Agenda

Kevin Taylor, General Manager, RISSB

Opening Remarks

Dr Todd Bentley Manager, Risk and Safety Improvement Programs, V/Line

The seven deadly delusions of accident-prone companies

• Establishing the root causes and contributing factors in notorious international catastrophes such as the Texas City BP disaster, the Piper Alpha disaster,
  NASA’s Challenger and Columbia disasters, and Chernobyl– What were the common factors and how could they have been avoided?

• Exposing vulnerability – Why can catastrophic events suddenly occur in organisations with excellent safety track records?

• The path from hazards and near misses to incidents and accidents

• Rail is an industry that has a low probability of major accidents occurring but severe consequences when they do – What measures can be taken to prepare for
  a possible occurrence?

Corrie Pitzer, Chief Executive Officer, SAFEmap International

Safety culture - Is it the weakest link in a safety system?

• What are the contributing factors to a healthy safety culture? Identifying and measuring the effectiveness of a strong safety culture

• Does an organisation’s pursuit of Zero Harm enhance its safety culture?

• Examples where safety culture resulted in a poor safety outcome - What lessons can be learned?

• Practical methods for improving a safety culture

Professor Sidney Dekker, Director of the Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, Griffith University

INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY: Getting more risk-literate

Tony Taig, Director, TTAC

INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY: Japanese High Speed Rail- Initiatives Delivering Safe and Reliable HSR operation

• Overview of JR Central’s operations, and the secrets behind the Tokaido Shinkansen’s 47-year zero fatality record

• Preparing for the worst- JR Central’s measures for ensuring and enhancing safety against earthquakes and other natural disasters

• Beyond the basics- the role of both hardware and software in optimising safety

• Safety as a state of mind- JR Central’s founding philosophy explained

Tomokazu Minesaki, Manager Sydney Office, Central Japan Railway Company

INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY: Identifying and fixing safety flaws in Canadian rail operations

Glen Wilson, Vice President Safety and Regulatory Affairs, Canadian Pacific Railways

CASE STUDY: The Royal Australian Navy (Ran) – Safety in a high risk environment

• Description of the RAN’s safety management system

• What are the perceived weak links in the RAN’s safety management system?

• Mitigators to address these weaknesses

Rear Admiral Michael Uzzell, Head Navy Engineering, Royal Australian Navy

The war against error on the aviation front line - A report from the trenches

• Evaluating Line Operation Safety Audits (LOSA) role as part of a safe system

• Do LOSAs work?

• Examples of weaknesses unearthed during audits and countermeasures that have been developed in response

Professor Patrick Murray, Director, Aerospace Strategic Study Centre, Griffith Aviation

Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) update

Kevin Taylor, General Manager, RISSB

National Rail Safety Regulator project update

• A progress update on the establishment of the National Rail Safety Regulator and subsequent national laws, operational policies and processes

• The challenge of ensuring consistency in law enforcement across state boundaries once national laws are introduced

• The projected impact of national regulation on the rail sector – What are the safety dividends?

• National legislation maintenance program

Julie Bullas, Project Director, National Rail Safety Regulator

CASE STUDY: RailCorp Worksite Protection Program - Reducing the risk of workers being struck by a train whilst performing their duties

John Langron, Program Director Worksite Protection, Asset Operations Group, RailCorp

Exploring the psychology behind why people do what they do?

• How understanding what makes people tick can make for a safer workforce

• Motivating your workforce towards the goal of zero incidents

Dr Shannon Pennisi, Global Leader of Innovation, Sentis

What does it take to be a high performing safety professional?

• Transitioning between different roles and environments safely and efficiently

• Adapting to the challenge of a constantly changing and reactive environment – Ensuring safety crews have the right mindset to maintain effectiveness in draining situations

Gary Rowe, CEO, Safety Action

RAIL SAFETY DINNER 2012
7pm – 11pm
Star Room, Darling Harbour Ground Floor,
The Imax Theatre Complex, 31 Wheat Road Darling Harbour

Brian McNaught, National Rail Accreditation & Compliance Manager, SCT Logistics

CASE STUDY: Overcoming the rail safety challenges specific to Rio tinto’s heavy haul rail operations

• Establishing the weak links that heavy haul rail operators are particularly vulnerable to

• What safeguards are in place to strengthen safety weaknesses?

Sid Hay, Manager Safety and Operations, Pilbara Rail, Rio Tinto

CASE STUDY: Advanced train management system as a future technical solution to strengthen weaknesses in rail safety

Mike van de Worp, Executive General Manager Technical Services, ARTC

CEO Panel: Identifying the weak links in rail safety

Panelists: Jim Quinn, CEO, KiwiRail
Bryan Nye, CEO, Australasian Railway Association
Paul Kyte, Executive General Manager, Downer Works
Peter Doggett, Rail Commissioner, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure SA
Rob Barnett, CEO, V/Line
Damien White, CEO, TasRail

Facilitated by: Dale Budd, Managing Director, Dale budd & Associates and Chairman, Development Advisory board

Understanding the legal responsibilities of rail organisations and individuals regarding safety

• Understanding our vulnerability - In recent examples and rail safety breaches, what were the weak links?

• Links between Workplace Health & Safety and rail safety

Michael Tooma, Partner, Norton Rose

Relying on people – a lesson from the pit-stop

Mick Doohan is one of Australia’s most celebrated sportspeople. As five time world champion of 500cc motorcycle racing – one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports there is - he has experienced the ultimate in high pressure environments. Behind Mick Doohan’s astounding success was a reliance on his unified and highly-skilled team in whom he placed his trust. Drawing on anecdotes from his career, Mick will share insights into the importance of collaborative teamwork, building an environment which emphasises team and safety performance and the conversations needed to result in aligned action.

Rail Resource management – Improving crew skills to minimise the potential for human error

• Developments in RRM in Australia and abroad

• Assessing the current situation - Are facilitators adequately qualified to prepare crews to manage threats and errors? Where is the rail industry excelling and where is it lagging?

• Customising RRM programs to specifically suit the operational requirements and culture of individual organization

Dr. Todd Bentley, Manager, Risk and Safety Improvement Programs, V/Line

Afternoon tea and networking break

Analysing rail safety accidents

• Systemic rail safety investigation

• Identifying the safety issues and promoting safety action

• Trends from recent investigations

• National rail safety data analysis - An opportunity for all

Peter Foley, General Manager, Surface Safety, Australian Transport Safety bureau

The RTBU’s perspective on rail safety weak links in Australia

Closing remarks from the Chair

End of conference