Safety, Standards & Regulation

Metro Tunnel tour, Crossrail keynote among RISSB conference highlights

A tour of construction points along the Metro Tunnel project and a keynote speech from Crossrail UK’s head of health and safety will headline the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB)’s Rail Safety Conference in Melbourne on April 2-3.

The agenda has been unveiled for the RISSB Rail Safety Conference, at Pullman Melbourne on the Park at the start of April.

Day one starts with a site tour of the Metro Tunnel Project, where visitors can first take a closer look at the major project, starting with an interactive induction, before being guided to some of the construction points in the CBD, where major work is underway.

The first morning of the conference also features the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s inaugural rail safety forum, RailSafe 2019. During the three-hour session the ATSB will engage with the Australian rail industry on a range of safety-related issues.

After lunch, the RISSB Rail Safety Conference speaking sessions will commence. Speakers across the two-day conference include:

  • Tom Breen, Head of Health and Safety (Systemwide & Improvements), Crossrail UK – INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE
  • Jesse Baker, General Manager – Safety & Innovation, Rail Industry Safety & Standards Board
  • Paul Daly, Chief Executive Officer, Rail Industry Safety & Standards Board
  • Bill Greer, Safety Director (Acting), Rail Projects Victoria
  • Arthur Stamatoudis, Network Integration and Operations Director, Cross River Rail Delivery Authority (CRRDA)
  • Russell McMullan, General Manager (Acting) – Operations and Assets, City Rail Link Project (New Zealand)
  • Dr Todd Bentley, Director, Holistic Systems and Assurance
  • Nish Sethi, Associate Director, Asset Management & Assurance, Transport for New South Wales
  • Sue McCarrey, Chief Executive, ONRSR
  • Peter Doggett, Chief Operating Officer, ONRSR
  • Julie Bullas, Executive Director, Policy, Reform and Stakeholder Engagement, ONRSR
  • Simon Foster, Executive Director, Technical, ONRSR
  • Cherie Lee, Manager LXRP Value Engineering, Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP)
  • John Dyer, Project Manager, Standard Design Solutions, Program Engineering, Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP)
  • Leila Frances, Chairman, Keolis Downer
  • Todd Garvey, Director Sales & Marketing Australia, Bombardier Transportation Australia
  • Dr Keith Adam, Chief Medical Officer, Pacific National and Sonic HealthPlus
  • Joey Anca, Human Risk Manager, Metro Trains Melbourne
  • Richard Morrow, Acting Head of Quality Assurance, Metro Trains Melbourne
  • Dr Julia Pitsopoulos, Director, HFRM
  • Dr Nicholas Duck, Associate, HFRM
  • David Milburn, Senior Technical Director, GHD
  • Bruce Parrey, Electrical and Electronic Engineer, GHD
  • Kevin Anderson, Principal Assurance Consultant, SYSTRA Scott Lister
  • Josh Jackson, Product Engineer, Dual Inventive
  • Wilfred Lanser, Operation Manager East Coast, Strukton Rail Australia
  • Duncan Unwin, CEO, Tobruk Security
  • Bruce Kelly, Principal Fire Safety Engineer, Tunnel Systems, WSP Australia

For more information on RISSB Rail Safety Conference and how to book a ticket, click here.