The Whistle Board Newsletter – No. 184, November 2022

PUBLICATIONS 

Calls For Development Group Members

AS 7661 Ballastless Track Systems

AS 7497 In-Cab Train Safety Recording Equipment

Rail Safety Investigation Code Of Practice

Calls For Public Consultation

AS 7726 Interface Between Train Control Systems And Rolling Stock

AS 1085.12 Railway Track Material Part 12: Insulated Joint Assemblies

AS 1085.19 Railway Track Material: Part 19: Resilient Fastening Assemblies 

AS 7739.1 Digital Engineering For Fixed
Rail infrastructure Part 1: Concepts And Principles Update

This important new Standard is now in the final stages of endorsement and approval for release. Full endorsement from the Development Group is expected in the coming weeks, and with this stage complete, the Infrastructure Standing Committee will be presented the Standard at their November meeting.

This is a massive step forward for the Australian rail industry, continuing to drive harmonisation, interoperability, and efficiencies in the plan, design, and build phases of railway projects. 

GENERAL NEWS

NTC Releases Draft Revised National Standard For Health Assessment Of Rail Safety Workers

The draft revised National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers has been released for comment. 

 The public release of the Standard and the accompanying consultation report, kicks off a six-week period of consultation that will conclude on Monday 12 December 2022.

You can access the draft revised Standard and consultation report on the NTC website. 

News Shorts

New driverless trains milestone for the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project 

$180 million committed to make railway level crossings safer in regional areas 

Plans underway for Eyre Peninsula train transport revival 

Robotic innovation wins award
 

EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

2 Weeks Left To Nominate  For Horizons Program 5.0  

Members have two weeks left to get their nominations in for RISSB's flagship young rail professionals engagement program - Horizons. With workshops, industry speakers and networking events all on the agenda, we don't want your organisation to miss out on a coveted spot.

This week we're pleased to announce that futurist, keynote speaker, and popular host of channel nine's The Rebound show, Steve Sammartino, will be back again next year adding his views on technology, the future of transport and leadership to the Horizons Program.  The respected media commentator will be running an interactive workshop on the first day of Horizons and will be returning later in the year to run another session during forum 4.

How to secure a place in the program
If you're a member and you're ready to nominate someone now, please complete the online form. 

Otherwise, for more information about the program and its benefits you can visit the Horizons Program page on RISSB's website, download a Horizons Program brochure or read the Horizons Program Information form.

If you have questions about Horizons Program 5.0, please email sweston@rissb.com.au. 

Final MasterClass Webinar To Be Held 22 November

We'll be finishing the year strongly with Steve Bickley, Director, Abbott Risk Consulting (ARC) Ltd presenting a webinar on Tuesday, 22 November at 12PM (AEDT). His Chicken and Egg: Back to Front Hazard Management and Other Fallacies from the SFAIRP Universe still holds the record as the most popular MasterClass webinar we've ever held and we're certain his next webinar, will prove to be just as engaging and popular.

Information about his webinar will be released closer to the webinar date. In the meantime, if you'd like register to attend, please use this link.

RISSB at AusRAIL December 2022

Come and meet our friendly team at this year's AusRAIL exhibition. We'll be at stand number 77-78 in the exhibition hall ready to answer your questions about  Standards, training, events, and data and risk management tools such as the Australian rail risk model (ARRM).

Jesse Baker,  Cris Fitzhardinge, Ian Routcliffe and Sudha Niles will be attending some of the plenary sessions as well as talking to exhibition visitors at our stand.