Network Operator Updates - Rail Industry Worker

21/09/2021 – Rail Industry Worker News – IMPORTANT – Changes Coming to ARTC eTAP app.
13/09/2021 – Rail Industry Worker News – Amendments to ARTC NSW Network Rules; Procedures Online Training Now Available.
11/08/2021 – Rail Industry Worker News – Changes coming to ARTC eTAP app.
30/07/2021 – Rail Industry Worker News – Train Order Working System Rationalisation Project.
22/06/2021 – Rail Industry Worker News – New ARTC Pre-Work Brief; Worksite Protection Plan Documentation.
15/12/2020 – UPDATE: Changes to ARTC Engineering Design & Project Management Matrix
27/10/2020 – ARTC Signalling Statement of Competency (SOC) Expiry Update
07/10/2020 – Changes to ARTC Engineering Design & Project Management Matrix
16/11/2019 – In February 2020 ARTC will be implementing its new work on track app – eTAP. This new app will be the preferred method for Protection Officers requiring TOA’s, Look Out Working or Work In Corridor access in ARTC’s NSW RVDS territories. Training in eTAP will be required before a Protection Officer can use the app. Please refer to the training schedule for dates and locations. Alternatively, an online training module will be made available in March 2020. Please note the training, either on location or by online module, is free of charge
November 2019 – Issue 55 – 11 2019 – ARTC NSW Network Rules and Procedures Rule Change Training

Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) – South Australia

23/04/2021 – Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure (DPTI) Network Operator role ceases on 4 May 2021.
01/11/2019 – Amendments to the DPTI Operator Roles – Does this affect you?

Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM)

02/09/2021 – MA-BUL-2021-02 MTM Inner Suburban Recertification for Third Party and MTM Track Force Protection Coordinators (TFPC)
15/09/2021 – RIW-BUL-02-2021-02 Compliance with Signals, Control Systems & Communication Roles Update

Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTA WA)

No updates available at this time.

Queensland Rail (QR)

27/08/2021 – Queensland Rail has recently undertaken a review of its QR Operator role and identified the need to add in the Category 3 Medical requirement. Given this, the role will be updated in the RIW System on Monday 27 September 2021 to reflect this change. For more information please refer to Rail Industry Worker Update – QR Operator Role Update to Include Category 3 Medical From 27 Sep 21
22/06/2021 – Queensland Network Rules and Procedure changes for Protection Officers goes live 28 June 2021. Upon completion of Transition training Protection Officers are required to complete mandatory Mentoring and Monitoring events to continue to hold the new Protection Officer Role. For more information please refer to the QNRP Comms – Change Fact Sheet – Mandatory Mentoring Events for POs.
31/05/2021 – QR Network Rules – Procedures changes for Protection Officer Transition Training .
31/05/2021 – QR Network Rules – Procedures changes for Protection Officer Transition Training QNRP Comms – Change Fact Sheet – Mandatory Mentoring Events for POs
31/05/2021 – Queensland Network Rules and Procedure changes for Protection Officers goes live 28 June 2021. Transition training is required to be completed by 27 June 2021 to continue to hold the roles of Protection Officer Level 1, Protection Officer Level 2 (TOA) and Protection Officer Level 2 (TWA). Please refer to the QNRP Transition for Contractor Protection Officers Update for more information.
14/12/2020 – As of 14th December 2020 there will be changes to the Recipient Training Course and Recipient Qualifications. There have been changes to the training requirements, qualifications and maintenance of competency procedure for Recipients working On or Near Queensland Rail’s 25kV electrified network. The changes have considered updates in legislation (considering fines adopted by state legislation), feedback from electricity entity audits and lessons learnt from recent incidents. Please refer to GSA Revised Recipient Training Course and Recipient Qualifications LMS Code 133634
21/07/2020 – In October 2020 Queensland Rail will be implementing changes to the Queensland Network Rules and Procedures. These changes will impact contractors currently holding the roles of Protection Officer Level 1 (PO1), Protection Officer Level 2 – TOA (PO2 – TOA) or Protection Officer Level 2 – TWA (PO2 – TWA). Queensland Rail contractors holding any of these roles will need to attend upskilling training delivered by one our training providers, firstly though contractors will need to ensure they are current in the RIW System for the role with all monitoring requirements fulfilled. Queensland Rail training providers will be updated on the changes in the coming weeks and then be ready to deliver these changes to contractors. It is important to note that if the role is not current and in the RIW System contractors will not be able to attend the training and therefore not fulfill the role of the new Protection Officer role for Queensland Rail. For more information please refer to the New & Improved Queensland Network Rules and Procedures update.
08/11/2019 – Important Safety Notice – Look up for powerlines
18/09/2019 – Removal of SARC Gap Course for Queensland Rail