REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

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

Required knowledge

Applicable legislated rail safety requirements including acts and regulations from each state and territory together with any nationally approved compliance codes andor guidelines

Relevant stateterritory roads and traffic authority and tramway operating procedures

Relevant OHampS and environmental protection procedures and guidelines

Workplace procedures for responding to electric tramdriving abnormal situations and emergencies

Focus of operation of work systems equipment management and site operating systems when responding to electric tramdriving abnormal situations and emergencies

Problems that may occur when responding to electric tramdriving abnormal situations and emergencies and action that can be taken to resolve the problems

Relevant documentation and reporting requirements

Hazards that may occur in transport and allied industries that can lead to emergency situations and related hazard control strategies

Electric tram knowledge may include monitoring devices braking and drive equipment ancillary systems and signalling systems

Procedures for operating any electronic communications equipment with required protocol

Fatigue management knowledge and techniques including causes and effects of fatigue strategies to manage fatigue factors which increase fatiguerelated accidents and lifestyles which promote the effective longterm management of fatigue

Required skills

Communicate effectively with others when responding to electric tramdriving emergencies and abnormal situations

Read and interpret instructions procedures and information relevant to identifying and responding to electric tramdriving abnormal situations and emergencies

Identify hazards and abnormal situations related to electric tram operations and take appropriate action

Complete required documentation and reports

Work collaboratively with others when responding to electric tramdriving abnormal situations and emergencies

Modify activities depending on differing workplace contexts risk situations and environments

Identify and solve andor report problems that arise when identifying and responding to electric tramdriving abnormal situations and emergencies

Follow emergency response plan and procedures

Provide first aid within limits of responsibility and competence

Select and use required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and OHampS standards

Adapt to differences in electric trams and ancillary equipment

Select and use relevant communications and other equipment required when identifying and responding to electric tramdriving abnormal situations and emergencies

Apply fatigue management knowledge and techniques

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

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 case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

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

As a minimum assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment at the registered training organisation andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Operations may be conducted:

Electric trams include all electric trams in service within Australian transport systems and may include:

Emergency situations may include:

Abnormal situations may include:

Hazards that may occur in tramway transport that can lead to emergency situations may include:

Relevant personnel can include:

Consultative processes may involve:

Communication in the work area may include:

Emergency services may include:

Personal protective equipment may include:

Depending on the organisation concerned workplace procedures may be called:

Information and documents may include:

Applicable legislation, regulations and codes may include: