The below are previously issued Safety Alerts. Please return to the main Safety & Environment Communication page for a list of the most recent issued.
| Alert Number (ARTC only) | Name | Alert Category | Issue Date | Issued by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| External | Review of long end leading operations | Vehicles/Plants/equipment | 07/07/2021 | ARTC |
| 130 | Bomen Incident | Safe Working Rules and Procedures | 02/07/2021 | ARTC |
| 129 | Two Road Rail Vehicles on main line without Authority | Vehicles/Plant/equipment | 11/06/2021 | ARTC |
| 128 | Walkways | General | 19/02/2021 | ARTC |
| 127 | Forklift Pallet Racking | Vehicles/plant/equipment | 23/10/2020 | ARTC |
| 126 | Loose Wheel Nuts & ARTC Vehicles | Vehicles/plant/equipment | 31/08/2020 | ARTC |
| 125 | Working at Heights Risk Ladder Usage | Vehicles/plant/equipment | 14/08/2020 | ARTC |
| 124 | Line of Fire – Lifting Operations | Vehicles/plant/equipment | 10/08/2020 | ARTC |
| 123 | Worker struck by excavator | Vehicles/plant/equipment | 15/06/2020 | ARTC |
| 105 | Re-Issue Mobile Plant Isolation | Vehicle/Plant/Equipment | 15/06/2020 | ARTC |
| 122 | Amendment to Pre-Work Brief | Safe working Rules & Procedures | 25/03/2020 | ARTC |
| 121 | Toyota Landcruiser Wheel Inspections | Vehicles/plant/equipment | 11/03/2020 | ARTC |
| 120 | Coronavirus #2 Update | General | 04/03/2020 | ARTC |
| 119 | Vehicle Roll Over | Vehicles/plant/equipment | 20/02/2020 | ARTC |
| 118 | Coronavirus | General | 31/01/2020 | ARTC |
| 117 | Registration or Track Maintenance Vehicle Trolleys | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 21/01/2019 | ARTC |
| 116 | DELL Battery Swell | General | 21/01/2019 | ARTC |
| 115 | Reissue of ARTC Policies | General | 21/11/2019 | ARTC |
| 114 | Rail Clamp | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 06/09/2019 | ARTC |
| 113 | Issuing a TOA over a CSB (NSW only) | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 19/07/2019 | ARTC |
| 112 | UK – Two Rail Workers Killed after Being Hit by a Train | General | 12/07/2019 | ARTC |
| 111 | Look Out Working – Network Information Books (NIB) | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 14/02/2019 | ARTC |
| 110 | Work Trains Travelling into a Fixed Worksite (Re-issued 08/11/2019) | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 04/10/2018 | ARTC |
| 109 | Tamper Collision with ARTC Vehicles | Vehicle/Plant/Equipment | 24/08/2018 | ARTC |
| 108 | Track Occupancy Authority Track Warrant Protection Requirements | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 03/07/2018 | ARTC |
| 107 | Use of Network Information Books | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 03/07/2018 | ARTC |
| 106 | Working on Bridges and Viaducts | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 12/06/2018 | ARTC |
| 105 | Mobile Plant Isolation | Vehicle/Plant/Equipment | 25/05/2018 | ARTC |
| 104 | Contact Cleaner | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 16/03/2018 | ARTC |
| 103 | Coffee Machine Cleaning Procedures | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 14/02/2018 | ARTC |
| 102 | Safeworking Communication Protocols (Re-issued 08/11/2019) | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 02/11/2017 | ARTC |
| 101 | Lightning Strike | General | 25/10/2017 | ARTC |
| 100 | Amendments to ARTC Network Rules and Procedures | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 13/10/2017 | ARTC |
| 99 | Wheel Nut Indicators | Vehicle/Plant/Equipment | 14/09/2017 | ARTC |
| 98 | Maintenance of Gas Equipment | Small Tools/Equipment | 17/08/2017 | ARTC |
| 97 | Working on Points | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 11/05/2017 | ARTC |
| 96 | Isuzu Truck Cabin Mount Failure | Vehicle/Plant/Equipment | 10/05/2017 | ARTC |
| 95 | Amendments to ARTC NSW Network Rules and Procedures | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 05/02/2017 | ARTC |
| 94 | Angle Grinder Safety | Small Tools/Equipment | 14/10/2016 | ARTC |
| 93 | Bench Grinder | Small Tools/Equipment | 26/09/2016 | ARTC |
| 92 | Parking within Corridor | Vehicle/Plant/Equipment | 23/09/2016 | ARTC |
| 91 | Road Rail Elevating Work Platforms RR1 4 EVO | Vehicle/Plant/Equipment | 26/08/2016 | ARTC |
| 90 | Handbrakes in Hirails | Vehicle/Plant/Equipment | 12/08/2016 | ARTC |
| 89 | Truck Rollover | Vehicle/Plant/Equipment | 10/08/2016 | ARTC |
| 88 | Concrete Burns | General | 21/07/2016 | ARTC |
| 87 | Victorian MTM Safeworking Competency Requirements | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 19/07/2016 | ARTC |
| 86 | Un-braked Flat Top Rail Trolleys – Potential for Runaway | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 07/03/2016 | ARTC |
| 85 | Transferring of Track Vehicles (NSW Only) | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 22/02/2016 | ARTC |
| 84 | Fall Restraint Equipment Selection & Use | General | 28/01/2016 | ARTC |
| 83 | Access Roads in the Rail Corridor | General | 07/01/2016 | ARTC |
| 82 | Engcon/Doherty Fully Automatic Quick Hitch | Vehicle/Plant/Equipment | 30/11/2015 | ARTC |
| 81 | Star Pickets Being Left in the Rail Corridor | Small Tools/Equipment | 26/11/2015 | ARTC |
| 80 | Wheel Nut Safety | Vehicle/Plant/Equipment | 12/11/2015 | ARTC |
| 79 | Minimum PPE for Hot Works | PPE | 28/09/2015 | ARTC |
| 78 | Faulty RailTech Base Plates | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 07/09/2015 | ARTC |
| 77 | Recovery of Vehicles | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 04/09/2015 | ARTC |
| 76 | Passing Signals at STOP and the Use of An Infrastructure Booking Authority (IBA) | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 03/09/2015 | ARTC |
| 75 | Use of enclosed protective glasses when working with equipment that generate small flying particles – WITHDRAWN please see alert no.79 | PPE | 20/08/2015 | ARTC |
| 74 | Amendments to ARTC NSW Network Rules and Procedures – PTOS | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 09/02/2015 | ARTC |
| 73 | Safety Alert – Aluminothermic Welding | Small tools/equipment | 10/12/2014 | ARTC |
| 72 | Parallel Lines Protection in Victoria | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 31/10/2014 | ARTC |
| 71 | Emergency Equipment for Infrastructure Maintenance Rolling Stock | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 10/10/2014 | ARTC |
| 70 | Track Vehicles at F Type Level Crossings | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 22/08/2014 | ARTC |
| N/A | Inspection of Couplings on Trailers | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 19/08/2014 | External |
| 69 | Incident Management | General | 12/06/2014 | ARTC |
| N/A | Permit to Work | General | 31/03/2014 | External |
| N/A | Quick Hitch Alert | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 18/03/2014 | External |
| N/A | Flashback Arrestors | General | 11/03/2014 | External |
| N/A | Excavator Strikes Fuel Truck Following Refuelling | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 07/03/2014 | External |
| 68 | Accessing Truck Platforms | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 04/02/2014 | ARTC |
| N/A | Worker Cut LV Cable | General | 01/02/2014 | External |
| N/A | Lesson Learnt – Worker Struck by Excavator Bucket | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 19/12/2013 | External |
| N/A | Coupling Systems and Brake Systems Fitted to Infrastructure Trolleys and Trailers | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 18/11/2013 | External |
| N/A | Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 04/11/2013 | External |
| N/A | Worker struck by reversing truck and trailer | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 30/10/2013 | External |
| 66 | Hammer Inspections | Small tools/equipment | 25/10/2013 | ARTC |
| 67 | Planning Work in the Rail Corridor and Lookout Working | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 25/10/2013 | ARTC |
| N/A | Rail Tensor Saddle Snapped | Small tools/equipment | 16/10/2013 | External |
| 65 | Track Force Protection – Country Regions and Communications | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 16/09/2013 | ARTC |
| 64 | Pressurised Canister and Spray Cans | General | 03/07/2013 | ARTC |
| N/A | Derailers – Failure to derail due to faulty design, installation, maintenance or operation | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 26/04/2013 | External |
| N/A | Demo Saw Laceration | Small tools/equipment | 15/04/2013 | External |
| N/A | Missing Spreader Bar on Twin Lid Pit | General | 25/03/2013 | External |
| N/A | Failure of Lifting Clutch | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 13/02/2013 | External |
| 63 | Mobile Plant and Equip on Worksites and Mobile Phone Use | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 21/12/2012 | ARTC |
| N/A | Use of Petrol-driven Stihl Saw | Small tools/equipment | 27/11/2012 | External |
| 61 | Amendments to ARTC Rules ANTR 406 and ANSG 604 | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 04/09/2012 | ARTC |
| 62 | TWA NSW | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 04/09/2012 | ARTC |
| N/A | Serious Foot Injury | General | 01/08/2012 | External |
| N/A | Crushed Finger Injury | General | 13/07/2012 | External |
| 60 | Using Hi-Ab Cranes | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 05/07/2012 | ARTC |
| 59 | SSFL and MFN Rules Changes (replaces Alert no.56) | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 02/07/2012 | ARTC |
| 57 | Engaging Hi-rail Equipment | Hi-rail | 12/06/2012 | ARTC |
| 58 | Slips, Trips and Falls | General | 12/06/2012 | ARTC |
| 56 | SSFL and MFN Rule Changes | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 07/06/2012 | ARTC |
| N/A | Safe Operation of Franna Cranes | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 21/05/2012 | External |
| N/A | Safe Uses of Quick Hitches Excavators | General | 01/02/2012 | External |
| 55 | Obligations Under the OHS Act 1991 | WHS Act | 30/10/2011 | ARTC |
| 54 | NSW Securing Loads on Vehicles | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 14/10/2011 | ARTC |
| 52 | Notification of Changes to PWB and WPP | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 27/09/2011 | ARTC |
| 51 | Reptile Sightings | General | 30/08/2011 | ARTC |
| N/A | Snake Season Bulletin | General | 25/08/2011 | ARTC |
| 50 | Working in the Danger Zone | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 28/07/2011 | ARTC |
| 49 | Accessing and Egressing from Vehicles | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 11/07/2011 | ARTC |
| 48 | Notification of Changes ARTC Rules ANRF 000 | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 21/06/2011 | ARTC |
| 47 | MFN and SSFL Changes | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 10/06/2011 | ARTC |
| 46 | Notification of Changes to WPP and PWB | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 15/04/2011 | ARTC |
| N/A | General | 04/04/2011 | External | |
| N/A | Small tools/equipment | 25/03/2011 | External | |
| N/A | Insect Information | General | 12/03/2011 | External |
| N/A | Energy Saving Bulbs Warning | General | 11/02/2011 | External |
| N/A | Rove Beetles | General | 09/02/2011 | External |
| 45 | Use of Flashing Beacons to Improve Night Work | General | 12/01/2011 | ARTC |
| N/A | Worker Injured with Backhoe Bucket | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 08/12/2010 | External |
| 42 | Eyes – You Only Have Two of Them | PPE | 23/11/2010 | ARTC |
| 43 | Track Occupancy Authority | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 23/11/2010 | ARTC |
| 44 | New Rule ANWT310 and ANPR711 LOW | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 23/11/2010 | ARTC |
| 41 | ANWT308, ANPR703 | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 24/06/2010 | ARTC |
| N/A | Re-assessing Risks in a cChanging Work Environment | General | 10/06/2010 | External |
| N/A | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 18/02/2010 | External | |
| N/A | Snakes | General | 06/01/2010 | External |
| 40 | Working on Track with Mobile Plant and Machinery | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 24/12/2009 | ARTC |
| N/A | Rail Trolley Injury | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 06/11/2009 | External |
| 39 | Mobile Phone Use | General | 22/10/2009 | ARTC |
| N/A | Filling Fuel Containers Safely | General | 01/09/2009 | External |
| N/A | Health and Hygiene – Flu Season | General | 29/05/2009 | ARTC |
| N/A | Excavator Rollover and Trench Collapse | General | 01/05/2009 | External |
| 37 | Infrastructure Booking Authority | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 30/01/2009 | ARTC |
| 38 | Working at Track Circuited Level Crossings | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 30/01/2009 | ARTC |
| 36 | TOA Attention Protection Officers | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 29/01/2009 | ARTC |
| N/A | Light Vehicle Rim Cracking | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 18/11/2008 | External |
| N/A | Worker Dies After Being Struck by Rubbish Truck | General | 06/11/2008 | External |
| N/A | Using Hammers to Remove an Install Rail Fastening Clips.doc | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 10/10/2008 | External |
| 35 | Tool and Equipment Inspections | Small tools/equipment | 22/09/2008 | ARTC |
| 34 | Using the right Tool Equipment | Small tools/equipment | 16/09/2008 | ARTC |
| N/A | Beware of Roadside Obstacles | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 09/09/2008 | External |
| N/A | Leaving Equipment Close to Track | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 20/08/2008 | External |
| 33 | Working on or Near Culverts | General | 13/08/2008 | ARTC |
| 32 | Safety Alert ARTC NSW Plant and Equipment Security NSW No.32 | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 07/07/2008 | ARTC |
| 31 | Tool Guarding | Small tools/equipment | 27/05/2008 | ARTC |
| N/A | Hi-Rail Maintainer | Hi-rail | 12/05/2008 | ARTC |
| N/A | Hi-Rail Safety – End user | Hi-rail | 06/05/2008 | ARTC |
| 30 | Be on the Lookout | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 25/03/2008 | ARTC |
| 29 | Operating Loading Ramps on Trailers | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 03/03/2008 | ARTC |
| 28 | Metal Drums | General | 25/01/2008 | ARTC |
| N/A | Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs and Health Issues | General | 16/01/2008 | External |
| 27 | Double Line Bi Di Working | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 02/01/2008 | ARTC |
| N/A | Overhead Crane Beam.doc | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 13/12/2007 | External |
| 26 | Working on track with Plant and Machinery | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 12/12/2007 | ARTC |
| 24 | Oxy Gas Thread Tape | Small tools/equipment | 04/12/2007 | ARTC |
| 25 | Track Jacks | Small tools/equipment | 04/12/2007 | ARTC |
| N/A | Fire Safety – Celebrate Christmas Safely | General | 01/12/2007 | External |
| N/A | Lightening Strike | General | 29/11/2007 | External |
| 23 | Fingers – You Need Them! | General | 29/10/2007 | ARTC |
| N/A | Identifying Fall Hazards | General | 24/10/2007 | External |
| 22 | Use of Rail Tongs | Small tools/equipment | 09/10/2007 | ARTC |
| 20 | Riding on Rolling Stock | General | 04/09/2007 | ARTC |
| 21 | Fire Hot Work Safety | General | 03/09/2007 | ARTC |
| N/A | LP Gas Cylinder Alert | General | 17/08/2007 | External |
| N/A | Safety Devises for Control Lifting of a Crane | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 16/06/2007 | External |
| N/A | Damage to Vehicles – Transport Express Bulletin | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 15/06/2007 | External |
| N/A | RRV Near-Miss | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 11/04/2007 | External |
| N/A | Acetylene Cylinders Exposed to Fire or Mechanical Shock | General | 01/02/2007 | External |
| 19 | Bee and Wasp Stings | General | 23/01/2007 | ARTC |
| 18 | Tractor and Loader Buckets | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 09/11/2006 | ARTC |
| 17 | Blow Back Pre Heat Torch | Small tools/equipment | 01/09/2006 | ARTC |
| 16 | Track Circuitry between Trains | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 16/08/2006 | ARTC |
| 15 | Track Vehicle Movements Auto Crossing Loops | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 19/06/2006 | ARTC |
| 14 | Auto Signal Passed | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 29/05/2006 | ARTC |
| 13 | Operating and Working Neat Mobile Plant | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | 23/05/2006 | ARTC |
| 12 | Near Miss NAR | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 01/03/2006 | ARTC |
| 11 | SPAD No.11 | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 15/11/2005 | ARTC |
| N/A | Bushfire Preparation NSW | General | 13/10/2005 | External |
| N/A | Barbeque Safety | General | 13/10/2005 | External |
| 10 | Starting Petrol and Diesel Motors | Small tools/equipment | 01/10/2005 | ARTC |
| 9 | Rail Safety Track Vehicles over Lxings | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 01/08/2005 | ARTC |
| 7 | Incorrect use of Tools Knives | Small tools/equipment | 18/07/2005 | ARTC |
| 8 | Worksite Protection | Safeworking Rules & Procedures | 15/07/2005 | ARTC |
| 1 | Foot Injury Pin Puller | Small tools/equipment | 29/04/2004 | ARTC |
| 2 | Fitness for Work After Holidays | General | ARTC | |
| 3 | Safety Alert Air Hose Safety Clips | General | ARTC | |
| 4 | Detonators – Safe Storage | General | ARTC | |
| 5 | Riding in the Back of a Utility | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | ARTC | |
| 6 | Hi-Ab Cranes Safe Operations | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | ARTC | |
| N/A | SSFL – Tensile Chain Incident | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | External | |
| Safety-Bulletin-Managing-the-risks-associated-with-roadrail-vehicles | Vehicles/Plant/Equipment | ARTC |