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Asset Readiness
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Document Compliance
If this document contains requirements that provide a standard of compliance in accordance with legislation, they shall be complied with irrespective of a project’s stage in
relation to the Project Management Framework. In all other circumstances, projects that have formally completed Stage Gate 3 may continue to comply with the relevant
PTA standards that were current at the completion of project Stage Gate 3.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Document Purpose ................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 Audience and Applicability ...................................................................................................... 6
1.2.1 Document Applicability ........................................................................................................ 7
1.2.2 Document Exclusions .......................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Roles and Responsibilities ...................................................................................................... 7
2. Asset Readiness Process Overview ............................................................. 8
2.1 Work Readiness and Operational Readiness Interface .......................................................... 8
2.2 Purpose of Asset Readiness Process ..................................................................................... 9
2.3 Scope of Application ............................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Process Tools.......................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Timeline ................................................................................................................................. 10
3. Work Readiness Checklists ......................................................................... 11
3.1 Purpose and Application ....................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Development and Validation ................................................................................................. 12
3.2.1 Initial Development ............................................................................................................ 12
3.2.2 Review and Ongoing Validation ........................................................................................ 12
3.3 Modification ........................................................................................................................... 12
4. Asset Readiness Review ............................................................................. 12
4.1 Preparation and Notification .................................................................................................. 12
4.2 Responsibilities ..................................................................................................................... 13
4.3 Reporting ............................................................................................................................... 13
5. Close-Out ...................................................................................................... 13
5.1 Documentation Handover ..................................................................................................... 13
5.1.1 Project Reports.................................................................................................................. 14
5.1.2 Drawings ........................................................................................................................... 14
6. Glossary ........................................................................................................ 15
7. Acronyms ...................................................................................................... 16
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List of Tables
Table 1: Related Documents ................................................................................................................. 5
Table 2: Role and Responsibilities ......................................................................................................... 7
Table 3: Works and Operational Readiness Expected Outcomes ...................................................... 10
Table 4: Asset Readiness Deliverables ............................................................................................... 13
Table 5: Terms and Definitions ............................................................................................................ 15
Table 6: Acronyms ............................................................................................................................... 16
List of Figures
Figure 1: Asset Readiness Process Overview ....................................................................................... 8
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Related Documents
Table 1: Related Documents
Document Number Name
8010-000-011 Procedure – Engineering Management for Maintenance (EM4M)
8060-000-013 Template – Non-exhaustive Artefacts Handover
8110-100-013 Procedure – Engineering Management for Projects
8110-100-014 Procedure – Management of Engineering Change
8110-100-021 Procedure – Management of Product or System Approval
8110-400-013 Procedure – Entry into Service and Final Asset Acceptance
8510-000-002 Procedure – Ellipse Change Management
8510-000-011 Procedure – Asset Information Handover
8560-000-023 Equipment Information Handover Template – EGI
8560-000-024 Equipment Information Handover Template – Equipment
8800-400-001 Manual – Rail Access Manual (RAM)
8810-000-008 Procedure – Project Hazard Transfer
8820-000-003 Work Instruction – Field Change Request
8830-000-001 Form – Entry into Service Certificate
8830-000-021 Form – Project Safety Related Application Condition Transfer
8830-000-022 Form – Field Change Request
8830-400-004 Form – Project Defect List
8860-100-001 Template – Operational Readiness Plan
8860-100-002 Template – Entry into Service and Final Asset Acceptance Strategy
8910-100-001 Procedure – Disruptive Access Works Readiness
8930-100-001 Checklist – Disruptive Access Works Readiness
9100-000-007 Safeworking Rules and Procedures
9502-000-001 Risk Management Policy
fA381239 Objective Folder Disruptive Access Planning
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1. Introduction
This procedure describes the Public Transport Authority (PTA) process in achieving Asset
Readiness from concept design through to delivery of the project.
Asset readiness is a critical part of a PTA project being delivered on our behalf, through
engagement and effective consultation with PTA internal and external stakeholders to
ensure there is clear visibility of safety related application conditions (SRAC), hazards and
human factors, via the Safety in Design (SID) workshops.
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Asset readiness is a critical part of Engineering Management for Projects (EM4P) and
applies to the cycle of concept design to Entry into Service (EIS) of assets to be maintained,
operated or interfaced by the PTA. Refer to PTA Documents: 8110-100-013 – Procedure –
Engineering Management for Projects and 8110-400-013 – Procedure – Entry into Service
and Final Asset Acceptance.
This procedure precludes N&I works delivered through Engineering Management for
Maintenance (EM4M). Refer to PTA Document: 8010-000-011 – Procedure – Engineering
Management for Maintenance (EM4M).
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Role Responsibility
Rail Infrastructure
Manager (RIM) – General
Manager N&I & General
Accountable for the effective control of the PTA infrastructure and rollingstock.
Manager Transperth Train
Operations for Rolling
Stock
TTO, TRSBS & Transwa Attend SID workshops as requested and responsible for hazard and SRAC
Subject Matter Experts transfers.
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Testing & Commissioning planning, Entry into Service and driver training, maintenance
training, station training and Emergency Management Plan requirements are in final
preparation. Refer to PTA Documents: 8860-100-001 – Template – Operational Readiness
Plan, 8860-100-002 – Template – Entry into Service and Final Asset Acceptance Strategy
and 8830-000-001 – Form – Entry into Service Certificate.
Stage gate T-6 Branch Managers N&I, TTO, TRSBS, Transwa and TTO hold SRAC and
hazard transfer meetings with the project, and update processes and procedures, risk
assessments and sign-off.
The N&I Asset Management Infrastructure Operations (AMIO) branch updates the physical
safety environmental changes to PTA Document: 8800-400-001 – Rail Access Manual
(RAM) and N&I Safety and TTO Safety finalise the safe access to track, yards, sidings,
depots and facilities through Safety Alerts, or the updating of safety processes and
procedures, post completion of risk assessments, through consultation with end users.
At T – 0 post driver training, and practical completion, outstanding defects are placed on the
project punch list and resolved by the project, this punch list is shared with the relevant
discipline in PTA to remove ambiguity. Refer to PTA Document: 8830-400-004 – Form –
Project Defect List.
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2.5 Timeline
The Works Readiness process requests a minimum start of T – 40 weeks for projects
delivered under EM4P with completion at design Issued for Construction (IFC). Table 3
outlines the expected outcomes at each gate.
Table 3: Works and Operational Readiness Expected Outcomes
Expected Outcomes
Gate
Works Readiness Operational Readiness
a. Project Management Plan a. Project Management Plan
b. Scope of works – identification of b. Operational Readiness Plan
design packages c. Risk assessment (Hazard Log)
c. Stakeholder management d. Project Delivery Strategy
T-40 d. Project Delivery Strategy e. Identification of closures required
e. Identification of closures required f. Procurement Plan
f. Procurement Plan g. Site inspection
g. Resourcing Plan
h. Work Readiness Checklist
a. Preliminary design a. Preliminary design
b. Stakeholder management b. Confirmed project scopes
c. Identification of closures required c. Updates to T-40 documentation
T-20
d. MoEC requests
e. Updates to T-40 documentation
f. Updated Work Readiness Checklist
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Expected Outcomes
Gate
Works Readiness Operational Readiness
a. Finalisation of closures a. Submission of eTAS application
b. Final designs
T-12 c. Critical items
d. Closure of MoEC
e. Updated Work Readiness Checklist
a. Go / No Go a. Go / No Go
b. Review of red crosses b. Review of red crosses
c. Update of Maintenance Strategy c. Update of Maintenance Strategy
T-6
d. Updated Work Readiness checklist d. Disruptive access work packages (for green
e. Project Safety Related Application dots)
Condition Transfer
a. Approved safe working plans a. Occupancy plans
T-3 b. Closure of Project Management Plan
c. Updated Work Readiness Checklist
a. Construction Certificate a. Handover of documentation to asset owners
T+2 b. Defects List b. As Constructed for information in T+2
c. Lessons learned Equipment Register
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Works readiness is developed by N&I AMIO on behalf of the SDPAG. The SDPAG sits
weekly to approve project requests for service disruption planning to permit access to assets
based on how ready the project is using the stage gates on the checklist. The final validation
and close out of the Works Readiness Checklist is the responsibility of AMIO.
The review and ongoing development and validation of this procedure is the responsibility of
the N&I Engineering Manager.
3.3 Modification
Modification of the application of this procedure shall be at the request of the N&I
Engineering Manager.
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The Delivery Manager shall update the tracker by 08:00 on the Monday of the review week.
The Operational Readiness plan shall be developed by the Project Delivery Manager and is
a deliverable of the T-40 gate.
Refer to PTA Documents: 8930-100-001 – Checklist – Disruptive Access Works Readiness
and 8860-100-001 – Template – Operational Readiness Plan.
4.2 Responsibilities
See section 1.3 for Roles and Responsibilities applicable to Asset Readiness.
In addition to those listed in Table 2, responsibilities for any changes or modifications to the
Asset Readiness tools or process are identified in the RACI matrix in PTA Document: 8110-
100-014 – Procedure – Management of Engineering Change.
4.3 Reporting
The stage gates are the Go/No Go reporting on checklist progress to works delivery and are
the responsibility of the lead project delivery, CPE or Project Manager.
5. Close-Out
Close-out of the Works Readiness Checklist is T+8 with AMIO and delegated
representatives of the project. Projects shall use PTA Document: 8060-000-013 – Template
– Non-exhaustive Artefacts Handover to ensure that all relevant information is handed over.
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All design, study and project reports for all of the work packages shall be handed over no
later than the T+8 review gate. All documents shall be finalised and approved Issued for
Construction (IFC).
All Requests for Information (RFIs) or other deviation documentation raised and approved
during construction and commissioning activities shall also be submitted no later than the
T+8 review gate.
5.1.2 Drawings
All project generated drawings shall be handed over in native format no later than the T+8
review gate. The drawings shall be redlined or as-constructed, unless otherwise agreed in
writing by the WRG.
Non-project developed drawings (e.g. vendor drawings) maybe be submitted in alternative
format and at an alternative design stage, as per agreed in writing by the WRG.
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6. Glossary
The following terms are used in this document.
Table 5: Terms and Definitions
Term Definition
Disruptive Access Any activity that will have (or has the potential to) alter or cancel the running of
Occupation scheduled passenger or freight services.
Engineering Any change which introduces risk to the safe and effective operation of the PTA rail
Change network. This includes new, and changes to, products, systems or processes.
The technical verification process, which encompasses the verification, validation and
Entry into Service certification of new or existing rail infrastructure assets, and ensures that assets are
(EIS) suitable, sufficient and correctly configured for the functional and operational
requirements.
A document used by engineers to request a change to a design document issued for
Field Change
construction. This document shall be further reviewed by the competent project SEM to
Request (FCR)
identify whether a design modification is required or not.
Final Asset The point in time when new or altered rail infrastructure is transferred to the sole
Acceptance (FAA) responsibility of the relevant Discipline Manager.
‘Occupation’ in relation to this procedure is considered to be the defined portion of track
Occupation and time period specified within the Track Occupancy Authority (TOA), as approved
under PTA Document: 9100-000-007 – Safeworking Rules and Procedures.
Activities and deliverables required to ensure the operational teams and systems are
in place and ready to take control of and commence operations on the assets being
Operational
delivered by a project when it is entered into service. The project plan for managing
Readiness
operational readiness is to be detailed in the EIS and FAA Plan document where it is
required on a project, i.e. on Cat 3 projects and applicable Cat 2s.
Assets or systems, including infrastructure and rollingstock necessary for a railway to
PTA Rail Network
operate safely.
Shall This indicates that a requirement is mandatory.
T-Minus Review
Milestone point at which a work package is reviewed by the Works Readiness Group.
Gate
Work Package A series of tasks or activities that have been combined to create a package of works.
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7. Acronyms
The following acronyms are used in this document.
Table 6: Acronyms
Acronym Definition
AMIO Asset Management Infrastructure Operations
ARI Accredited Rail Interfaces
CPE Coordinating Project Engineer
DAM Disruptive Access Meeting
DFES Department of Fire and Emergency Services
EIS Entry into Service
EM4M Engineering Management for Maintenance
EM4P Engineering Management for Projects
eTAS electronic Track Access System
FAA Final Acceptance Activities
FCR Field Change Request
IFC Issued for Construction
MoEC Management of Engineering Change
MPM Major Periodic Maintenance
MRWA Main Roads Western Australia
N&I Network and Infrastructure
NCR Non-Conformance Report
O&M Operating and Maintenance
PC Practical Completion
PE Project Engineer
PPD PTA Project Delivery
PTA Public Transport Authority
RACI Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
RAM Rail Access Manual
RIM Rail Infrastructure Manager
RFI Request for Information
SDPAG Service Disruption Planning and Approval Group
SIA Safety Interface Agreement
SID Safety in Design
SME Subject Matter Experts
SMS Safety Management System
SRAC Safety Related Application Conditions
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Acronym Definition
TOA Track Occupancy Authority
TRSBS Transperth Regional & School Bus Services
TTO Transperth Train Operations
WRG Work Readiness Group
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