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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Take appropriate safety precautions to access the rail corridor
  2. Take appropriate safety precautions to access the danger zone

Required Skills

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit

Required knowledge

Extent of rail corridor

Access providers defined entry requirements and limitations

Access providers policies procedures and protocols

Basic rail terminology as defined by the applicable network

Access providers policies procedures and protocols in the event of identified unsafe situations or emergencies within the limits of the role being undertaken

Required skills

Communicate effectively with individuals andor groups

Follow workplace policies procedures and protocols

Recognise hazards that may arise and take appropriate action

Conduct a situational awareness assessment

Use personal protective equipment conforming to required standards

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required knowledge and skills the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit and include demonstration of applying

the underpinning knowledge and skills

relevant legislation and workplace procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement

the timeframes typically expected for the work function and industrial environment

Compliance with site safety plans OHampS regulations and other regulatory requirements

Assessment must include exercises which demonstrate competent performance of the following in a range of situations

safely accessing the rail corridor

recognising the danger zone

identifying position of safetysafe place

maintaining a situational awareness to identify potential risks

identifying unsafe situations within the rail system

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Performance is demonstrated consistently over a period of time and in a suitable range of contexts

Resources for assessment include

a range of relevant exercises andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the rail corridor

In both real and simulated environments access is required to

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment and

applicable documentation including workplace procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

Assessment of this unit must be undertaken by a registered training organisation

Assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment andor

in an appropriate range of situations in a rail corridor


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance.

Rail corridor may include:

danger zone

main line

adjacent networks

adjacent lines

sidings/yards

platforms/buildings

structures

safe place

Access provider may also be known as:

network owner

Terminology may be as defined by:

national rail body

access provider

Access may occur:

by day or night

under varied weather conditions and situations

Situational awareness will be:

as defined within the workplace procedures/instructions

as defined in the risk assessment for situational awareness including:

view - line of sight

direction of approaching trains

maximum speed of trains

safe place

changed local conditions

Communications may include:

give or receive verbal messages/information

report unsafe situations

respond to emergencies

emergency messages

general safety messages

Communications equipment and systems may include:

hand signals

audible signals

Safety clothing and equipment may include:

high visibility clothing

protective footwear

hearing protection

eye protection

gloves

head protection

Information and documents may include:

workplace procedures, policies and work instructions

site safety plan

emergency plan

safety briefing

emergency contact details

access contact details

Unsafe situations may include:

risks to the individual

risks to the public

risks to the rail traffic

risks to the physical assets of the network