Transperth Train Operations

The results of 2005 survey reported in the Transperth PSM report show that while the daytime targets have been met, the night-time results fell short of targets. The report further stated that a high proportion of patrons perceived Transperth to be addressing security concerns.

Transperth Bus Operations

The 2005 PSM survey shows that customer perception of safety on-board buses and at stations and interchanges remained high, and all targets have been met or exceeded.

6 Level of notifiable occurrences

Metropolitan and regional passenger services

Safety incidents are recorded and notified to the Office of the Rail Safety.These incidents are termed notifiable occurrences and are defined in the Rail Safety Regulations 1999 as Category A (serious injury, death or significant damage) or Category B (potential to cause a serious accident) and National Definitions under instructions issued on 15 December 2004.

The performance measure for Category A and B occurrences is expressed as the number of occurrences per million passenger boardings and per million train kilometres. A low level of incidents indicates that sound safety procedures and controls exist and are operating effectively throughout the rail system.

Under direction of the General Manager Rail Safety Department for Planning and Infrastructure, PTA adopted national reporting definitions for notifiable occurrences effective 1 January 2005 backdated to 1 January 2002. This now requires PTA to report all incidents on the PTA network.

The results below do not include the comparatives for prior years as the data would not be comparable due to the change in the reporting definitions.