AS 4292.7-2006

FOREWORDSECTION 1 - SCOPE AND GENERAL1.1 SCOPE1.2 OBJECTIVE1.3 APPLICATION1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS1.5 DEFINITIONS1.6 NATIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE1.7 GENERAL PRINCIPLES1.8 RELATIONSHIP TO INVESTIGATIONS BY OTHER AGENCIES1.9 INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER PARTIES1.10 INDEPENDENCE OF THE INVESTIGATING TEAMSECTION 2 - INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE2.1 SUMMARY OF THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS2.2 PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE2.3 LEVEL OF INVESTIGATION2.4 SELECTING AND APPOINTING INVESTIGATORS2.5 TERMS OF REFERENCE2.6 ESTABLISHING AND CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION2.7 PROPOSING SAFETY ACTIONS2.8 CONCLUDING THE INVESTIGATION2.9 REPORTING2.10 MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND CLOSE-OUTAPPENDICESA DETERMINATION OF LEVEL OF AN INVESTIGATION BASED ON SEVERITYB RECOMMENDED FORMAT OF A LEVEL 1/2 FINAL REPORTC RECOMMENDED HEADINGS FOR A LEVEL 3 INVESTIGATION REPORT

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.

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.

Originated as AS 5022-2001.
Revised and redesignated as AS 4292.7-2006.