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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to manage rail yard/terminal
  2. Purpose of rail yard/terminal operations is identified and explained
  3. Principal factors involved in rail yard/terminal operations are identified and explained
  4. Methods by which rail yard/terminal operations can be measured are identified and implemented
  5. Functionality and operability of rail yard/terminal layout is explained
  6. Interfaces between rail transport operators who access or connect with the rail yard/terminal are explained
  7. Chain of responsibility requirements are explained
  8. Oversee rail yard/terminal operational requirements
  9. Factors that contribute to optimal rail yard/terminal capacity and operational requirements are identified and communicated to appropriate personnel
  10. Strategies for developing and maintaining optimal rail yard/terminal operational requirements are developed and implemented
  11. Methods by which optimal rail yard/terminal operational requirements can be measured are developed and applied
  12. Factors that could impact on scheduled activities are outlined and optimal rail yard/terminal operations and strategies to manage them are developed and implemented
  13. Relevant communications systems and protocols are identified and implemented
  14. Protocols for rolling stock arrivals or departures from the rail yard/terminal are developed and applied
  15. Oversee rail yard/terminal resourcing requirements
  16. Equipment required for rail yard/terminal operations is identified and obtained in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
  17. Contractor/external service requirements are documented and their work is supervised as required, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
  18. Rail yard/terminal maintenance requirements are identified, arranged and supervised in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
  19. Responsibilities at interfaces with other rail transport operators are defined and allocated in accordance with regulatory and organisational policies and procedures
  20. Implement the organisational safety management system
  21. Organisational safety management system (SMS) local safety requirements are identified and managed in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
  22. Rail yard/terminal safety plans are identified, confirmed as appropriate and communicated to relevant personnel in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
  23. Required safety equipment is confirmed and arranged in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
  24. Movement of vehicles within rail yard/terminal is monitored to ensure compliance with SMS
  25. Integrity of vehicles programmed for movements is monitored and suitable risk controls are applied to enable movements to proceed
  26. Individual worksite areas within rail yard/terminal are protected to ensure they can be isolated safely
  27. Stabling of vehicles within rail yard/terminal is monitored to ensure compliance with SMS
  28. Contractor/visitor access protocols are implemented and communicated to relevant personnel in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
  29. Security systems and protocols are identified, implemented and monitored in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
  30. Develop and implement rail yard/terminal emergency procedures
  31. Rail yard/terminal emergency equipment requirements are confirmed and documented
  32. Rail yard/terminal hazards are identified, risks are assessed, and risk controls are developed and documented
  33. Rail yard/terminal emergency response procedures are communicated to relevant personnel in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
  34. Evacuation drills and debriefings are arranged in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
  35. Issues arising from evacuation drills and/or debriefings are identified and addressed

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:

accessing and using rail industry standards

applying relevant safeworking system and workplace procedures

communicating effectively with others and interpreting complex information relating to rail yard/terminal operations and interfacing rail network/s

developing and implementing rail yard or terminal emergency procedures

identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

implementing the safety management system

overseeing rail yard or terminal operational and resourcing requirements

preparing to manage the rail yard or terminal

reviewing regulatory information changes.


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:

changes in rail industry operations and technology with implications for rail yard/terminal operations

key principles and practices associated with rail yard/terminal operations

rail industry terminology, including terminology used in rail industry standards and codes of practice

rail infrastructure capacities related to rail yard/terminal operations

relevant rail safety management system (SMS), work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental legislation related to rail yard/terminal operations

rail regulatory framework, rail industry standards, rules, codes of practice and guidelines

safety management system

safeworking systems used within and interfacing with, rail yard/terminal operations

stop boards and speed boards related to rail yard/terminal operations

types of rail yard/terminal operations being carried out

types of vehicles within rail yards/terminals

yard/terminal limits related to rail yard/terminal operations.