When making a Safety Assessment, the PO must consider, amongst other factors, if:
work will affect Track under the control of different Train Controllers or Access
Providers;
appropriate numbers of Competent Workers are available to protect the work;
easily reached Safe Places are available for Workers;
the Sighting Distance will allow sufficient Warning time to be given by Lookouts;
it is possible to close the affected line during the work;
there will be Rail Traffic on Adjacent lines;
there will be Rail Traffic between and/or within Worksites;
Signals are available to protect Worksites;
other Work on Track will affect the Worksites;
there is safe passage to and from Worksites;
there is public access to the Rail Corridor;
there is a risk to Workers from road traffic;
the work will intrude on Level Crossings;
the line is Electrified Area;
the line is Track Circuited Territory;
the formation of the line and the Location will affect the work;
Effective Communication is available;
equipment used in the work will intrude into the Danger Zone;
other groups need to be told about or involved in the work; and
the potential for noise within and external to the Worksite may impact on the
Worksite Protection.
The PO must reassess safety measures if conditions such as visibility or work
Locations change.