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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to manage rail freight operations
2. Goals of rail freight operations are identified and explained
3. Principal factors involved in rail freight operations are identified and outlined
4. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
5. Resources, equipment and relevant information for rail freight operations are identified and obtained
6. Methods by which rail freight operations can be measured are identified and implemented
7. Australian and international standards used in rail freight operations are identified, explained and followed
8. Optimise rail freight operations
9. Factors that contribute to optimal rail freight operations are identified and explained
10. Strategies for ensuring optimal rail freight operations are maintained, are developed and implemented
11. Methods by which optimal rail freight operations can be measured are developed and applied
12. Information and decision support systems that aid optimal rail freight operations are identified, explained and used
13. Incorporate rail freight safety requirements into organisational safety management system
14. SMS elements that contribute to rail freight operations are identified and explained
15. Plans used to implement staff safeworking practices in freight operations are identified and explained
16. Communications protocols used to implement plans for safe freight operations are identified, explained and applied
17. Hardware equipment used in pro-active safe freight operations is identified, explained and accessed
18. Staff resources used in safe freight operations are identified, explained, obtained and maintained
19. Develop and implement rail freight operations emergency response procedures
20. Emergency equipment used in event response is confirmed and documented
21. Rail freight operations emergency response procedures are communicated to relevant personnel in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
22. Post event reporting requirements are identified, explained and documented
23. Rail freight operations emergency response training requirements are planned and actioned in accordance with organisational policies and 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:

accessing and using rail industry standards and codes of practice applying relevant safeworking and workplace procedures communicating effectively with others, particularly in relation to interpreting complex information relating to rail freight operations developing and implementing rail freight operations emergency response procedures identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards incorporating rail safety requirements into the organisational safety management system (SMS) optimising rail freight operations preparing to manage rail freight operations reviewing regulatory information changes.

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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:

emergency management workplace procedures key concepts and definitions relating to rail freight operations key principles and practices associated with rail freight operations key rail industry regulatory requirements and standards rail industry terminology, including terminology used in rail industry standards and codes of practice rail regulatory framework relevant operational factors relevant rail safety management system (SMS), work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental legislation related to rail freight operations safety management system train planning and management systems for freight operations.

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