Supervised Worker

Rail Safety Induction Version 3.07

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 PRECAUTIONS

PTA provides hand sanitiser at all training venues and classrooms and
wall mounted wipes for use by any student as required. Please ask your
trainer or an administration staff member if you are unable to locate
these items.

Please comply with the following requirements during your course:

❑ Wash your hands regularly with soap and water and before each entry to the
training room
❑ Cover your coughs and sneezes
❑ Maintain 1.5m distance from others where possible
❑ Clean any shared equipment after use
❑ Notify your trainer if you begin to feel unwell
 Introduction
Welcome

Assessment
Breaks

Mobile Phones

Induction & Facilities

 Course aim

To provide you with the knowledge

and skills necessary to be safe when
working in the rail corridor.
The training

Safety in the rail environment

▪ Safety first
▪ Fitness for work
▪ Hazards Perception
▪ Supervised Worker
▪ Safeworking
▪ Accessing the rail corridor
▪ Danger Zone and Safe Places
▪ Communications
▪ Working under a Protection Officer
▪ Other methods of Protection
▪ Assessment
 Safety First

Your most important duty

• Every Employee must make safety their

first and most important duty.

• You have a legal responsibility to ensure

your own safety and the safety of your
workmates.
 Safety First

National Rail Safety National Law Act (2015)

Law

State Work Health and Safety Act (2020)

Law

Organisation PTA’s Safety Management System

Policy

Organisation PTA’s Safeworking Rules and Procedures

Procedure
 Safety First

By law safety is a shared responsibility between:

▪ The employer (PTA)

▪ The employee/ contractor employee (You!)
▪ The person in control of the workplace
▪ Manufacturers, suppliers and designers
 Safety First

An employer must provide:

▪ Safe workplaces and safe systems of work, through the

elimination or control of hazards
▪ Information, instruction, training and supervision
▪ Personal protective equipment & clothing
▪ And must consult and cooperate with employees regarding
safety & health at work
 Safety First

Employees Must
▪ Look after your own safety
▪ Avoid adversely affecting the safety of others
(i.e. look out for your mates)
▪ Cooperate with your employer
▪ Use safety equipment the way you were trained
▪ Don’t misuse or interfere with anything provided in the interests of
safety
▪ Immediately report safety hazards, incidents and any work injuries to
your supervisor
 Safety First

Right to refuse:

All workers have the right to refuse to conduct

any work that is unsafe. Rule 1003.2.1

The Rule 1003 section 2.1 states: “In the case

of doubt or uncertainty, Workers must take the
safest course of action”
 Safety First

Reporting is critical

▪ If you are injured during work you must report to your supervisor
immediately
▪ Any incident that has the potential to affect train running must be
reported to the Network Control Officer (NCO) immediately
▪ If you witness a safety breach you must report to your
Supervisor/NCO immediately

As a Supervised Worker you should report to your direct

Supervisor or Protection Officer in the first instance
 Safety First

When moving between stationary rail vehicles a

minimum 10 METRE gap is required.
Vehicles can move suddenly, or leap forward after a
collision from following traffic.

UNIMAT 09-32/4S

10 Metres
 Safety First

All passing rail traffic is to be closely inspected for

• Signs of alarm from passengers

• Loading irregularities

• Braking defects, fire, excessive arcing and or flashing.

• Dragging equipment
• Missing end of train marker.

Immediately report any of these to your Supervisor, Protection

Officer or NCO
 Safety First

The use of mobile phones

is forbidden inside the
danger zone.
If you are required to take
a phone call you need to
discuss options with your
Protection Officer before
work starts.
 Important Numbers

Add these to your phone now:

• Network Control Emergency 93262345
• Electric Control Officer Emergency 93263333
Site Visit
Fitness for Work
Fitness For Work

Fatigue
▪ Fatigue is a major factor in 40-
50% of all fatal, single vehicle,
truck accidents.
▪ After about 17 hours of being
awake, our level of functioning is
like BAC of 0.05%
▪ Fatigue is a contributing factor in
over 50% of all accidents in the
workplace.
 Fitness For Work

Alcohol and drugs

It is an offence to carry out rail safety work while under

the influence of alcohol or any drug that may impair your
safety performance.

PTA enforce this by regular random or causal

breath analysis and urine testing. Failure of
either test may result in disciplinary action.
 Fitness For Work

Prescription medication
Consult your doctor or
pharmacist whenever you
purchase over the counter
medication or receive
prescription medication.
Codeine is now a
prescribed drug.
Hazard Perception
 Safety Assessment

What safety issues do you see here?

 Safety Assessment

What safety issues do you see here?

 Safety Assessment

What safety issues do you see here?

 Safety Assessment

What safety issues do you see here?

Identify the hazards
Safety Assessment

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 Safety Assessment

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Safety Assessment
Supervised Worker
Track Access Accreditation Levels

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 Supervised Worker

SW’s on track must be

supervised by a Protection
Officer at all times, unless
further induction training has
been completed that allow
certain SW’s to work semi
autonomously. The next
slides outline their
responsibilities
 Working under Supervision of a Train Driver

On-train personnel
such as Passenger
Assistants and
Cleaners will come
under the supervision
of the Train Driver in
an emergency
evacuation.
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take charge of
safeworking.
 Working in Depots

Some depot staff are qualified to Supervised Worker

level. In this instance they come under the authority of
the Depot Master at each location. They must receive a
Depot Induction that ensures they know the working
limits of the respective depots.
 Working unsupervised in station areas

Cleaners accessing
platforms and stations do
not require a Protection
Officer as long as all work
is behind the designated
safety line on platforms.
They require site specific
induction. Some areas do
require a Protection
Officer to be present
before they can be
accessed safely.
 Supervised Worker
(On Track)

Protection Officer
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May be appointed by the
Protection Officer

Supervised Worker
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times
Safeworking
 Safety First
The following video may be distressing for some people.
 Safeworking

Safeworking is an
integrated system of
operating procedures
and technology for the
safe operations of trains
and the protection of
people and property on
or in the vicinity of the
railway.

The death of William Huskisson

 The importance of Safeworking

Queen of The Sea, Sri Lanka – 1700 killed

Bihar derailment, India – 800 killed
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France – 700 killed
Ciurea station, Romania – 600 killed
Guadalajara accident, Mexico – 600
Ufa train disaster, Russia – 575
Balvano, Italy – 520 killed
Torre del Bierzo, Spain – 500 killed
Awash derailment, Ethiopia – 400 killed
Al Ayyat train disaster, Egypt – 383 killed
PTA network since inception – 0 paying passengers killed
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operate the level crossing boom
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 Safeworking

Principles of Safeworking - Protecting people

▪ A safety assessment must be completed before persons enter the

Danger Zone

▪ When in the Danger Zone, all workers must be protected

▪ Workers must have an identified safe place when on track

▪ If rail traffic cannot be separated from workers, the rail traffic must be
managed to ensure the safety of the workers on the track
 Safeworking

Principles of Safeworking - Protecting people

▪ Work on track must only be carried out using a defined work on track
authority or method
▪ The person who introduces the risk must ensure that the risk is
appropriately managed
▪ Workers must be provided with the applicable information
▪ Workers must be warned about hazards in the rail corridor
▪ Competent workers must have the ability and responsibility to carry out a
safety assessment, where required
 Safeworking

Principles of Safeworking - Protecting people

▪ Common protocols and methods for communication must be adopted

▪ Safe rail traffic separation must be maintained
▪ Safe route integrity must be established for all Rail Traffic
▪ Rail Traffic integrity must be ensured before and during a journey
▪ An approved, simplified and common system for degraded operations
may be formulated to apply in all Systems of Safeworking
Accessing the Rail Corridor
Current and future network

Current Future
 Interface Locations

Midland
Midland is the Location where the PTA and Arc Network connect for Rail Traffic to
enter and depart the eastern standard gauge line.

Woodbridge
Woodbridge is the Location where the PTA and Arc Network connect for Rail Traffic to
enter and depart the Forrestfield and Kewdale depots.

Kenwick
Kenwick is the junction for the double line on the Armadale line and the single line to
Kenwick East.

Armadale
Mundijong is the location where the PTA and Arc Network connect for Rail Traffic to
enter and depart the Bunbury line.

Fremantle
South Beach is the location where the PTA and Arc Network connect for Rail Traffic to
enter and depart Robbs Jetty.
 Safety first

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

PTA requires a high visibility vest or shirt (Orange) with

50mm reflective stripes and Safety Footwear.
Red or Green Clothing

Red or Green clothing must not

be worn in the rail corridor.

Train Drivers are trained to react

to signals so red or green
clothing may interfere with the
Train Drivers perception.
 Accessing the Rail Corridor

Every worker must have, with them, an RIW

card or an exemption certificate and a valid
reason and authority.

It is the responsibility of all TAP holders to ensure:

• They receive updates to the PTA’s Safeworking Rules and Procedures.
• Their contact details on their RIWC are current in order to receive
notification of update
 Accessing the Rail Corridor

The issue of a RIW card does not automatically give the holder
the right to enter on to the operating railway corridor.
Danger Zone and Safe Places
 Walking in the Danger Zone

Track workers should avoid walking in the Danger Zone if a safer option
exists:
• Use overpass or underpasses where available to cross tracks
• Follow clearly marked walkways in depot areas
• Use access gates closest to the worksite to minimise exposure to rail
traffic
Protection Officers should:
• Plan protection to minimise exposure in the Danger Zone
• Brief workers on safe access and egress from worksites
• Plan protection and monitor personnel's requirements to be in the
Danger Zone
 Safety Assessment
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 Safety Assessment

Concrete barrier
Behind a designated safety line
Three metres clearance between the person
and the nearest running line
Structure or physical barrier has been provided for
protection
 Creation of a Safe Place

In certain circumstances, and with permission from Network Control,

A Protection Officer can utilise a train to provide a safe place in
areas that do not have a Safe Place readily available.
This is made safe by use of a lockout system and communication
with the Train Driver.

Rule in place that stops Rail traffic to create a

safe place
 Double line working

Up Direction on the Fremantle Line,

Down Direction On the Fremantle
the main line traveling towards
Line, the main line traveling away
Fremantle.
from Fremantle.
On all other Lines, the main line
On all other lines, the main line
traveling towards the City
traveling away from the City
 Single Line Working

In single line areas, trains travel

in both directions on the same
line, expect trains from either
direction
(Thornlie line and Armadale to
Mundijong)
 Bi-directional Working

In high density traffic areas (Perth Stadium for example), bi-

directional double line working is in place, this means that trains can
travel on any lines, in any direction, at any time, this presents a
complex worksite for Protection officers, and as Supervised Workers
a heightened sense of awareness is required.
 Dual gauge track

Narrow Gauge Rail

Standard Gauge Rail

Common Rail
 Location

In the event of your PO / Train Driver becoming incapacitated, you will

need to contact NCO and give your location. Midland line
11 Kilometres
241 Metres
On the UP Main

Station
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locations
Communications
 Communications

• Radio • Air Horn

• Phone • Whistle
• Flags • Verbal (Face to face)
• Lights • Written
• Hand signals • Rail Traffic Signals

Supervised Workers must remain in contact

with their Protection Officer / Train Driver at all
times
Emergency Communications

EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY

State:
1. Your location
2. The type of emergency
3. The number of people involved
4. Your name
5. Your phone number
6. Stay on channel / phone until told otherwise

Anyone can request trains to be stopped or the

overhead line equipment to be de-energised
 Communication

Code Meaning

One long whistle Warning, challenge or approaching a road or pedestrian level crossing

One short whistle Acknowledgment or moving off in depots.

Two short whistles Setting back.

Three short whistles Danger-Stop.

Continuous whistling When assistance is required

 Communications

Both hands held high

STOP
Red light at night

Vigorous and erratic waving of arms

EMERGENCY STOP
Red light or Any light waved violently
 Network Time

The 24 hour system of time reference shall be used.

All Workers must observe Australian Western Standard

Time, which is synchronised with PTA’s Network Control
Working under a Protection Officer
What is a Protection Officer?

• A Protection Officer is a Competent Worker that is

responsible for managing the rail safety component
of the worksite protection.

• A Protection Officer’s primary duty and

responsibility is to keep the worksite and workers
safe. Protection Officers must be satisfied that other
work will not interfere with this duty.
 Responsibilities of Protection Officers

Track workers engaged in works in the Network must be under

the supervision of a Protection Officer who has access to:

• Any relevant notices

• StaySafe or ability to log on with Infrastructure Control
Officer (ICO)
• The RIW scanner tool
• The Safeworking Rules and Procedures
 Protection Officer Briefing

The Protection Officer MUST conduct a pre start briefing.

These are some of the items you should be made aware of:

• The rule number

• Work site and protection limits
• Rail Traffic
• Safe place
• Sighting distance
• Train Speeds and direction of travel
• Adjacent line protection arrangements
• Hazards identified
• Required move time calculations
• Warning devices to be used
• Locations designated for extra Lookouts as required
• Contingency arrangements
• Scope of the works
• Any other information that will impact on protection arrangements
 Lookout Warning

Lookout – Warning Devices

Air horn Whistle

 Lookout Warning

In noisy environments where the warning given by the Lookout may not
be heard, the Protection officer may use one of the following options:

• They may appoint a Touch Lookout to physically warn workers by

touching them on the shoulder when rail traffic approaches

• The Protection Officer, if safe to do so, may use touch to warn you
of approaching rail traffic in the same manner
 Workers Responsibilities

The warning must be given in time for workers to:

▪ Acknowledge the lookout by raising one arm
▪ Remove themselves and any tools to a safe place
▪ Be clear of track at least 10 seconds before rail traffic arrives
▪ Acknowledge the lookout by raising one arm from the safe place

If a worker does not raise one hand, the warning signal must
be repeated until they do.
 Workers Responsibilities

When walking in the Danger Zone workers must:

• Follow all directions of your Protection Officer / Train Driver

• Wear compliant high-visibility clothing and safety footwear
• Where possible, walk in the direction of approaching traffic
• Look frequently in both directions for approaching Rail Traffic
• Carry a light during the hours of darkness and when visibility is limited
• Have a designated safe place to move to at all times
 Lookout Working

Lookout
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Up Main
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Other Methods of Protection
 Safeworking

Other Methods of Protection – TOA & LPA

Rail Clamped Worksite

Rail Clamped Stop Sign
Limit Sign
 Safeworking

Other Methods of Protection - Clipping Points

 Safeworking

Other Methods of Protection

Exemption fencing
 How much did you remember?

1. What is your first and most important duty

2. What legislated acts do rail workers have to comply with
3. Describe the UP direction
4. Describe the Down direction
5. What is bidirectional track
6. List 3 ways to identify your location in the rail corridor
7. Do you have to produce your RIW card before entry to the rail corridor?
8. Can a Supervised worker access the PTA rail corridor without a Protection
Officer or Train Driver (for on train staff)?
9. What must the workers do after hearing the air horn or whistle sounded by the
lookout?
10. When can workers go back into the Danger Zone?
The End