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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assess emergencies or abnormal situations
2. Emergencies, potential emergencies or abnormal situations are identified and needs are prioritised in accordance with organisational and/or network emergency response plans and procedures
3. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
4. Implications of the emergency, potential emergency or abnormal situation are evaluated in accordance with organisational and/or network requirements and procedures
5. Respond to emergencies or abnormal situations
6. Potential actions are considered in accordance with organisational and/or network procedures and regulatory requirements
7. Relevant personnel are alerted to the emergency, potential emergency or abnormal situation in accordance with organisational and/or network emergency procedures and plans
8. Communications are maintained with relevant personnel to determine appropriate course of action
9. Response is taken in accordance with organisational and/or network procedures, received instructions from relevant personnel, regulatory requirements and emergency response plan
10. Safety incidents and emergencies are handled appropriately in accordance with established response plan and within limits of responsibility and duty of care
11. Information is provided to relevant emergency service personnel in accordance with regulatory and organisational and/or network procedures
12. Complete incident reports
13. Required incident reporting procedures and processes are confirmed
14. Incident reports are filled in legibly and proofread
15. Incident reports are processed in accordance with regulatory requirements and organisational and/or network 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 safety management system actions and workplace safeworking procedures communicating effectively with network control officer and/or protection officer communicating effectively with relevant personnel completing incident reports explaining possible responses to identified emergency or abnormal situation identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards implementing contingency plans reading and interpreting relevant instructions, procedures, information and signs working collaboratively with others.

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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:

hazards that may exist when responding to emergencies and abnormal situations and ways of controlling the risks involved organisational procedures for using communications systems for on-track vehicle operation principles of effective communication relevant rail danger zones relevant rail safety, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental procedures and regulations safety management plan.

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