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TLIF4107A
Respond to notifiable rail safety occurrences

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit applies to all types of occurrences that are recognised as notifiable rail safety occurrences according to rail safety regulations.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to respond to notifiable rail safety occurrences in accordance with legislation, regulatory requirements and organisational procedures.

It includes identifying notifiable occurrences; completing and submitting documentation; conducting internal investigations; and assisting with external investigations in accordance with organisational procedures and relevant safeworking requirements.

Licensing or certification requirements are not applicable to this unit.

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Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required knowledge and skills, the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit and include demonstration of applying:

the required knowledge and skills

relevant legislation and workplace procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement

Assessment must include exercises which demonstrate competent performance of the following in a range of situations:

identifying notifiable occurrence legislative and regulatory requirements

completing a notification form for an identified notifiable occurrence

identifying a top event from a notifiable occurrence

completing a report on a notifiable occurrence

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Performance is demonstrated consistently over a period of time and in a suitable range of contexts

Resources for assessment include:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulated practical and knowledge assessment, and/or

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments, access is required to:

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment, and

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

Method of assessment

As a minimum, assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate written/oral tests

Practical assessment must occur:

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment, and/or

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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This section describes the knowledge and skills required for this unit.

Required knowledge:

Basic information and evidence collection and preservation techniques for notifiable occurrences

Principles of just culture as applied to investigating notifiable occurrences

Relevant legislation, regulations, permit and licence requirements relating to rail safety management

Requirements for investigating and reporting notifiable occurrences

Requirements of organisational safety management system and incident management plans

Required skills:

Communicate effectively with others verbally and in writing when investigating and reporting notifiable occurrences

Complete occurrence reports

Interpret and follow operational instructions and prioritise work

Read and interpret instructions, procedures and information relevant to notifiable occurrences

Work collaboratively with others when responding to notifiable occurrences

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance.

Notifiable rail safety occurrences may include:

derailments

collisions

level crossing occurrences

breaches of safeworking

signals passed at danger (SPAD)

load irregularity

dangerous goods occurrence

rail network security occurrence

wrong side failures

Documentation may include:

occurrence classification – guideline one (OC-G1)

notifiable occurrence report

notification form

investigation report

Organisational procedures may include:

safety management system

incident management plans

risk management procedures

emergency management plans

Multiple agencies may include:

emergency services

regulator

operators

maintainers

rail infrastructure managers

coroner

Relevant personnel may be:

supervisors and/or managers

customers

official representatives

contractors

relevant authorities

employees

regulators

Top event is:

the event with the greatest adverse outcome – expressed in terms of causalities, damage or accident potential

Applicable regulations and legislation may include:

legislated rail safety requirements including acts and regulations from each applicable state and/or territory together with any nationally approved compliance codes and/or guidelines

relevant state/territory occupational health and safety (OH&S) and environmental protection legislation

privacy regulations

data protection regulations

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Legislative and regulatory requirements for reporting notifiable rail safety occurrences are identified and accessed 
Individual state/territory requirements for reporting notifiable rail safety occurrence are accessed and interpreted 
Documentation required for reporting notifiable rail safety occurrences for each applicable state/territory is accessed and interpreted 
Legislative and individual state/territory requirements for reporting notifiable rail safety occurrences are communicated to relevant organisational personnel 
Notifiable rail safety occurrence is checked against documentation to determine the appropriate manner and timing for reporting the occurrence 
Documentation to report the notifiable rail safety occurrence is accessed, completed and submitted in accordance with regulatory requirements 
Top event in the notifiable occurrence is identified and reported in accordance with regulatory requirements 
Contribution is made to investigating a notifiable rail safety occurrence in accordance with organisational safety management system requirements 
Evidence is collected and managed in accordance with organisational procedures and regulatory requirements 
Organisational information is managed appropriately to ensure consistency between multiple agency investigations 
Confidentiality is maintained in accordance with organisational and regulatory requirements 
Occurrence reports including recommendations and/or lessons learnt are submitted to relevant personnel in accordance with regulatory requirements and organisational procedures 

Forms

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