❓ Mrs. Harvey questions the increase in the target for Category B rail incidents and requests a breakdown of these incidents. The Minister provides data and explains the rationale behind the increased target, citing a general upward trend.
AnsweredQoN 2115Legislative Assembly
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(1) Why has the key effectiveness indicator for Category B occurrences been revised up from the 2016-17 budget target of 32.56 occurrences per million train kilometres to 43.34 occurrences per million train kilometres for 2017-18? (2) How many category B occurrences were there in 2016-17 for each incident category including slips, trips and falls, trespass and level crossing occurrences? (3) How many category B occurrences are estimated in 2017-18 for each incident category including slips, trips and falls, trespass and level crossing occurrences? (4) Was the Auditor General's Office involved in developing the new key effectiveness indicators?
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Answered
22 November 2017
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands
Response time
13 days
(1) In determining the 2017/18 target for Category B occurrences the PTA considered the number of Category B occurrences in previous years, which were:
The PTA then applied a conservative estimate of a 9 per cent increase on Category B incidents (from 918 to 1,000), which resulted in the target figure of 43.34 occurrences per million train kilometres for 2017/18. The 9 per cent increase was applied globally to Category B incidents with no individual incident category breakdown.
A large proportion of Category B incidents are beyond the reasonable control of the PTA. The estimate set is an acknowledgement of the upwards trend of incidents. This is despite extensive efforts to control or reduce incident occurrence including a variety of marketing and community education campaigns.
(2)
Category
Number of Incidents
Trespass
328
Slip, Trip or Fall
220
Level Crossing Occurrence
103
Alleged Assault
71
Vandalism
48
Safeworking Rule or Procedure Breach
31
Signal Passed at Danger
24
Track and Civil Infrastructure Irregularity
21
Collision on Running Line
15
Suspected Suicide or Attempted Suicide
15
Alcohol or Drugs Irregularity
12
Electrical Infrastructure Irregularity
5
Fire
5
Derailment
4
Security Issue
4
Proceed Authority Exceeded
3
Collision in Yard
2
Rollingstock Irregularity
2
Signalling and Proceed Authority System Irregular
2
Explosion
1
Runaway
1
Terrorism / Sabotage
1
918
(3) There are 1000 category B incidents estimated for 2017/2018, a 9 per cent increase on the previous year.
(4) No
The PTA then applied a conservative estimate of a 9 per cent increase on Category B incidents (from 918 to 1,000), which resulted in the target figure of 43.34 occurrences per million train kilometres for 2017/18. The 9 per cent increase was applied globally to Category B incidents with no individual incident category breakdown.
A large proportion of Category B incidents are beyond the reasonable control of the PTA. The estimate set is an acknowledgement of the upwards trend of incidents. This is despite extensive efforts to control or reduce incident occurrence including a variety of marketing and community education campaigns.
(2)
Category
Number of Incidents
Trespass
328
Slip, Trip or Fall
220
Level Crossing Occurrence
103
Alleged Assault
71
Vandalism
48
Safeworking Rule or Procedure Breach
31
Signal Passed at Danger
24
Track and Civil Infrastructure Irregularity
21
Collision on Running Line
15
Suspected Suicide or Attempted Suicide
15
Alcohol or Drugs Irregularity
12
Electrical Infrastructure Irregularity
5
Fire
5
Derailment
4
Security Issue
4
Proceed Authority Exceeded
3
Collision in Yard
2
Rollingstock Irregularity
2
Signalling and Proceed Authority System Irregular
2
Explosion
1
Runaway
1
Terrorism / Sabotage
1
918
(3) There are 1000 category B incidents estimated for 2017/2018, a 9 per cent increase on the previous year.
(4) No
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