Assessor Resource

TLIF0004
Work effectively in a train-driving environment

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024


This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in a train-driving environment.

It includes monitoring own health and wellbeing, maintaining situational awareness, maintaining workplace safety, mitigating threats and errors, and maintaining currency of industry skills and knowledge.

This activity applies to individuals who are engaged in operating rolling stock in the work environment and who are responsible for their own work. This may be in a defined context under direct supervision and/or with some individual responsibility.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)



Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Monitor own health and wellbeing

1.1

Health and wellbeing issues that impact on train driving are identified

1.2

Own health and wellbeing is assessed against identified issues

1.3

Potential for own health and wellbeing to deteriorate in relation to identified issues is determined

1.4

Action is taken to improve own health and wellbeing status in relation to identified issues

1.5

Locomotive cab is set up for individual comfort and optimum safety levels are ensured

2

Manage tasks and workload

2.1

Work activities are planned for the completion of tasks in accordance with organisational requirements

2.2

Changes to workplace environment and related risks are monitored and managed to ensure a safe outcome to workplace operations, in accordance with guidelines, directions or instructions

2.3

Attention is focused and distractions are managed in normal and high workload situations

2.4

Activities are modified depending on work situations and contingencies

2.5

Tasks, activities and information gathering are prioritised and scheduled, in accordance with their importance and need for action

3

Maintain situational awareness

3.1

Factors that impact on safe train operations are continuously monitored

3.2

Situational awareness is applied through effective visual scans, use of communication systems, use of rail traffic information and use of systems of safe working, in accordance with workplace procedures

3.3

Information that impacts on the operation of the train is continually gathered and interpreted to determine whether the current situation matches the expected state

3.4

Changes in the current situation are anticipated and action is taken to correct or mitigate any negative impacts of these anticipated changes

4

Recognise, manage and mitigate threats and errors

4.1

Relevant human limitations/conditions of self and others are recognised as threats

4.2

Strategies for reducing the frequency of errors are implemented

4.3

Relevant environmental and/or operational threats and errors are identified

4.4

Operating procedures are applied to avoid identified operational threats and errors occurring

5

Maintain currency of industry skills and knowledge

5.1

New and altered policies, processes and procedures are read and implemented

5.2

Clarification is sought from relevant personnel about anything that is not clear in relation to policies, processes and procedures

5.3

Feedback regarding policies, processes and procedures is provided to relevant personnel as required

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

assessing and reassessing situations continually

being vigilant

communicating effectively with rail operations staff

developing and implementing safety and operations plans

executing response training in critical situations

familiarising oneself with locomotive and train system being used

identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

keeping industry knowledge up-to-date

performing to track owner requirements, specifications and operational demands

prioritising safety issues that will impact on work tasks

prioritising tasks

remaining alert and active when monitoring train operations

reporting changes in situations as necessary

scanning environment at regular intervals or important points in the process.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

decision making processes

emergency management plan and procedures

factors that impact on worker health and wellbeing and their effects

fatigue management strategies

how preconceptions of what is going to happen can detract from situational awareness

how to interpret and prepare for rosters

how to make better use of resources (human, equipment, information and procedures) to reduce rail safety occurrences

how to reduce rail safety occurrences attributable to human error

human error as a source of risk in rail operations

impact illness and medication can have on information processing

notices and directives about new and altered policies, processes and procedures

operating procedures to avoid identified threats and errors occurring

relevant safety, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), and environmental procedures and regulations

risk management processes (hazard identification, risk management and risk controls)

roles of other rail operations staff as they impact on train driving

self-management

situations that can result in a loss in situational awareness

teamwork

threat and error management

tools and techniques to improve and manage human factors.

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Practical assessment must occur in an appropriate range of situations in the rail corridor workplace.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment include:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry

applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Monitor own health and wellbeing

1.1

Health and wellbeing issues that impact on train driving are identified

1.2

Own health and wellbeing is assessed against identified issues

1.3

Potential for own health and wellbeing to deteriorate in relation to identified issues is determined

1.4

Action is taken to improve own health and wellbeing status in relation to identified issues

1.5

Locomotive cab is set up for individual comfort and optimum safety levels are ensured

2

Manage tasks and workload

2.1

Work activities are planned for the completion of tasks in accordance with organisational requirements

2.2

Changes to workplace environment and related risks are monitored and managed to ensure a safe outcome to workplace operations, in accordance with guidelines, directions or instructions

2.3

Attention is focused and distractions are managed in normal and high workload situations

2.4

Activities are modified depending on work situations and contingencies

2.5

Tasks, activities and information gathering are prioritised and scheduled, in accordance with their importance and need for action

3

Maintain situational awareness

3.1

Factors that impact on safe train operations are continuously monitored

3.2

Situational awareness is applied through effective visual scans, use of communication systems, use of rail traffic information and use of systems of safe working, in accordance with workplace procedures

3.3

Information that impacts on the operation of the train is continually gathered and interpreted to determine whether the current situation matches the expected state

3.4

Changes in the current situation are anticipated and action is taken to correct or mitigate any negative impacts of these anticipated changes

4

Recognise, manage and mitigate threats and errors

4.1

Relevant human limitations/conditions of self and others are recognised as threats

4.2

Strategies for reducing the frequency of errors are implemented

4.3

Relevant environmental and/or operational threats and errors are identified

4.4

Operating procedures are applied to avoid identified operational threats and errors occurring

5

Maintain currency of industry skills and knowledge

5.1

New and altered policies, processes and procedures are read and implemented

5.2

Clarification is sought from relevant personnel about anything that is not clear in relation to policies, processes and procedures

5.3

Feedback regarding policies, processes and procedures is provided to relevant personnel as required

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

assessing and reassessing situations continually

being vigilant

communicating effectively with rail operations staff

developing and implementing safety and operations plans

executing response training in critical situations

familiarising oneself with locomotive and train system being used

identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

keeping industry knowledge up-to-date

performing to track owner requirements, specifications and operational demands

prioritising safety issues that will impact on work tasks

prioritising tasks

remaining alert and active when monitoring train operations

reporting changes in situations as necessary

scanning environment at regular intervals or important points in the process.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

decision making processes

emergency management plan and procedures

factors that impact on worker health and wellbeing and their effects

fatigue management strategies

how preconceptions of what is going to happen can detract from situational awareness

how to interpret and prepare for rosters

how to make better use of resources (human, equipment, information and procedures) to reduce rail safety occurrences

how to reduce rail safety occurrences attributable to human error

human error as a source of risk in rail operations

impact illness and medication can have on information processing

notices and directives about new and altered policies, processes and procedures

operating procedures to avoid identified threats and errors occurring

relevant safety, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), and environmental procedures and regulations

risk management processes (hazard identification, risk management and risk controls)

roles of other rail operations staff as they impact on train driving

self-management

situations that can result in a loss in situational awareness

teamwork

threat and error management

tools and techniques to improve and manage human factors.

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Practical assessment must occur in an appropriate range of situations in the rail corridor workplace.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment include:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry

applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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