Wednesday 5 July 2023
Time: 10:30am - 11:30am (AEST)

Register to attend
Submit your questions for the Q&A session.

For more information visit the OTSI website.

EOFY Safety Critical Communications Course Special Ends 30 June

For the month of June, we are offering 25% off our Protection Officer Safety Critical Communications Course.

What the course covers:
* Safety critical communications within safe working
* Resolving safety critical communications 
* Human factors in safety critical communications
* The application of the Australian Network Rules and Procedures (ANRP)
*     Duties of a Protection Officer.

This course was developed in response to an industry need to increase the amount of Safety Critical Communications skills required for Protection Officers. Rail Protection Workers are required to identify and respond to operational information as part of their job role and may be working within a rail operational or infrastructure environment

To book, simply send an email to training@rissb.com.au with the code PROCOURSE23 in the subject line before 30 June to take advantage of this offer., or phone (07) 3724 0000.  

PRODUCTS

RISSB Board approves products for publication

On Wednesday, the RISSB Board met, and approved publication of several important documents. As well as supporting railway harmonisation, interoperability, cost reduction and safety, several of these documents support the Government’s agenda of stimulating domestic manufacturing (i.e. through the National Rail Action Plan being administered by the National Transport Commission). Others support our industry’s ability to innovate and will help to unlock mutual recognition of approvals, and yet others simply provide the fundamental underpinnings of our networks/systems. The documents approved were:

· Code of Practice - Shunting Operations in Terminals & Yards

· AS1085.18 Railway Track Material Screw Spikes & Threaded Inserts

· AS 7520.04 Body Structural Requirements

· AS 7488 Locomotive and Passenger Vehicle Flooring

· AS 7518 Rolling Stock Suspension

· AS 7635 Track Geometry

· AS 7702 Rail Equipment Type Approval

· RISSB Culture Hub Survey Guideline

 Thank you to the industry experts who contributed to the development of these products; the RISSB process only works because of that valuable input, and it makes the content within them that much richer. Watch this space over the coming weeks as these products are released, and made available at the RISSB website.

TRAINING AND EVENTS 

July Derailment Investigation Course in Sydney

Our popular Derailment and Analysis Workshop has undergone a name change and  is now known as RISSB's Undertake a Derailment Investigation Course.  This training is a must for anyone who is required to investigate derailments as part of their job.

We are now accepting enrolments for our July course which will be held on 11-13 July in Sydney. 

What will be covered:

* The investigation processes
* Regulatory requirements
* Derailment report submissions
* Infrastructure derailment triggers
* Operations derailment triggers
* Wheel rail interface issues
* Turnout and yard derailments.

 If you'd like to attend please use the 'Register Now' button to secure your place.