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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
2. New welds and weld repairs are located
3. Defects relating to wheel burns, rail battering and rail overflow are identified
4. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
5. Appropriate equipment is selected
6. Appropriate repair method and/or profile is selected to ensure completed work will meet specifications
7. Site is cleared of obstructions and combustible material
8. Grind weld and/or weld repair
9. Rail is ground to profile using approved equipment in accordance with workplace procedures
10. Grinding equipment is operated safely in accordance with work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental requirements
11. Rail gauge face is ground to match adjacent rail in curves, in accordance with standards and procedures
12. Rail profile and vertical and horizontal alignment are measured to ensure compliance with acceptance standards
13. Rail surface condition is assessed for compliance with acceptance standards
14. Grind rail to repair surface defects
15. Rail is ground using approved equipment in accordance with workplace procedures
16. Grinding equipment is operated safely in accordance with WHS/OHS and environmental requirements
17. Finished surface is checked to ensure compliance with specification
18. Complete documentation
19. Required documentation procedures and processes are confirmed
20. Documentation is filled in legibly and proofread
21. Documentation is processed in accordance with workplace requirements

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 three separate occasions and include:

applying grinding techniques to achieve rail profile and surface condition to meet requirements of rail industry standards and procedures applying relevant safeworking system and workplace procedures grinding welds and weld repairs using appropriate grinding wheel speed and rate of metal removal identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards identifying job requirements implementing contingency plans interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritising work modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule operating and adapting to differences in equipment in accordance with operating procedures operating grinding equipment safely reading and interpreting relevant technical data, drawings, instructions and manuals reporting and/or rectifying identified problems, faults or malfunctions, in accordance with workplace procedures selecting and using hand tools, power tools and equipment working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or 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:

accepted rail industry standards for rail profile and surface condition documentation and record keeping requirements grinding methods and results hazards that may exist when grinding rail and welds, and ways of controlling the risks involved manufacturer instructions and workplace procedures for operating grinding equipment problems that may occur when grinding rail and welds, and action that can be taken to report or resolve these problems relevant safety, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental procedures and regulations relevant safeworking systems and operational procedures workplace procedures for grinding rail and welds.

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