1. Understanding your Workplace Specific Critical Controls
FSR 14 — RAIL OPERATIONS
Understanding your Workplace Specific Critical Controls
Instructions: The images in this presentation should depict the specific controls you have agreed at your workplace. Substitute these images for the actual controls you will be using and expect to see implemented.

2. FSR 14 - RAIL OPERATIONS
INTENT: To eliminate or minimise the risks of fatalities, injuries and events arising from railway operations.
What are the supporting documents you should refer:
Primary Standard
PS Rail Operations
Related Forms
Rail Safety Management Plan (template)
E-T Risk Assessment
E-T a Safe Work Method Statement
E-T b SWMS Review Checklist
E-C N3 Pre-work brief
E-C N4 Worksite Protection Plan

3. Critical Control 1
SAFEWORKING SYSTEMS APPLIED TO PROTECT PERSONNEL AND PLANT FROM TRAINS AND TRACK MACHINES ON THE RAILWAY LINE WORK IS BEING PERFORMED
Permit to work
Points clipped and locked

4. Critical Control 2
SAFEWORKING SYSTEMS APPLIED TO PROTECT PERSONNEL AND PLANT FROM TRAINS AND TRACK MACHINES ON THE ADJACENT RAILWAY LINE
Physical engineering controls in place for the planned works to safeguard personnel and plant from adjacent line running.

5. Critical Control 3
WORKSITE DELINIATION APPLIED TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM OTHER RAILWAY OPERATIONS CONDUCTED NEARBY
Boundary of responsibility has been clearly identified between different work groups
Controls are in place to address the interface coordination between the work groups
All people entering the worksite contact the responsible person, undertake any required induction, pre-work brief and permits.

6. Critical Control 4
SAFE SYSTEMS OF WORK APPLIED WHEN PLANT AND PERSONNEL REQUIRED TO WORK IN ELECTRIFIED AREA OR CLOSE TO SERVICES
Are the isolation permit controls implemented and being monitored by the responsible person?
Are controls (height, slew restrictors or other isolation controls) in place to prevent plant encroaching overhead wiring or services.

7. Critical Control 5
ALL ROLLINGSTOCK TO BE OPERATED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PLANNED WORKS CONFORMS TO THE STANDARDS RELEVANT TO THE RAILWAY THEY ARE TO OPERATE ON
Rolling stock is registered for use on the railway i.e.. TOC, Sticker.
Pre-mobilisation checks have been completed and signed off by LOR rep
Restrictions assigned to the rolling stock (speed, out of gauge limits) by the RIM

8. Critical Control 6
FITNESS FOR WORK IS VERIFIED FOR ALL PERSONS ON SITE AS WELL AS REQUIRED RAIL SAFETY WORKER COMPETENCIES HELD
Do all workers have an RIW card
Rolling stock operators and safeworking personnel require cat 1 medical assessment
Are competencies of the rail safety workers in accordance with the competency matrix?
Drug and alcohol testing is in place
Have you been trained in the fatigue management criteria for the project?

9. Critical Control 7
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN PLACE – PROTECTION OFFICER, ROLLING STOCK OPERATORS, WORK CREWS AND NETWORK CONTROL
All parties involved operations have the required means of communication
Diagrams are used at pre start briefings to describe arrangements

10. KNOWLEDGE DISCUSSION
After today’s session, what will you do differently when working?
How do you think this will benefit you?
Who do you think you can share this knowledge with?
How do you think you can improve the controls?

11. CRITICAL CONTROLS
INCREASING OUR UNDERSTANDING
QUESTIONS?