Rail
The concern related to the way major changes in the Network Information Books (NIB) are distributed and communicated to staff.
The concern related to Passenger Service Supervisors (PSS) not manning their station at the rear of the train when the train departs every station.
The concern related to inadequate training and supervision for track workers, which the reporter believes is resulting in several serious incidents where track workers have had near misses with trains.
The concern related to train drivers and network controllers utilising personal electronic devices whilst operating trains and control boards.
The concerns related to a number of policy and procedure breaches to ensure operational continuity at the Network Control Centre during protected industrial action.
The concern related to the operator enacting an unforeseen circumstances clause regularly, rather than rostering effectively to mitigate driver fatigue.
The concern related to disregard for safety, specifically in relation to fatigue management of employees, poor maintenance of locomotives and rolling stock, and training and qualification of train crews.
Inadequate promotion of updated operational procedures and insufficient training to employees in relation to procedural changes.
Drivers operating beyond maximum hours under ‘driver only’ operations
The concern related to the use of the Fatigue Audit InterDyne (FAID) model being used as the sole indicator for fatigue management.
