Rail safety issues and actions
Track inspection intervals
| Issue number: | RO-2013-012-SI-03 |
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| Who it affects: | TasRail |
| Issue owner: | TasRail |
| Transport function: | Rail: Infrastructure |
| Background: | Investigation Report RO-2013-012 |
| Issue release date: | 15 October 2013 |
| Current issue status: | Adequately addressed |
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Safety issue description
Track inspections were not consistently conducted at intervals of not more than 96 hours, in accordance with TasRail’s standard.
Proactive Action
| Action number: | RO-2013-012-NSA-05 |
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| Action organisation: | TasRail |
| Date: | 15 October 2013 |
| Action status: | Monitor |
To address track inspection consistency, TasRail proposes to take the following action:
- Conduct a review of the process for maintenance inspection management to ensure inspections performed to schedule.
ATSB comment:
The ATSB is satisfied that the action proposed by TasRail, when completed, should address this safety issue. The ATSB will monitor the proposed actions until completion.