Where
Mitchell Theatre, Level 1, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt street, Sydney 2000

When
Thursday 28th March 2019. 4PM for a sharp 4.30PM Start

What
Presentation: The use of Independent Safety Assessment in Railway Projects

Our Presenter, Hugh Hunter, was working with the Systems Integration Team on the Melbourne Metro project before joining Certifer as the ISA Deputy Project Director for the MTP project. Hugh currently performs ISA Project Manager, ISA Lead and ISA Assessor roles for CERTIFER in a number of ongoing projects.

Regulation of Australian Railways is standardised across Australia and is administered by the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR). The ONRSR Major Project Guidelines states that ONRSR expects major projects to engage an Independent Safety Assessor who:

• Is independent from the delivery organisations
• Resources the project based on the scale and complexity of the task
• Use Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with an appropriate mix of competency, qualifications and relevant experience for the project scope

State government organisations such as Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) state in their Guide to Independent Safety Assessment, that new or altered assets requiring “safety significant changes” should be subjected to Independent Safety Assessment (InSA).

This presentation addresses the general lack of understanding about ISA roles, providing descriptions of the different independent assessment types, detailing the role of the ISA, describing the InSA process, and describing the use of accreditation for an ISA and how this accreditation is recognised throughout the world.

Sydney IRSE Local committee welcomes you to join us for this presentation. Please register through the link provided and ensure your eventbrite ticket (on mobile devices or a printout) is readily available for scanning at the entry to the theatre. Arrive by 4.00pm for a sharp 4.30pm start.

For any further details, please contact Sundar at 0439 628 406 (or email sundarirse@yahoo.com).

5:30pm to 7.00pm Networking Drinks
Join us after the presentation, at the Criterion, cnr Park & Pitt street for Networking drinks.

Free for all for attending the technical presentation. There is a token fee of $10 (cash) for non-members attending the networking drinks.

IRSEA NSW Committee