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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for inspection
2. Operational procedures and infrastructure to be inspected are identified
3. Inspections are prioritised in accordance with inspection schedule and availability of required resources
4. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
5. Relevant instructions and information are gathered
6. Inspect safeworking infrastructure
7. Safeworking equipment is inspected to ensure it is appropriately located and operating correctly
8. Safeworking facilities are checked for correct operation and maintenance
9. Inspect for compliance with safeworking procedures
10. Safeworking forms are checked for sufficient supply and correct completion
11. Work practices of relevant rail safety workers are checked to ensure compliance with safeworking procedures
12. Complete reports and take remedial action
13. Reports are completed and processed in accordance with workplace requirements
14. Follow-up action is taken as required to ensure safe passage of train and equipment and is documented in accordance with safeworking 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:

adapting to differences in situations and infrastructure in accordance with operating procedures applying relevant safeworking and workplace procedures identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards 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 planning and conducting inspection of safeworking procedures and infrastructure reading and interpreting relevant instructions, procedures, information and signs reporting and/or rectifying identified problems, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures 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, relevant codes of practice and/or guidelines documentation/authorisation processes and procedures emergency management plan hazardous situations associated with workplace activities and ways of controlling the risks involved hazards that may be identified during an inspection of safeworking procedures and infrastructure, and ways of controlling the risks involved inspection schedule operational equipment manuals and operating instructions problems that may occur when inspecting safeworking procedures and infrastructure, and action that can be taken to report or resolve these problems relevant rail industry standards, safeworking rules, technical specifications and manuals relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental procedures and regulations relevant safeworking system inspection records and procedures safeworking system requirements workplace procedures for inspecting safeworking procedures and infrastructure.

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