PUBLICATIONS

Priority Planning Process (PPP) Update

We work to develop and deliver a suite of products and services which benefit our members and the wider rail community and we rely on industry to help us determine what we should be focusing our efforts on.

If you have an idea for a RISSB Standard, Code of Practice or Guideline, which will benefit the rail community and could be developed for national application, we encourage you to start thinking about how to articulate its:

* Expected impact in supporting interoperability / harmonisation across Australia’s railways
* Potential to improve national safety levels
* Likely financial impacts (e.g. cost reductions) it would deliver
* Environmental benefits.

Next week we will be formally launching our PPP and providing a link to our new priority planning form.

We thank you in advance for your input, the PPP is a very important part of RISSB’s process in making sure that we’re writing the Standards / Codes of Practice / Guidelines that are the highest priority for the rail industry and delivering the most value in reducing costs, improving performance, interoperability, harmonisation and safety.

For more information about the PPP, please attend next week's Ask RISSB.

Open Calls For Public Consultation

AS 7639 Track Structure and Support

AS 7636 Railway Structures

Open Calls For Development Group Members

Call for Development Group Members – Safety Critical Information Code of Practice

Review of AS 1085.19: Resilient Fastening Assemblies

GENERAL NEWS

RISSB Training Manager Job Opportunity

We're looking for a dynamic and results-driven Training Manager to join our friendly tight-knit team.

If you are looking for a role which requires get up and go to drive development and delivery of high quality training within the rail industry this could be a great role for you. Particularly, if you have an understanding of, and experience in, the training sector and rail industry.

If you or someone you know would like to apply, please do so via Seek. The advertisement can be found here.

Applications close Friday, 15 October 2021. 

Good luck!  

INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS

RISSB Presenting At IRSC Conference Next Week

Next week Korea will host the 31st IRSC Conference under the theme of Railway Safety & New Challenge. 

Jesse Baker, RISSB GM Innovation and Major Projects, will present on the subject Australia’s Rail Industry Poised For A Boom - Are We Ready? which will explore current trends in our railways and how RISSB’s involvement in initiatives like the National Rail Action Plan are seeking to address such challenges.

If you want to know more about the conference, or would like to register to attend, visit www.irsc2021.com/ 

RISSB Onboards Aurizon On 29 September

RISSB and Aurizon met on 29 September 2021 to discuss maximising the benefits of their RISSB membership. Covering RISSB products and services, the bespoke onboarding session was attended by approximately 50 Aurizon employees.

Our one-on-one onboarding sessions are  offered to class C and above members.

So, if your organisation would like to arrange a tailored onboarding session, please contact RISSB at info@rissb.com.au

Horizons Graduates Contribute Safety Critical Information

Over the past four weeks RISSB has been gathering and analysing feedback from a group of Horizons graduates on safety critical information and how it can be better collected, collated, and distributed.

This week the group presented their thoughts, with themes of standardisation and consistency standing out, along with a need for industry to manage ‘information overload’ and use text messaging, heads up displays, and real time notifications sparingly. 

RISSB would like to thank the following Horizons graduates for their time and effort in helping shape the soon to be developed Code of Practice for Safety Critical Information.

Thank you to:

* Nataniel Kett - Rio Tinto
* Lucie Austen - RGB Assurance
* Elizabeth Marsh - Queensland Rail
* Lachlan Campbell - Puffing Billy Railway
* Rhys Keogh - John Holland Group
* Tristan Chambers - Transport for NSW
* Courtney Dunn - MTR Australia
* Kyle Saunders - Aurecon Group
* Nisarg Vasa - JVAT
* Anthoney Ko - Rail Infrastructure Alliance
* Pawan Birbal - RGB Assurance