This event will be held online and in-person (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane).

Presentation outline

This is the first technical session of the ATS Tunnel Systems Group. This technical session will be in three parts.

PART 1
Three Decades of Australian Tunnel Systems Operation Bob Allen, General Manager Sydney Harbour Tunnel. Bob’s 30 years operating then managing SHT means that he has had a hand in almost the complete lifecycle of a tunnel, missing only tunnel decommissioning. His insights on maintenance, systems upgrading, and process improvement are built over three major systems upgrade cycles, understanding the approaches, what is important and what works well. Through those 30 years, societal approaches to safety have also moved on, and SHT has been a leader in the change in tunnel operations, driven in no small part by Bob.

Bob will lead us through some of the changes that have been made to SHT in tunnel systems, operations, and operational safety, drawing lessons where applicable for road tunnels more generally.

PART 2

Lee Brown will discuss Stall & Axial Fan Parallel Operation. Lee has been to be involved with the majority of major Australian and New Zealand Road and Metro Tunnel infrastructure projects. Directly involved with the design and supply of Jet & Axial Fans, Fire Dampers and Sound Attenuation.

PART 3

The technical session will Finish with an Update from Conrad Stacey on the AS4825 work of ATS the update of the Tunnel Fire Design Standard

Location

This event will be held in multiple locations:

• Sydney: Aurecon Office, Level 5, 116 Military Road, Neutral Bay, NSW
  Arrival and registration 5.00pm AEDT
• Brisbane: Stacey Agnew Office, Unit 4, 35 Limestone Street, Darra, QLD
  Arrival and registration 4.00pm AEST
• Melbourne: Engineers Australia, Level 31, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC
  Arrival and registration 5.00pm AEDT

Important note: CPD records cannot be automatically recorded for this event and will need to be recorded by participants.

Speakers

Bob Allen
General Manager Sydney Harbour Tunnel
Bob started as a tunnel controller three months prior to the opening of Sydney Harbour Tunnel in August 1992, becoming Operations Manager in August 1993. At the end of the concession period in August 2022, Bob will finish up with the Sydney Harbour Tunnel Company, having spent the last 23 years as its General Manager. Bob’s leadership within the tunnel community was instrumental in starting the Australian Tunnel Operators Group and in formalising training and qualification of tunnel operators. Bob’s initiatives on tunnel operations and safety come up in many conversations in the tunnel community, with his philosophies and knowledge on tunnel operation and safety recognised internationally.

Lee Brown
Tunnel & Metro – Business Manager
Involved with ventilation for nearly 25 years, with companies Fan Systems UK, Witt & Sohn Germany, Fantech Australia and more recently as Director of TROX Australia. Since moving to Australia, Lee has been to be involved with the majority of major Australian and New Zealand Road and Metro Tunnel infrastructure projects. He is directly involved with the design and supply of Jet & Axial Fans, Fire Dampers and Sound Attenuation, with his first project being the Auckland Waterview Tunnel supplying the complete ventilation solution of Jet Fans, Axial Fans, Fire Dampers, Sound Attenuation and transition ducts.

Conrad Stacey
Director Stacey Agnew
Conrad is the director of Stacey Agnew experienced in Tunnel Fire life safety and ventilation. Conrad is leading the ATS AS4825 working group