Seminars 2009
Executive Safety Seminars (ESS)
ITSRR has developed a series of Executive Safety Seminars which are aimed at the senior management of accredited rail operators. The aim of the seminars is to promote safety and provide an opportunity for continuous education and networking for the rail industry of NSW. They are held free-of-charge.
31 August 2009
Obligations for managing safety in an operator/contractor relationship
The Rail Safety Act 2008 places obligations on both rail transport operators and their contractors in the management of rail safety. At the Executive Safety Seminar on 31 August 2009, OH&S law expert Michael Tooma explained the application of the new requirements and how rail transport operators and their contractors can meet their obligations in practice.
Michael's presentation (see link below), was followed by a panel discussion featuring Natalie Pelham (ITSRR), Campbell Clark (RailCorp), Bruce Farrar (Robson Civil), Lindsay Holt (Laing O’Rourke), Graham Jackson (Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation) and Tim Ryan (Australian Rail Track Corporation). The panel discussed hypothetical scenarios and how they may be applied in the rail industry.
- Obligations for managing safety in an operator/contractor relationship - Michael Tooma - Deacons - 712kb PDF
6 April 2009
Managing Human Factors – Practical Tools for the Rail Industry
On 6 April 2009 ITSRR hosted an Executive Safety Seminar promoting an understanding of how rail transport operators and investigators can reduce incidents and near misses by applying a Human Factors approach that identifies the role of human behaviour and performance in safety occurrences.
ITSRR's Human Factors tools are focussed on the key rail safety areas of Signals Passed at Danger (SPAD), level crossings and worksite protection. Presentations from the seminar are available below.
- SPAD Human Factors Investigation Tools - Nick Coleman - Lloyd's Register - 1,100kb PDF
- Level Crossing Human Factors Investigation Tool - Simon Meiers - ITSRR - 675kb PDF
- Development of a Worksite Protection Human Factors Toolkit - Toby Atkinson - Lloyd's Register - 114kb PDF
- Contributing Factors Framework - Barbara Klampfer - ITSRR - 322kb PDF