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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine components and work stations of ballast cleaning machines
2. Ballast cleaning machine components and individual work stations are identified
3. Purpose of identified components and individual work stations is explained
4. Associated hazards of each component and appropriate control methods are identified
5. Identify ballast cleaning functions
6. Purposes of ballast cleaning are identified
7. Method is identified by which the machine completes ballast cleaning operations in accordance with network owner’s standards
8. Identify hazards and risks associated with ballast cleaning operations
9. Environmental hazards are identified
10. Potential risks to the rail infrastructure are identified

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:

anticipating appropriate numeric functions for using a ballast cleaner anticipating problems, faults and malfunctions that may occur, in accordance with organisational procedures applying relevant workplace procedures identifying job hazards and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to equipment in accordance with organisational procedures.

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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:

ballast profile rail industry standards functions of ballast hazards that may exist when cleaning ballast and ways of controlling the risks involved problems that may occur when cleaning ballast and action that can be taken to resolve and report them relevant safety, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental procedures and regulations workplace procedures for using a ballast cleaning machine.

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