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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Clean and service equipment
2. Cleaning and servicing equipment, resources and consumables are confirmed ready for use
3. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
4. All rubbish, weeds and obstructions are removed from equipment and housings
5. Initial visual check of operational equipment is performed to identify equipment faults
6. External surfaces are inspected and are prepared/painted to organisational standards as required to protect the equipment
7. All internal and external surfaces and operational components are cleaned and lubricated to ensure operational effectiveness
8. All chemicals, lubricants and consumables are used and disposed of in accordance with safety data sheets (SDSs)/material safety data sheets (MSDSs), work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) codes and practices, and environmental procedures
9. Check equipment operation
10. Approval to conduct a check of equipment operation is obtained in accordance with relevant operational rules and procedures
11. Track clearance check is made before conducting equipment operation check to ensure safe train movement
12. Authorised equipment operation check is carried out in accordance with operating procedures to identify equipment faults
13. Operational effectiveness of equipment is confirmed through observation during train movements as required
14. Equipment faults are identified, reported and appropriate corrective action is taken
15. Serviced equipment is locked and secured to prevent unauthorised access
16. Complete documentation
17. Required documentation procedures and processes are confirmed
18. Documentation is filled in legibly and proofread
19. Documentation is processed in accordance with workplace procedures

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:

applying relevant workplace procedures carrying out visual inspection and functional checking tests checking operation of equipment in accordance with workplace procedures checking/confirming operational requirements identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards implementing contingency plans interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritising work modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule operating and adapting to differences in equipment in accordance with operating procedures reading and interpreting relevant instructions, procedures, information, diagrams and signs reporting identified problems, faults or malfunctions, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures selecting and using required personal protective equipment (PPE) conforming to industry and work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) standards using chemical cleaning agents, solvents and lubricants in accordance with safety data sheets (SDSs)/material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and/or manufacturer instructions working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment.

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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:

applicable state/territory legislated rail safety requirements and relevant rail industry standards, codes of practice and/or guidelines documentation and record keeping requirements fault detection techniques fundamentals of signalling and operations of mechanical signalling equipment hazards that may exist when servicing and cleaning mechanical signalling equipment and infrastructure, and ways of controlling the risks involved problems that may occur when servicing and cleaning mechanical signalling equipment and infrastructure, and action that can be taken to report or resolve these problems rail/train movement systems recording procedures relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations workplace safeworking authorisation/approval processes and procedures workplace standards and procedures for servicing and cleaning mechanical signalling equipment and infrastructure.

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