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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
2. Worksite is identified
3. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
4. Underground services are identified as required and marked to protect services from excavation
5. Work method and resources are selected to meet job requirements
6. Undertake track drainage work
7. Environmental protection requirements are implemented as required
8. Drainage is cleaned to relevant standard by mechanical methods in accordance with workplace standards
9. Drainage is cleaned, repaired or installed to relevant standard by manual methods in accordance with workplace standards
10. Work is completed to meet drainage requirements
11. Complete documentation
12. Required documentation procedures and processes are confirmed
13. Documentation is filled in legibly and proofread
14. Documentation is processed 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 workplace procedures cleaning, repairing or installing drainage to relevant rail industry standard by manual and mechanical methods in accordance with workplace procedures following operational instructions and work sequences identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule reading and interpreting relevant plans reporting and/or rectifying identified problems, faults or malfunctions, in accordance with workplace procedures selecting and using relevant equipment and tools working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to equipment.

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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:

causes of defects such as erosion and water scouring drainage requirements of various types of earthworks environmental protection requirements functions and design principles of drainage hazards that may exist when installing and maintaining surface track drainage, and ways of controlling the risks involved hydrology and hydraulics rail industry standard problems that may occur when installing and maintaining surface track drainage, and action that can be taken to report or resolve these problems relevant recording and documentation procedures relevant safety, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), and environmental procedures and regulations required rail industry standards for materials and the methods involved in installing and maintaining surface track drainage workplace procedures for installing and maintaining surface track drainage.

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