Background
The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) conducted a
compliance inspection on the Sandringham corridor on the 30th of May
2019.
ONRSR Inspection Findings
During the inspection the ONRSR team spoke to the WGS and TFPC’s
at various locations to verify that they were conducting their roles and
accountabilities in accordance with “Planning Work Site Protection in
the Rail Corridor” procedure L1-SQE-PRO-054 (Version 6).
Whilst WGS and TFPC roles and accountabilities are clearly defined
within MTM’s procedure several areas of non-compliance were found:
 The RSWHA completed by the TFPC did not record any controls for the management and
movement or RRV’s.
 The RSWHA completed by the TFPC did not record the Position of Safety for the work
group on the protection diagram.
 The RSWHA that was used by the TFPC was from the previous days shift and was did not
reflect the risks and controls that pertained to the activities being completed on that shift.
 WGS visited by the inspection team was unable to provide evidence that they had
recorded and communicated effective risk controls for the movement of RRV's within the
worksites.
 WGS visited by the inspection team was unable to verify the registration status applicable
to the RRVs under their control through the use of the PlantGuard App.
 WGS visited by the inspection team was unable to demonstrate knowledge of their roles
and accountabilities for the supervision of worksites in accordance with MTM's Worksite
Protection Procedures.
 MTM was unable to provide that SWMS were contained in two of the RRV's inspected.
REFERENCE
INF-BUL-28-2019
ISSUE DATE
31/07/2019
CONTACT
Nadine De Lile
nadine.delile@metrotrains.com.au
L4-SQE-FOR-141(1)
ONRSR Inspection Findings
L4-SQE-FOR-141(1)
Action Required
Immediate Actions TFPC
Prior to completing any works within the Danger Zone the following must occur:
TFPC roles and accountabilities
An RSWHA must be completed each day and be specific for the task/ activities
being conducted.
The RSWHA must identify the Position of Safety for the worksite protection
personnel, RSW’s and equipment, and be clearly communicated during the rail
safety briefing.
The RSWHA must record all controls for the management and movement of
RRV’s.
Immediate Actions WGS
All WGS to have access to the PlantGUARD App. AND be able to verify the
registration status of RRVs.
All WGS to ensure RRVs are reflected in relevant SWMS.
All WGS to record and effectively communicate the risk controls for the
movement of RRV's within the worksite.
All WGS are to be able to demonstrate knowledge of their roles and
accountabilities for the supervision of worksites in accordance with MTM's Worksite
Protection Procedures.
Note: You cannot perform TFPC or WGS duties if the above areas cannot be
satisfied
Authorised by
Nadine De Lile
Acting Head of Infrastructure Safety
REFERENCE
INF-BUL-28-2019
ISSUE DATE
31/07/2019
CONTACT
Nadine De Lile
nadine.delile@metrotrains.com.au
Which areas in MTM are to be notified of this alert?
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Code
Division/Department
MTM
Entire MTM Network
CHE
Engineering / Chief Engineer
HMR
People & Performance
INF
Infrastructure Delivery
ELN
Electrical Networks
OCS
Operational Control Systems
SIG
Signals & OCS
STF
Structures & Facilities
TRK
Track Delivery
OPS
Operations
TSD
Train Service Delivery
SWS
Safeworking / Signalling
NOS
Network Operations
SER
Metrol
Customer Experience
STO
Stations Customer Experience
AOS
Authorised Officers
PRJ
Projects & Planning
ROS
Rolling Stock
SQE
Safety, Environment & Risk
Other (e.g. Other Divisions/Departments or people not listed):
Which contractors should be notified of this alert?
Note: This is undertaken by MetroSafe through the Avetta portal. All contractors/third parties have previously been
tagged into their relevant MTM areas.
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Division/Department
All MTM Contractors and Third Parties
Corporate
Infrastructure
Projects
Rolling Stock
Operations
How should this alert be distributed and/or acknowledged?
Note: This section may be amended by the Division dependent on best method of distribution
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Division/Department
Issued via email
Placed on Noticeboards
Placed in staff pigeon holes / letterboxes
Delivered during toolbox discussions
Employees to acknowledge receipt
L4-SQE-FOR-070 Alert Register
Toolbox Attendance Records
Weekly Operational Notice (WON)
Other (specify):
REFERENCE
INF-BUL-28-2019
ISSUE DATE
31/07/2019
CONTACT
Nadine De Lile
nadine.delile@metrotrains.com.au
L4-SQE-FOR-141(1)
The Responsible Manager is to determine the following: