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Recently appointed chief executive officer of the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator Sue McCarrey gave an insightful presentation on her new role as the national regulator, the unique model on which the organisation is based on, and the ONRSR’s priorities and objectives. A shared responsibility Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR)…
2 Jun 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
SMS specialist Kevin Thompson of the Rail Safety and Standards Board UK was among the speakers at the RISSB Rail Safety 2015 Conference in Melbourne. The conference brought together key personalities in the industry who discussed the critical issues surrounding rail safety and why it remains everyone’s responsibility. Accountability for risk management How better to…
29 May 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
At the Rail Safety 2015 Conference in Melbourne, Public Transport Victoria (PTV) CEO Mark Wild talked about the different challenges of his role as the head of PTV and the plans and strategies he has laid out to resolve these. He highlighted the vital elements behind safety culture improvements and how every member of the…
26 May 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Executive-level safety expert Andrew Petrie of Network Rail Consulting was among the speakers at the Rail Safety 2015 Conference at the Langham Hotel, Melbourne. Together with his colleague Kevin Thompson, they gave an extensive discussion on safety risk management from an international perspective. Network Rail and Network Rail Consulting Network Rail operates, maintains and develops…
22 May 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Director of Investigations for the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada, Kirby Jang, was among the keynote speakers at RISSB’s 2015 Rail Safety Conference. Mr. Jang reviewed the catastrophic Lac-Mégantic rail accident and how his team at the TSB proceeded with their investigation on the incident. He detailed the factors leading up to the incident,…
18 May 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
At the RISSB 2015 Rail Safety Conference, Yarra Trams Chief Executive Officer Clément Michel shared some insights about his career as well as a detailed discussion on how a successful transformational safety journey for the tram industry can be achieved. The work that we don't want to do Shortly before assuming the Managing Director’s role…
15 May 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
I read with interest the Major projects guideline[1] recently released by the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator and thought that the advice provided in the document applies as much to small projects as to large ones. In fact I suspect that sometimes the smaller projects may be more at risk than large ones…
11 May 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
The inaugural ARA Asset Management in Rail Conference is taking place on the 8-9 July at the InterContinental Sydney. The impressive speaker line up will see representatives from leading companies including Sydney Trains, Yarra Trams, Downer Rail, Networking Rail Consulting and Transport for NSW. Michael Killeen, 747 & 767 Fleet Manager, Qantas Engineering Operations, Qantas…
7 May 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
The significance of transport as an indispensable component of economic development has long been recognised. The substantive economic cost of transport infrastructure is a key requisite for economic growth. In New Zealand, the critical role of transporting people and goods makes an essential contribution to the above-average standard of living largely enjoyed by the population.…
6 May 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
The scale of the asset management task in Australia's rail industry is enormous. It is essential for the industry to understand the need to adopt consistent and interoperable standards. Philip Chalk is the Director of Asset Management & Maintenance ANZ at Network Rail Consulting and a speaker at the upcoming Asset Management in Rail Conference. He joined…
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