1. www.railsafetyconference.com.au/16
OUTSTANDING SPEAKER LINE-UP
INCLUDES:
Paul Daly, Chief Executive Officer, RISSB
Sue McCarrey, Chief Executive Officer, ONRSR
Julie Bullas, Executive Director, Policy,
Communications and Planning, ONRSR
Peter Doggett, Executive Director, National
Operations, ONRSR
Simon Foster, Executive Director, Technical,
ONRSR
Michael Deegan, Rail Commissioner of
South Australia and Chief Executive Officer,
Department of Planning, Transport and
Infrastructure
Neville Blyth, Acting General Manager, Surface
Safety Investigation,
Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Catriona Scott, Compliance & HR Director,
Freightliner Australia Ltd
Danny Broad, Chief Executive Officer, ARA
Naomi Frauenfelder, Executive Director,
TrackSAFE
Natalie Pelham, Executive Director, Innovation
Research & Reform, Freight, Strategy & Planning,
Transport for NSW
Graham Bradshaw, Director Network Standards
& Services, Asset Standards Authority
Alan Bannister, Business Development Director
Heavy Rail, Transdev Australasia
John Furness, Manager Standards, ARTC
Steve Jones, Deputy Project Director, Safety,
Environment & Business Systems, Sydney Metro
Northwest, Transport for New South Wales
RISSB Rail Safety
Conference 2016
One Regulator. One Industry. One Vision
4 – 5 April 2016 | Stamford Plaza, Adelaide PLUS: Pre Conference Site Tour hosted by
Genesee & Wyoming Australia
PRESENTING THE 16TH ANNUAL
RAIL INDUSTRY SAFETY AND STANDARDS BOARD
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2. 12:15 Conference registration & Lunch
12:55 Administration and safety briefing
1:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
Paul Daly, ChiefExecutiveOfficer, RISSB
STATE AND INDUSTRY RAIL SAFETY UPDATES
1:10 Defining Australian Rail as One Industry – Adopting a National Set
of Standards
Sue McCarrey, ChiefExecutiveOfficer, ONRSR
1:40 Safety Culture Toolkit
Jesse Baker, Manager–SafetyRisk, RISSB
2:10 The Industry Safety Strategy
Catriona Scott, ComplianceHRDirector, Freightliner Australia Ltd
2:40 Afternoon tea
3:10 Australasian Railway Association Rail Safety Vision
Danny Broad, ChiefExecutiveOfficer, ARA
3:40 TrackSAFE Update
Naomi Frauenfelder,ExecutiveDirector, TrackSAFE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
4:10 Rail Safety Initiatives in South Australia
Michael Deegan, RailCommissionerofSouthAustraliaandChiefExecutive
Officer, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure
4:40 Transition of Theory in to Practice on Major Rail Projects
Steve Jones, DeputyProjectDirector,Safety,EnvironmentBusiness
Systems,SydneyMetroNorthwest, Transport for New South Wales
5:10 Closing remarks and end of day 1
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Rail Safety 2016 Conference
Monday 4 April 2016 DAY 1
We are delighted that Genesee Wyoming Australia will be hosting a site tour for RISSBs Rail Safety Conference attendees on the morning of the 4th April.
Attendees will be treated to a tour of GWA’s wagon and locomotive maintenance centres at Dry Creek. The Wagon Maintenance Centre (WMC) is GWA’s
principal wagon servicing, overhaul and repair facility, while the Motive Power Centre (MPC) services the organisation’s standard and broad gauge locomotive
fleet. Attendees will also get the chance to visit GWA’s training and development centre at Kilburn. The centre houses the organisation’s train driving simulator
and is primarily involved in the delivery of training in safe working and train handling and air brake.
If you are interested in attending please note that places are strictly limited to 40 attendees so register for the conference now to reserve your spot.
A detail of the wagon maintenance centre at Dry Creek where GWA service and repair all of
their standard and broad gauge wagon fleet
The Motive Power Centre, Dry Creek where GWA do all of their letter services on the majority
of their standard gauge locomotive fleet
PRE CONFERENCE SITETOUR | Monday 4th April | 9.00 – 12.00pm
7:00 RISSB Annual Rail Safety Dinner
@ The National Wine Centre of Australia
National Wine Centre of Australia
Cnr of Botanic Hackney Road, ADELAIDE, SA 5000
RISSBs annual Rail Safety Dinner will take place at the National Wine
Centre of Australia from 7:00pm on the evening of the 4th April 2016. Your
dinner ticket is included in the price of your registration. Additional single
seats or tables of ten can be booked through the registration page on the
conference website. www.railsafetyconference.com.au/16.

3. 8:30 Welcome coffee and registration
8:55 Administration and Safety Briefing
9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
Laurie Wilson, Manager-InfrastructureEngineering, RISSB
RAIL SAFETY INNOVATION AND INVESTIGATIONS
9:10 KEYNOTE INTERNATIONAL ADDRESS
Check regularly for updates on www.railsafetyconference.com.au/16
9:40 Rail Safety Innovation and Challenges
Hon John Anderson AO, Chair,
Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation (ACRI)
10:10 Legal Professional Privilege and Safety Information - A Dangerous
Combination?
Neville Blyth, ActingGeneralManager,SurfaceSafetyInvestigation,
Australian Transport Safety Bureau
10:40 Morning Tea
ASKTHE REGULATOR
11:00 Ask the Regulator - Q A
We are delighted that the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator
will attend Rail Safety 2016 and answer the industry’s questions on
moving forward as One Regulator. One Industry. One Vision. Don’t miss
this opportunity to engage directly with the regulator and submit your
questions for consideration at the registration desk during day 1 of the
conference.
Facilitator:
Paul Daly, ChiefExecutiveOfficer, RISSB
Panellists:
Sue McCarrey, ChiefExecutiveOfficer, ONRSR
Julie Bullas, ExecutiveDirector,Policy,CommunicationsandPlanning,
ONRSR
Peter Doggett, ExecutiveDirector, NationalOperations, ONRSR
Simon Foster, ExecutiveDirector,Technical, ONRSR
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
11:40 Risk Model
Jesse Baker,Manager–SafetyRisk, RISSB
12:10 Safety Gains through Level Crossing Removal
12:40 Lunch
1:20 Implementing Organisational Wide Change to Achieve Zero Harm
1:50 What comes next? The Role of Governments in Future National
Rail Reforms
Natalie Pelham,ExecutiveDirectorInnovationResearchReform,Freight,
StrategyPlanning, Transport for NSW
2:20 Asset Management through Standards
Graham Bradshaw, DirectorNetworkStandardsServices,
Asset Standards Authority
2:50 Afternoon tea
3:10 Understanding Risk During Periods of Transition
Alan Bannister, BusinessDevelopmentDirectorHeavyRail,
Transdev Australasia
3:40 Benchmarking Safety Performance - A Light Rail Perspective
WHAT DOESTHE FUTURE HOLD?
4:10 PANEL DISCUSSION - The Next Generation of Standards
What do you envisage as the next generation of standards? What does
that look like in 3 years? What would this mean for the industry? How
can the industry stay ahead of technology?
Join us for this discussion on the next generation of standards and how
we can stay ahead of the game.
Facilitator:
Paul Daly, ChiefExecutiveOfficer, RISSB
Panellists:
John Furness, ManagerStandards, ARTC
Check back regularly for updates: www.railsafetyconference.com.au/16
4:40 Closing remarks from the Chair
Venue Details
Stamford Plaza, Adelaide
150 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000
Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities
Excellent opportunities exist to showcase your organisation.
For further information, please contact: PAUL TOWLE
Tel: (02) 9080 4422 or E-Mail: Paul.Towle@informa.com.au
Rail Safety 2016 Conference
Tuesday 5 April 2016 DAY 2

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Rail Safety 2016 Conference
4 – 5 April 2016 | Stamford Plaza, Adelaide
Pricing Details
RISSB Members Rate Standard Rate
Conference Package PRICE GST TOTAL PRICE GST TOTAL
Two Day Conference (4–5 April 2016)
Includes site tour and dinner. Please remember to
indicate that you will attend the dinner at the time
of registration.
$995 $99.50 $1094.50 $1395 $1395.50 $1534.50
Additional Dinner Ticket (4 April 2016) $150.00 $15.00 $165.00 $150.00 $15.00 $165.00