The RIW Program offers many benefits to the local rail industry in Australia, including:

• National competency database for rail workers
• Strong focus on data protection, privacy and security
• Smart device enabled system
• Capability for both physical and virtual smartcards
• Light reliance on hardware, smartcards read from smartphone
• No ‘pre-association’ required; associate by scanning smartcard
• Competencies and medicals uploaded by approved assessing bodies
• Ability to record a card holder’s attendance at project site briefings
• Site-based competency function can send alerts directly to site personnel
• Online ID checks with no need to visit Australia Post
• Less time off tools for rail workers
• Improved fatigue management across the rail industry
• Service desk available 24x7x365 to all RIW participants
• Accessible myRIW feature gives card holders visibility of their online profile