22 Aug 2024
The Authorised Health Professional (AHP) system is changing
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The Authorised Health Professional (AHP) system is changingThe new AHP Program supports implementation of rail safety worker health assessments. Rail Industry Safety Standards Board (RISSB) and Metro Trains Australia (MTA) have worked together to develop the new Authorised Health Professional (AHP) Program to manage and provide support for AHPs, while also facilitating access to suitably trained and experienced AHPs for Rail Transport Operators and rail safety workers. The new AHP Program has been developed in consultation with the National Transport Commission to address issues raised in the recent review of the National Standard for the Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers (the Standard). It has also drawn on input from Rail Transport Operators and the Chief Medical Officers Council to ensure the program meets the needs of AHPs and industry. What steps do AHPs need to take to continue to be trained and authorised to conduct rail safety worker health assessments?The new AHP Program was launched in August this year ready for the introduction of the new Standard. There are steps AHPs need to take to ensure they are trained and authorised to carry out assessments under the revised Standard once it comes into effect later this year. For AHPs who have not already attended, scheduled dates for 2024 National Standard Briefings are now available via the AHP Program website: Existing AHP Sign-up Process
What are the benefits of the new AHP Program?The new AHP Program provides a central hub designed to:
These changes are designed to ensure the rail industry’s approach to rail worker safety remains contemporary, and supports the highest levels of safety for industry. For more information about the program, click HERE or reach out to contact@ahpprogram.com.au. Industry's partner in co-regulation RISSB supports and works hand in hand with the Australian and New Zealand rail industry to provide the essential tools rail organisations need – good practice Standards, Codes, Guidelines and Rules.    
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