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This
facilitated the development of one safety system, enabling
processes to be streamlined, avoiding duplication of documentation
and assisting the organisation in working towards achieving
accreditation to AS/NZ 4801:2000.
Compliance
inspections and reporting top
of page
The
annual rail safety compliance audit was conducted by the Office
of Rail Safety in October 2003 and a report was issued on
14 November 2003. The rail safety audit found three non-compliances
and 20 observations. There were no directions issued to undertake
remedial safety work as a result of a safety compliance inspection.
The
PTA annual safety report dealing with the general conduct
of the railway operations for the year ended June 2004 showed
there were 164 notifiable occurrences reported in accordance
with Section 38 (1) of the Rail Safety Act, one less than
the previous year.
Inquiries
and inspections top
of page
There
were no independent investigations involving a person’s
death, serious injury or major damage to property conducted
under the direction of the Director Rail Safety for the year
under review.
The
Director Rail Safety issued four instructions in accordance
with Section 39(3) of the Rail Safety Act for the organisation
to conduct an investigation and provide a written report.
Investigations
into Category A occurrences included:
- collision
between an Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) railcar and the
rear of a truck-trailer carrying
earth-moving equipment across the Jarrad Street (Cottesloe)
level crossing, 24 February 2004.
Notifiable
occurences top
of page
No
serious occurrences (Category A) were reported during the
year, which followed a four-year downtrend since the sale
of the freight business in 2000. The accumulated average was
well below the upper control limit set at the beginning of
the year.
There
was a steady increase in the number of Category B occurrences
with the accumulated average just under the upper control
limit.
The
increase in the incidence of signals passed at danger continued
into the closing weeks of the year with no indication of a
decline based on a seasonally-adjusted pattern. Improvements
were noted in the number of collisions (other than at level
crossings) and slips, trips and falls.
Considerable
improvement was also noted in the number of incidents at level
crossings since Main Roads WA made improvements to the early
warning road signage and road markings in compliance with
Australian Standard AS 1742.7.
There
was a derailment of a railcar set in the Claisebrook Depot
on 26 March 2004 resulting in significant damage to the railcar
underfloor equipment and bogies, inter-car connecting equipment
and coupler, electrical overhead catenary, track and a set
of points.
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