The "ATHRA ALERT" is designed to flag important issues
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ATHRA Alert #46 - December 2009
Tourist Railway Level Crossing Incident Database
Link to the database
ATHRA Alert #45 - November 2009
Is Your Railway or Tramway SunSmart?
ATHRA Alert #44 - October 2009
Draft Rail Industry Documents for Review
ATHRA Alert #43 - June 2009
Lesson Plans and Checklists - Draft Documents for Review
Use the following link to download the documents from the ATHRA web site
Draft Lesson Plans & Checklists
ATHRA Alert #42 - March 2009
RISSB Boilers for Rail Code of Practice - Open Review of the Draft Document
Use the following link to download the Code of Practice from the RISSB web site
RISSB Boilers for Rail Code of Practice
ATHRA Alert #41 - March 2009
Public Consultation - SMS Guidance for Tourist and Heritage Rail Transport Operators
The following links lead to documents referenced in ATHRA Alert #41
Rail Safety Regulators' Panel SMS Guidance for Tourist and Heritage Rail Transport Operators web page
SMS Guidance for Tourist and Heritage Rail Transport Operators
NTC Rail Safety Model Law web page
Model Consolidated Rail Safety Bill December 2007
Model Rail Safety Regulations
ATHRA Alert #40 - October 2008
Use of Mobile Phones
ATHRA Alert #39 - August 2008
Are Your Carriage Doors Child Safe?
ATHRA Alert #38 - July 2008
ARA National Level Crossing Survey
Alert Attachments: Definitions; Survey Template
ATHRA Alert #37 - December 2007
NTC Survey of Tourist & Heritage Operators - Implementing Rail Safety Worker Competency Requirements Through The Use Of Registered Training Organisations
ATHRA Alert #36 - November 2007
ITSRR Discussion Paper - Safety Regulation of Heritage Railway Operators
ATHRA Alert #35 - July 2007
Fatal Accident Report – UK Heritage Railway July 2006
ATHRA Alert #34 - May 2007
NSW Office of Transport Safety Investigations - Ariah Park Fatality Report
ATHRA Alert #33 - April 2007
Older Diesel Locomotives Warning of Possible Presence of Bonded Asbestos Materials
ATHRA Alert #32 - April 2007
Asbestos Detected in Bogie Side Bearer Fibrous Wear Liners
ATHRA Alert #31 - April 2007
Wagon Headstock Carrier Plate Warning of Potential Asbestos Material
ATHRA Alert #30 - April 2007
Derailments - How the Various Factors can Line Up
ATHRA Alert #29 - February 2007
UK Rail Accident Report - Loco Blowback - NYMR - 2006
ATHRA Alert #28 - January 2007
Draft Rail Safety Acts and Regulations - Various States
ATHRA Alert #27 - July 2006
NTC Draft Rs Regs+Draft RIS for comment
ATHRA Alert #26 - July 2006
UK RAIB Report 07-2006 GCR Collision
ATHRA Alert #25 - July 2006
Stolen Staff Alert
ATHRA Alert #24 - June 2006
Code of Practice for Rail Safety Investigations
ATHRA Alert #23 - June 2006
Guidelines for Road Rail Vehicles
ATHRA Alert #22 - June 2006
National Model Rail Safety Bill Approved
ATHRA Alert #21 - May 2006
TDT Heritage Rail Competencies drafts
ATHRA Alert #20 - May 2006
SMS Guidance Material for the T&H Rail Sector
ATHRA Alert #19 - May 2006
Conversion of Pre-96 NSW Steam Operating Qualifications
ATHRA Alert #18 - April 2006
ATHRA Alert #18 - Attachment
Heritage Shunting accident Easter 06
ATHRA Alert #17 - April 2006
Rollingstock Codes of Practice Update
ATHRA Alert #16 - April 2006
Rail Shunting Accidents
ATHRA Alert #15 - March 2006
Track Related Incidents in the Sector
ATHRA Alert #14 - February 2006
ATSB Report Collision between Steam Train & Loaded B-double truck
ATHRA Alert #13 Version 2 - Reissued January 2006
ATHRA Alert #13 - December 2005
Current
Rail Safety & Regulatory Developments
ATHRA Alert #12 - December
2005
Draft Revised Standards AS4292 parts 2 & 3
ATHRA Alert #11 - December 2005
Road Rail wheel lift self operation
ATHRA Alert #10 - October 2005
Proposed
National Model Rail Safety Reform Bill
ATHRA Alert #9 October 2005
Aust.
Code of Practice – Rail Investigations Manual [draft]
ATHRA Alert #8 - August 2005
Aust.
Code of Practice – Rolling Stock Axles Section issued for comment
ATHRA Alert #7 August 2005
Draft “National Standard for Licensing Persons
Performing High Risk Work”
ATHRA
Alert #6 July 2005
Revision of AS 1742.7-1993
ATHRA Alert #4 July 2005
Although numbered earlier, this Alert was
finalized after Alert #5 issued in May 2005
Aust.
Code of Practice – Rolling Stock Lighting & Visibility Sections issued for comment
ATHRA Alert #5 - May 2005
Evaluation of Code of Practice for Health
Assessment of Rail Safety Workers
ATHRA Alert #3 - April 2005
Revision of AS 4292.1 and AS 5022
ATHRA Alert # 2 - 2005
SAFETY ISSUES – HI RAIL VEHICLES
ATHRA Alert #1 - March 2005
IMPLICATIONS OF WATERFALL FINAL REPORT
