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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan for local possession authority
2. Worksite protection plan is developed to determine LPA worksite protection arrangements
3. Work group supervisor is advised of advertised approval
4. Resources are organised to provide adequate protection for infrastructure and work group during rail work activity
5. Implement local possession authority
6. Permission to implement LPA is requested from Network Control Officer
7. Resources to provide protection for LPA are deployed in accordance with worksite protection plan
8. Work group supervisor is advised that LPA has been issued
9. Adjustments to LPA are negotiated with Network Control Officer, as required
10. Each worksite within the LPA is provided with a protection officer while work is being performed
11. Multiple worksites are protected in accordance with worksite protection plan
12. Rail traffic movements between worksites and within LPA limits are coordinated
13. Authorisation is given to rail traffic entering the LPA
14. Fulfil local possession authority
15. Confirmation is obtained from work group supervisor that work activity is completed and track is safe for rail traffic
16. Resources used to provide protection are removed in accordance with advertised approval
17. LPA is fulfilled for entire portion of track included within the LPA or is fulfilled progressively for one or more portions of track included in the LPA
18. Arrangements are made for work to continue under another work on track authority, as required
19. Manage unsafe situations or emergencies
20. Unsafe situations and/or emergencies are identified
21. Work group is instructed to move to a safe place
22. Appropriate action is taken to minimise risk and/or injury in accordance with workplace procedures
23. Emergencies and/or incidents are recorded and reported to relevant personnel in accordance with workplace 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 system of safeworking and workplace procedures communicating effectively with individuals and work group supervisor completing local possession authority (LPA) using an electronic or manual documentation system deploying resources to provide protection for the LPA in accordance with worksite protection plan explaining how to fulfil an LPA following Rail Infrastructure Manager workplace policies, rules, procedures and protocols identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards identifying unsafe situations and emergencies implementing worksite protection plans issuing LPAs in accordance with worksite protection plan to ensure multiple worksites are protected managing worksite protection plans.

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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:

LPA electronic or manual documentation system operational communications protocol and systems Rail Infrastructure Manager LPA system of safeworking rules and, procedures Rail Infrastructure Manager policies, procedures and protocols for identified unsafe situations or emergencies within workplace role rail terminology as defined by the applicable Rail Infrastructure Manager relevant rail danger zones types of track protection worksite protection plan.

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