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DAY ONE Thursday 26th February 2009
8.00
Registration and morning coffee
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair
Phillip OConnell, National Manager Health, Safety, Quality and Environment, KiwiRail
9.15
Improving safety in the workplace
The Hon David Campbell MP, Minister for Transport, NSW
9.45
Risk management: Comparing apples with apples
  • Taking a risk: It isnt all bad
  • Its everybodys business: Communicating risk management issues to all relevant stakeholders

Prof Jean Cross, Department of Safety Science, University of NSW
10.25
Refreshments and networking break
10.45
A maritime perspective from the Royal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Navy
11.25
Offshore petroleum: The safety case approach
  • The operators responsibility for safety management
  • Identifying both the technical and managerial safety critical aspects of a facility
  • Workforce involvement

John Clegg, CEO, National Offshore Petroleum Authority
12.05
Lunch
1.10
INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY
Rail safety management: A US perspective
  • Update on the status of safety harmonisation across US rail organisations
  • Future safety projects
  • Case study: LA train tragedy
  • Collection and dissemination of safety data
  • Safety interfaces

Jeff Moller, Executive Director Safety and Operations, American Association of Railways (AAR)
1.50
The meaning of safety culture: The case of Australian air traffic control
  • Starting with culture as practices, rather than values
  • Defining safety culture as a reporting and learning culture

Prof Andrew Hopkins, Professor of Sociology, Australian National University
2.30
Refreshments and networking break
2.50
PANEL DISCUSSION
Harmonization of safety across the industry: Is it achievable?
Facilitator: Jo Pearson, Director, Media Strategies
Panellists:
Don Telford, CEO, Pacific National, COO, Asciano & Chairman, ARA
William Peet, A/Group Chief Executive, New Zealand Railways Corporation
Rob Mason, CEO, RailCorp
Tony Braxton-Smith, CEO, Great Southern Rail
Rob Barnett, CEO, V/Line Passenger
Ken Lewsey, CEO, Australian Railroad Group
4.20
Summary remarks
4.30
Close of Day One
 
DAY TWO Friday 27th February 2009
8.00
Registration and morning coffee
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair
Greg Ford, Corporate General Manager Safety, Enterprise Risk Services, QR
9.10
National rail safety initiatives
Tim Eaton, General Manager Safety, National Transport Commission
9.40
Rail safety legislation
Bryan Nye, CEO, Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
10:05
RISSB Safety update
Kevin Taylor, General Manager, Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB)
10.30
Refreshments and networking break
11.00
Safety and interface management for major rail infrastructure changes
Leon Welsby, Senior Advisor to the CEO, ARTC
11.30
Managing risk and safety interfaces in major infrastructure projects
Jamie McDonald, General Manager, Safety & Risk, RailCorp
12.00
Lunch
1.00
What happens after a rail safety investigation? Lessons learned from Mindi
  • Regulatory issues
  • Occurrence reporting mechanisms
  • Recommended safety actions

Julie Bullas, Director Rail Safety, Queensland Transport
1.30
Lessons learned from worksite protection incidents in NSW over the past decade
Carolyn Walsh, CEO, Independent Transport Safety and Reliability Regulator, NSW
2.00
The future: Train protection systems and interfaces
  • Rail technology: Report card on 2030 Roadmap

Dale Coleman, Managing Director, TTG Transportation Technology
2.30
Refreshments and networking break
3.00
PANEL DISCUSSION
Safety versus operational outputs
Each senior rail operator will deliver a short introduction, before Q&A.
Facilitator: Jo Pearson, Director, Media Strategies
Panellists:
Mike Carter, Executive General Manager, QR Network
Leon Welsby, Senior Advisor to the CEO, ARTC
Vivienne King, Acting Group General Manager, Service Delivery, RailCorp
Greg Harvey, National Secretary, Rail, Tram and Bus Union
4.20
Closing remarks
Bryan Nye, CEO, Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
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