This section describes the knowledge and skills required for this unit

Required knowledge

Authorisationapproval processes and procedures

Documentation requirements

Fundamentals of track structures relating to rail joints

Hazards that may exist when maintaining rail joints and ways of controlling the risks involved

Problems that may occur when maintaining rail joints and action that can be taken to report or resolve them

Rail joint components

Rail joint defects

Relevant communication systems and procedures

Relevant safety occupational health and safety OHampS and environmental procedures and regulations

Track standards relating to rail joints

Workplace procedures for maintaining rail joints

Required skills

Apply precautions and required action to minimise control or eliminate potential hazards during work activities

Communicate effectively with others when maintaining rail joints

Complete documentation related to maintaining rail joints

Determine specifications using appropriate numeric functions

Identify and locate parameters or components of rail joints requiring adjustment or replacement

Modify activities depending on operational contingencies risk situations and environments

Operate and adapt to differences in equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures

Operate electronic communication equipment to required protocols

Read and interpret instructions procedures information technical data standards and drawings relating to maintaining rail joints

Report and rectify within limits of own role problems faults and malfunctions identified when maintaining rail joints in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

Select and use hand tools power tools and equipment

Select and use required personal protective equipment PPE conforming to industry and OHampS standards

Use relevant plant and mechanised equipment

Work collaboratively with others when maintaining rail joints

Work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others or damage to goods or equipment

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 that demonstrate competent performance of the following in a range of situations

examining rail joints to determine defects and selecting appropriate repair methods

checking component parts and carrying out appropriate maintenance activities

completing documentation to organisational requirements

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 andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor

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

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 writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Equipment may include:

Materials may include:

Rail joint parts and surroundings to be checked may include:

Fastenings may include:

Types of rail joint may include:

Rail ends on curves may require:

Special transitional rail joints may be:

Liaison may include:

Communication systems may include:

Depending on work context, safety and PPE may include:

Depending on the type of organisation concerned and the local terminology used, organisational procedures may be known as: