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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify yard or siding structures, layout and terminology
2. Terminology for track, trackside equipment and fixed structures is identified
3. Features of track, including geography and geometry are identified
4. Infrastructure categories and their purpose are identified
5. Other principal structure types and their purpose are identified
6. Relevant stakeholders for reporting structural faults or anomalies to, are identified
7. Identify above and below ground services
8. Principal overhead and/or electrical components and their purpose are identified and explained
9. Power supply voltages are identified
10. Methods of isolation are identified and their purpose is explained
11. Identify rail track vehicles and rolling stock
12. Types of trains and rolling stock are identified
13. Types of rail track vehicles are identified
14. Relevant stakeholders for reporting rolling stock faults or anomalies to, are identified
15. Identify signals and safety devices
16. Types, location and purpose of signals are identified
17. Types, location and purpose of safety devices are identified
18. Relevant stakeholders for reporting signal or safety device faults or anomalies to, are identified
19. Identify primary rail activities and safety systems
20. Primary rail activities and other operators are identified as required
21. Types and purpose of safety systems are identified
22. Relevant stakeholders for reporting safety events to, are identified

Range Statement

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.

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Performance Evidence

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:

identifying activities carried out in a rail yard or siding identifying job hazards and possible safety events and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards identifying layout, main features and equipment in a rail yard or siding interpreting and following operational instructions.

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Knowledge Evidence

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:

above and below ground services features of track, layout and geometry overhead and/or electrical infrastructure primary rail activities and safety management systems rail, rail track vehicles and rolling stock relevant communications systems and procedures relevant rail danger zones relevant sections of applicable state/territory legislated rail safety requirements, codes of practice and/or guidelines track components and layout track, trackside equipment and yard structure terminology.

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