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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify personal and equipment lockout requirements
2. Area and rolling stock to be locked out is identified
3. Appropriate lockouts are determined in accordance with activities to be undertaken and organisational policies and procedures
4. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
5. Appropriate documentation is completed in accordance with organisational procedures
6. Appropriate personnel are informed in accordance with organisational procedures
7. Apply and remove area lockout
8. Danger zone is safely accessed in accordance with organisational procedures
9. Where existing lockouts are identified, appropriate personnel are contacted in accordance with organisational procedures
10. Area lockouts are applied as required in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
11. After all work has been completed and all sub lockouts have been removed, area lockout is removed
12. Apply and remove rolling stock lockout
13. Confirmation is made that area is locked out in accordance with organisational procedures
14. Rolling stock lockouts are applied as required in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
15. After all work has been completed and all sub lockouts have been removed, rolling stock lockout is removed
16. Apply and remove personal lockouts
17. Confirmation is made that area and rolling stock are locked out in accordance with organisational procedures
18. Personal lockouts are applied as required in accordance with tasks to be performed and organisational policies and procedures
19. After work has been completed all personal lockouts are removed
20. Maintain lockout equipment
21. Any damaged or unserviceable equipment is labelled and reported in accordance with organisational procedures
22. Missing or damaged equipment is replaced in accordance with organisational 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 rail safety legislation and workplace procedures communicating effectively with individuals and work groups identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards identifying and following workplace procedures for locking out rolling stock identifying unsafe situations and emergencies removing rolling stock lockouts in accordance with workplace procedures.

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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:

organisational safety management system policies, lockout/tag out procedures and/or isolation protocols Rail Infrastructure Manager policies, procedures and protocols for identified unsafe situations or emergencies relevant rail danger zones relevant workplace procedures for applying personal and equipment lockout systems for rolling stock.

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