17 Sep 2020
The Whistle Board Newsletter – No. 81, September 2020
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Edition 81, September 2020 INSIDE THIS EDITION Ask RISSB On 17 September, we hosted the first of our Ask RISSB events - part information session and part QA - hosted by Jesse Baker and Mike Aviet from RISSB. SPAD / LRTAE Investigations Pro-Forma Meeting Signals Passed At Danger (SPAD) and Light Rail and Tram Authority Exceeded (LRTAE) are key safety issues for the rail industry. Accurate and thorough investigations are crucial for understanding causal and contributory factors and there is currently a wide range of investigation pro-formas (i.e. template investigation forms) across Australia and New Zealand. Sharing Investigations Forum 3 Attracts Record Attendance The third Sharing Investigations Forum will be held remotely on 21 September 2020. Networking Opportunities at Now in its 20th year, the Rail Safety Conference will bring our line-up of international and Australian speakers straight to your living room, and offer great ways to meet and connect. Catch up with old friends and make some new connections. Attending organisations include:
To view the comprehensive agenda, please go the official conference website. Please click on the blue 'Register to Attend' button below this article if you are ready to register to attend. System Safety Guideline The review of the System Safety Guideline is nearing completion. The Development Group are also working on the new Australian Standard (AS 7474) and are doing their best to make sure that both documents align. Once they are comfortable that the two publications are aligned, the Standard will be validated. As one publication references the other, it is hoped to publish both documents as closely as possible to prevent any confusion between the old and new versions of the Guideline. AS 7658 Level Crossings and AS 7664 Railway Signal Cable Pits, Routes and Foundations Both of these Standards have been approved by the Train Control Systems Standing Committee and will be presented to the Board at next week's meeting. It is a credit to both Development Groups that these two valuable Standards have been thoroughly reviewed and updated to reflect current practices in the Australian rail industry AS 7703 Railway Signalling Power Supplies The Development Group met last week to finalise the public comment review and close out some outstanding recommendations. This Standard will be sent for validation later this month, with the aim to have it to the RISSB Board in early November. AS 7601.1 Light Rail and road interfaces Part 1: Management of Light Rail Vehicle Movements AS 7601.1 Light Rail and road interfaces Part 1: Management of Light Rail Vehicle movements. The Development Group met last week to finalise the general principles of movement management. This week the Development Group met again to discuss selection of movement permissions types and the human factor considerations in making that decision. A further draft will be issued later this week which will focus on line of sight movement. Projects On Parade Each week we'll showcase a publication in our 2020 / 2021 work plan that we will be progressing in the coming year. Publication Type Standards Development Manager Using Low Cost Technology for Safety and Reliability of Services Next week we'll be joined by GHD's Stewart Edwards - Digital Leader NSW and Neil Holt - Senior Technical Director Rail Systems Lead. Rail Service Line Leader - Australia/NZ. Stewart and Neil will show you how to utilise low cost technology in your organisation and:
If you'd like to find out more, join us at 12PM (AEST) on Tuesday, 22 September 2020. Just click on the blue 'Register Now' button to reserve your place. TRAINING AND EVENTSRISSB's Rail Safety Conference 2020 Location: NOW ONLINE Copyright 2020 RISSB, All rights reserved. 
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