Rail
The concern related to a rail crossing where the reporter advised that the audible alarm had been switched off
The concern related to the safety culture within the operator leading to employees being too afraid to speak out about safety.
The concern related to a safety action which the operator had advised the ATSB that they would implement to address a safety issue which was identified in an ATSB investigation.
The concern related to the design of a trip device which activates the brakes when a train passes a signal. The reporter is concerned that the device does not fail to safe when damaged.
The concern related to an occasion when a suspicious substance was located in a driver’s compartment and the driver was not removed from his position immediately to ensure that the public were not put at risk.
The concern related to a change in the procedure to allocate a track occupancy authority (TOA) which is not reflected in the TOA form.
The concern related to poor track maintenance leading to observed mudding of the ballast along a length of track and concerns for the stability of the track.
The concern related to a number of incidents which the reporter is concerned that have not been recorded accurately in the supervisor’s daily performance summaries.
The concern relates to the lack of expertise in rolling stock maintenance as the technical expert has left the company.
The concern related to the time it takes the operator to investigate minor incidents. This results in all workers who are involved in an incident being stood down. This has an unintended result of making workers hesitant to report safety incidents.
