Safety Issue
The intent of section 15, rule 5 of the network rules was
misconstrued by the Works Infrastructure compliance officer and the
North Geelong 'C' signalbox signaller in protecting the Separation
Street overpass work site. Their interpretation of section 15, rule
5 introduced the risk of a miscommunication and single person
error. It relied totally on the signaller holding the protecting
signals at 'stop'. No additional protection was afforded to the
work site.
Safety Recommendation
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that Works
Infrastructure take action to address this safety issue.