Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for shunting operation
- Shunting requirements are interpreted and clarified, and vehicles and equipment are obtained and prepared in accordance with shunting strategy
- Rolling stock movements, availability and locations are established to determine appropriate siding and/or track locations for vehicle placement
- Relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation, codes of practice, organisational policies and procedures, and safeworking systems and requirements related to shunting are identified
- Carry out shunting control procedures
- Points, levers, switches, signals and line of sight communications are used to assist the control of rolling stock movement
- Uniform hand signals, light and radio shunting commands that conform with operational rules and statutory requirements are used
- Relevant WHS/OHS requirements are followed to prevent injury and damage
- Wagon cards are checked and wagons are obtained and sorted to comply with shunting requirements
- Shunting control techniques are applied to prevent damage of rolling stock and loads/contents
- Shunt rolling stock
- Workplace procedures for shunting are identified and applied
- Rolling stock is positioned to meet shunting requirements
- Coupling systems are identified and applied to attach and detach rolling stock
- Connecting brake hoses, electrical couplings and hand brakes are connected/disconnected and applied/released in accordance with operational and WHS/OHS requirements
- Rolling stock is shunted with the minimum of necessary moves within governing safety requirements and limitations
- Finalise train consist
- Train consists are made up in accordance with operational procedures and timetabling requirements
- Irregularities and defects with rolling stock equipment are reported in accordance with operational requirements