GENERAL NEWS

OTSI Safety Advisory Highlights Need For Effective Safety Critical Communications

OTSI recently published a safety advisory on safety critical communications by rail safety workers in response to two SPAD incidents which occurred in the central west and south-west Sydney.

Read the full safety advisory from OTSI on this page.

Did you know?
In 2021, RISSB published the Code of Practice – Safety Critical Communications  that provides principles and practices for the transmission of safety critical communications by rail safety workers on the Australian railway network, including all heavy and light rail operations.

Members can access the Safety Critical Communications Code of Practice here

RISSB also runs a Safety Critical Communications in the Rail Environment course. To find out where and when we will be offering this course next, please send an email to training@rissb.com.au.

PUBLICATIONS

Open Calls For Public Consultation

AS 7482 Railway Rolling Stock – Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

AS 7486 Railway Energy Storage: Rolling Stock Onboard Electrical Energy Storage

AS 7666 Train Protection and Control Interoperability

 AS 7520.1 Australian Railway Rolling Stock – Body Structural Requirements – Part 1 – Locomotive

AS 7739.1 Digital Engineering for Rail Part 1: Concepts and Principles

Open Calls For Development Group Members

AS 7510.2 Braking Systems – Part 2 – Hauled Rolling Stock 

AS 7702 Rail Equipment Type Approval Review Update

The call for Development Group members has closed with a significant number of people expressing interest in joining this Development Group. The first meeting will be held in April 22 with details to come shortly.

AS 7517 Wheelsets Review Update

This publication is currently under internal review having completed public consultation and independent review. Once completed, it will be sent to the Rolling Stock committee for endorsement.

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Rail Safety Conference Dinner and Site Tour

In addition to Australian and international speakers, panels and roundtables, we are offering conference attendees the opportunity to network and catch up with colleagues at our rail safety conference dinner and a visit to the Metro Tunnel HQ information centre.

This year's conference dinner will be held at SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium where conference attendees will be able to dine under the sea at Melbourne's only underwater experience. We will be making an announcement about what else we have in store for our Rail Safety Conference dinner next week.

Plus 15 lucky people will be able to tour the award-winning and interactive Metro Tunnel HQ information centre. Find out about some of Victoria’s biggest ever public transport projects at this immersive conference site visit.

Find out more about the conference here.

Register yourself or your team to attend the conference here.

Derailment Investigation and Analysis Workshop
10-12 May

We're offering our next face-to-face Derailment Investigation and Analysis Workshop on 10-12 May.

This 3-day workshop provides participants with an understanding of the
principles, methods and requirements for investigating derailments.

Course takeaways
* Increase your awareness of evidence collection and what should be included in 
your report
* Learn how to correctly identify the contributing factors that caused the derailment
* Enhance your understanding of
derailment investigation methodologies.

For more information about the course and to secure spot, email training@rissb.com.au.

Next All Aboard Members Webinar

Our next members only webinar will be held on Wednesday, 6 April.

Go on a walkthrough/talk through of our website and we'll introduce the full suite of tools (Australian Standards and other industry leading publications) available to download and use. Find out more about the Australian Rail Risk Model and what courses and events are coming up.

Register below to attend.