Have your say on Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Systems of National Significance

Have your sayThe Department of Home Affairs released the ”Protection Critical Infrastructure and Systems of National Importance Consultation Paper” on 6th August 2020 and is now seeking submissions to this paper by 16th September 2020. The paper can be downloaded from here.

If you would like to contribute to an AMCouncil submission to the paper please provide your comments to info@amcouncil.com.au by close of business 11th September.

Do you have a passion for maintenance?

Chapter Chat Banner 3Mid-week, mid-morning – take a break, grab a cuppa and connect with other asset management professionals in a virtual environment. This sessions’s topic will be focused on maintenance & COVID19 – effectively managing a restricted workforce to control risk and maintain output.

Limited to 20 persons, AMCouncil members only and bookings essential.

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New MRiAM National Chair

Shane Scriven 1The AMCouncil is delighted to announce that Shane Scriven has been elected as the Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management (MRiAM) special interest group (SIG) Chair. The AMCouncil would like to extend its sincere thanks to Felicia Tristanto, outgoing MRiAM National Chair, for her time and efforts in establishing this SIG, and her timeless contribution to developing it over the last couple of years.

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Reliability Improvement in the Rail Sector

TrainsOn Wednesday, 26 August 2020, the Brisbane Chapter hosted a webinar on reliability improvement, with over 140 attendees dialling in across Australia and internationally. The webinar saw Frank Gabriel, Principal Consultant at Railconfidence, present on a real-life reliability improvement program undertaken for a major Australian rail operator. In a point of difference from traditional presentations stemming from the rail sector, the focus of Frank’s presentation was on the mobile equipment used to maintain rail infrastructure, rather than the rail infrastructure itself.

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