Table of Contents

FOREWORD
SECTION 1 - SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 OBJECTIVE
1.3 APPLICATION
1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.5 DEFINITIONS
1.6 NATIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE
1.7 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1.8 RELATIONSHIP TO INVESTIGATIONS BY OTHER AGENCIES
1.9 INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER PARTIES
1.10 INDEPENDENCE OF THE INVESTIGATING TEAM
SECTION 2 - INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
2.1 SUMMARY OF THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS
2.2 PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE
2.3 LEVEL OF INVESTIGATION
2.4 SELECTING AND APPOINTING INVESTIGATORS
2.5 TERMS OF REFERENCE
2.6 ESTABLISHING AND CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION
2.7 PROPOSING SAFETY ACTIONS
2.8 CONCLUDING THE INVESTIGATION
2.9 REPORTING
2.10 MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND CLOSE-OUT
APPENDICES
A DETERMINATION OF LEVEL OF AN INVESTIGATION
BASED ON SEVERITY
B RECOMMENDED FORMAT OF A LEVEL 1/2 FINAL REPORT
C RECOMMENDED HEADINGS FOR A LEVEL 3 INVESTIGATION
REPORT

Abstract

Specifies requirements for investigating railway safety occurrences including the setting of terms of reference, conduct of the investigation, the development of conclusions, the identification of safety actions, the presentation of reports, the management review of reports and the close-out of safety actions.

Scope

This Standard specifies requirements for investigating railway safety occurrences so as to enable subsequent corrective action to be taken to manage the safety risk and to prevent a recurrence. The requirements cover the setting of terms of reference, conduct of the investigation, the development of conclusions, the identification of safety actions, the presentation of reports, the management review of reports and the close-out of safety actions. The Standard does not address the determination of remedial action or formulating prescriptive solutions arising from a report.
NOTE: It is not intended to inhibit emergency reporting during the investigation, of a safety issue requiring urgent attention, even though this might imply a recommendation that remedial action be taken.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
Pages
ISBN
Committee	ME-079
Supersedes	AS 5022-2001 DR 05169