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ATSB – RO-2018-004 Operation affected: Rail: Passenger-metropolitan

Who it affects: Rail rostering managers

Safety issue description:

The rostering of the driver in the days leading up to the incident was inconsistent with Sydney Trains' rostering principles.

Status of the safety issue

Issue status: Not addressed

Justification: The ATSB makes the following recommendation so that actions to address the safety issue are effectively monitored and reported.

ATSB safety recommendation to Sydney Trains

Action number: RO-2018-004-SR-020

Action status: Monitor

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that Sydney Trains take safety action to ensure that existing procedures regarding adequate rest breaks between shift cycles and start time rotations are reinforced to safeguard against fatigue impairment of train crew. › 59 ‹