AMCouncil at ISO/TC251 in Paris February 2018

Martin Kerr is currently in Paris representing the AMCouncil as part of the MB19 Standards Australia Committee at the International ISO/TC251 Committee. He reports as follows:

It has been a privilege representing the Asset Management Council of Australia in Paris for the Feb 2018 TC251 meeting. TC251 is a Technical Committee (TC) that created and now maintains (sustains) the 5500x set of standards. There are representatives from societies (eg the AM Council) from around the world, countries (represented as Mirror Commitees, Australia is “MB19”) as well as Liaisons.

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ISO 55001 Certification for Sydney Trains

Sydney Trains is the first public sector organisation in Australia to attain ISO55001 Certification. In so doing it has international recognition for its Asset Management System. Sydney trains have around $37 billion of assets, and manage more than 1,600km of track and 1,500km of overhead wiring. This certification is a result of three years of identifying ways we could be more efficient and make our assets safe for our customers.

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