International Interest in RISSB’s Australian Rail Risk Model
(ARRM)

Recently, RISSB was delighted to respond to the invitation of South Africa’s Railway Safety Regulator (RSR), to come and talk about ARRM, how it works, how people are using it, and how we went about the project to deliver it.

RSR are very keen to produce a risk model for their own railway so that their operators can enjoy the same deep appreciation of safety risk as we do through ARRM. After several days of discussions with RSR functional groups, RISSB had the pleasure of presenting to, and discussing with, RSR’s executive team.

We’re very proud of ARRM, we’re very pleased that it’s gaining international attention and we’re grateful to RSR for being such wonderful hosts!

RISSB's Rail Safety Conference 2020 Promises to Be Bigger and Better

Back in 2020, this year's 2-day
Rail Safety Conference is bigger and better than ever before. The reimagined event features a new interdisciplinary and interactive format featuring:

• Plenary sessions each morning including keynotes, thought provoking presentations and panels such as the popular ‘Ask the Regulator’ session
• Concurrent streams on the afternoon of Day One focusing on key safety issues such as track worker safety, RLX, contractor management and systems safety assurance
• A selection of site visits or workshops on the afternoon of Day Two.

Visit the official conference page to register to attend or find out more about the conference program.

SAVE THE DATE
RISSB's Technology and Innovation Conference 2020

Mark the date in your calendar!

This year's Technology and Innovation Conference will be held from 9 - 10 June 2020 in Melbourne.

More details to come.

February Rail Safety Investigation Course (NSW)

We're still taking bookings for next month's Rail Safety Investigation Course.

RISSB's Rail Safety Investigation Course is an engaging and interactive foundation training course that provides participants with an understanding of the principles, methods, processes and legal requirements for investigating rail safety.

This course is perfect for those new to rail industry investigations, safety personnel who may be required to assist in rail safety investigations or those who wish to broaden or refresh their investigation and analysis skills for rail safety occurrences.

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Statement of Attainment towards TLIF5017 – Investigate Rail Safety Incidents.

For more information about the course, click on this link. To book a spot click on the 'Book Now' button below.

AS 7658 Level Crossings – Rail Industry Requirements

AS 7658 Level crossings – Rail industry requirements is now available for an 8-week public consultation.

To access the draft, please download it from here:

AS 7658 Level crossings – rail industry requirements

To make comments on the draft, please use the commenting tools in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader to comment in-line with the text.

Please return your PDF with comments to cfitzhardinge@rissb.com.au by Sunday, 9 February 2020.

1085.22 – Railway track materials, Part 22: Alternative material sleepers

Thank you to everyone who provided comments on AS 1085.22 – Railway track materials, Part 22: Alternative material sleepers. The Development Group has since met to review the standard in light of these comments.

Call for Public Consultation – AS 7704 Train control systems change management & AS 1085.21 Railway track material Part 21: Turnouts, switches and crossings

AS 7704 Train control systems change management & AS 1085.21 Railway track material Part 21: Turnouts, switches and crossings are now available for an 8-week public consultation.

To make comments on the draft, please use the commenting tools in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader to comment in-line with the text.

To access the drafts, please download them from here:

AS 7704 Train control systems change management

Please return your PDF with comments to cfitzhardinge@rissb.com.au by Tuesday, 18 February 2020.

AS 1085.21 Railway track material Part 21: Turnouts, switches and crossings

Please return your PDF with comments to rrobertson@rissb.com.au by Tuesday, 18 February 2020.

Welcome New Members

A warm welcome to Certifer Australia Pty Ltd and  IISRI - Deakin University who both became RISSB members in December and our newest member, RRVC Pty Ltd, who joined just this week.

Join today and gain access to more than 200 products and discounts on courses and events. 

Visit https://www.rissb.com.au/membership/ for more information.

Rail Safety Investigation Course 
17 - 20 February 2020

Location: Chullora, NSW

RISSB's Rail Safety Conference 2020 
31 March - 1 April 2020

Location: Sydney, NSW

Every week we'll be introducing our new Horizons 2 participants to you. This week say hello to Kirstin Macdonald, Harold Burnett and Andrew Barry.

I’m Kirstin Macdonald, a Planning & Performance Coordinator with Transdev Auckland. This means I plan for tomorrow and beyond. This can include timetable and roster creation, one-off changes and predicting locations for crew and stabling facilities.

The growth of rail and the exciting projects this results in makes rail interesting. In five years, I want to be learning new skills, challenging myself and using the knowledge gained to lead the delivery of innovative solutions to resolve challenges faced by rail.

Hi, my name is Harold Burnett. I work for Rio Tinto as the Railway Division’s Performance & Analytics Superintendent.

I lead the team responsible for setting the capacity of the network to ensure we are meeting our market guidance. My team is also responsible for the management of the Rail Division's data, ensuring access to a single source of truth. Automation of the railway has presented different opportunities for operating the rail network and I want to stay involved in that space.

I'm Andrew Barry. Currently I’m a Safety Team Manger in the Customer Service Directorate at Sydney Trains. Leading a team of 6 Safety professional, we are responsibility for the Health, Safety and wellbeing for station staff and customer that use our network.

I’ve worked in a variety industries including Transport, Manufacturing and Pharmaceuticals.  I’ve worked for Sydney Trains for the last 6 years.

In five years from now I would like to be Senior leader within TfNSW.