This section describes the knowledge and skills required for this unit

Required knowledge

Components of a rail safety management system and plans

Options and resources for providing training and learning opportunities for employees about rail safety management

Procedures and tools for monitoring and reviewing rail safety management plans and related policy and procedures

Relevant legislation regulations permit and licence requirements relating to rail safety management

Responsibilities of organisation and employees for the implementation of rail safety management plans

Required skills

Adapt to any changes in legislation and regulations as they may relate to rail safety

Communicate effectively with others when implementing organisational rail safety management plans

Modify activities and take appropriate initiatives to manage the implementation of an organisations rail safety management plans depending on differing contexts risk situations and environments

Read and interpret documentation relating to rail safety legislation and the organisations rail safety management system and apply them to activities

Recognise breaches of the organisations rail safety management plans and take appropriate action in accordance with organisational policies and procedures

Undertake audits and reviews of an organisations rail safety management system

Work collaboratively with employees and management to implement the organisations rail safety management plans

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 required knowledge and skills

relevant legislation and workplace procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement

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

identifying rail safety management plans for a particular activity

monitoring a rail safety management plan

making recommendations for improvements to a rail safety management plan

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

As a minimum 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 the workplace

Compliance documentation may include:

Workplace legal compliance may include:

Relevant personnel may include

Ongoing changes may include:

Regulatory requirements may include:

Information and documents may include: