PUBLICATIONS

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

EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

Call for MasterClass 2022 Webinar Presenters

RISSB offers dozens of webinars each year on a range of topics related to safety, risk management, leadership, major rail projects, the application of new technologies and more.  Whether you are a veteran presenter for RISSB or new to rail, if your work is connected to the Australian railway, we want to hear from you!

We are offering an exciting opportunity for industry experts to share their knowledge and experience and make a contribution to ongoing discussions about rail safety, harmonisation, interoperability, and innovation by becoming a MasterClass webinar presenter.

If you have a topic in mind and believe the subject has broad appeal, is newsworthy, and is not a sales opportunity, please send an email to events@rissb.com.au with the subject line 2022 MasterClass Webinar Proposal and a few paragraphs telling us about yourself and what you would like to talk about by COB Friday, 5 November 2021.

AI MasterClass Webinar Tuesday, 19 October

Next Tuesday, founder and owner of 4Tel, Derel Wust, will present an update on developments made by 4Tel research staff and the Robotics Laboratory, University of Newcastle in artificial intelligence and machine learning in rail operations.

Join the webinar if you'd like to know more about:

* AI and how it works
* How AI will impact locomotive technologies
* Tasks that AI can solve today
* Tasks that AI will progressively address as it matures over time
* How safety can be managed and will evolve.

Join the webinar by clicking on the blue 'Register Now' button below this story.

INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS

Industry Bodies Join Forces On Train Visibility Project

RISSB, ARA, FORG, ONRSR and TrackSAFE are co-sponsoring a research project on train visibility being delivered by the Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation.

Looking locally and internationally, this research project will seek to identify further opportunities to improve safety at road / rail level crossings.

IRSC 2021 Concludes With Declaration 

The 31st IRSC Conference held in the Republic of Korea this week was very successful, with a huge array of topics and international speakers including RISSB’s Jesse Baker who presented on the topic Australia’s Rail Industry Poised for a Boom - Are We Ready?  on Day 3.

​At the closing ceremony on Thursday, RISSB and the rest of the IRSC's Core Group members read a declaration of commitment to enhancing railway safety. The declaration recognises that railway safety protects the property and lives of people and contributes significantly to the development of regions and national territories, and encourages shared prosperity.

RISSB Presents at UIC Asia Pacific Workshop On Standardisation

Also on Thursday, RISSB's General Manager Product Delivery Mike Aviet and Accreditation Manager Neal Peters delivered a presentation on RISSB's role harmonising the Australia railway at the International Union of Railways' Asia Pacific Workshop on Standardisation.  

Representatives from Australia, Europe, Japan, Malaysia, Russia and Kazakhstan, heard about the legacy of Australia's railways, RISSB's product catalogue and how RISSB is encouraging interoperability and harmonisation regionally through its work plan.