ONRSR guidelines provide key information and clarification to both the rail industry and public on legislative, regulatory and technical matters associated with safe railway operations.
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The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (the ONRSR) has prepared this guideline to promote the ongoing safety of rail infrastructure and rolling stock assets.
This poster provides a summary of ONRSR post incident testing processes and guidance for Rail Transport Operators and will be particularly relevant to Rail Transport Operators personnel who report notifiable occurrences and personnel involved in arranging post incident testing.
This guideline has been developed to provide practical guidance to rail transport operators on how to manage the fatigue-related risks associated with rail safety work and meet the requirements of the Rail Safety National Law 2012 (RSNL).
This rail safety worker guideline provides guidance on the term rail safety work, and outlines how RTOs can identify rail safety workers as part of their risk management processes.
Interface Agreement template for rail or road crossings.
Outlines ONRSR’s expectations of investigation reports prepared by, or for, Australian rail operators into a rail occurrence.
This guideline has been produced as part of ONRSR’s obligation to promote safety improvement in the Australian railway industry.
Guideline regarding the interpretation and application of the term ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’ in considering the standard that a duty holder is expected to meet under the RSNL and National Regulations.
This document sets out the requirements for the reporting of notifiable occurrences, as required by s121 of the Rail Safety National Law (RSNL).
This guideline is designed to help rail transport operators provide ONRSR with the data required when reporting notifiable occurrences.
This glossary provides definitions for terms used in the requirements documentation for reporting notifiable occurrences, monthly activity and network and operational (ontology) information
Provides rail transport operators with guidance on ONRSR’s expectations for demonstrating the safety of rail locomotive boilers. It also includes some guidance on the operation of reciprocating steam engines.
Guidelines designed to provide information to Accredited Rail Organisations (AROs) on the process for implementing and supporting Rail Resource Management training.
The purpose of this guideline is to assist Rail Transport operators (RTOs) in understanding ONRSR’s expectations for the safe operation of Road Rail Vehicles (RRVs, also known as Hi Rail or High Rail Vehicles) as part of an effective safety management system (SMS), consistent with the requirements of the Rail Safety National Law (RSNL).
Guideline to provide accredited rail transport operators,and those seeking accreditation, with guidance on the legislative requirements for safety management and what the National Rail Safety Regulator (NRSR) looks for when assessing the safety management system, and how to prepare a safety management system that complies with the legislative requirements.
ONRSR has prepared this guideline to provide guidance on what information should be contained in the SPR and the reporting timeframes - and includes an example SPR that illustrates the type of information that should be contained in the SPR.
The ONRSR Way offers regulated parties and rail safety stakeholders clarity around how ONRSR regulates rail safety across Australia.
Provides guidance to rail infrastructure managers and road managers in meeting their obligations to enter into interface agreements for rail or road crossings on public and private roads under Part 3, Division 6 of the Rail Safety National Law (RSNL).