Any incident or defect that may affect the safety of Rail Traffic must be reported to the
Train Controller immediately in accordance with the PTA 9210-000-004 Reporting
Health, Safety and Environmental Incidents Procedure.
Workers must report by the first available means:
any breach of rules and procedures;
any incidents or injuries;
any faults in Track, bridges, Signals or Rail Traffic that could affect the operation of
the PTA Network; and
any other unsafe condition that may affect the safety of the PTA Network.
Unsafe conditions may include:
a failure of a Signalling or communications system that forms part of the System of
Safeworking;
any improper loading of Rail Traffic or any load that has shifted on Rail Traffic;
Dangerous Goods leakages or spillages;
any failure of a wheel or axle on Rail Traffic or any overheated axle bearings;
any Track defects, including broken or misaligned rails; and
severe weather conditions that may include:
o heavy rainfall;
o high winds;
o rising water levels; and
o high temperatures.
NOTE
If in doubt concerning an unsafe condition, report it