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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
2. New welds and weld repairs are located
3. Corrugations on the rail 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 repair
9. Rail and check rail are 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 profile and vertical and horizontal alignment are measured to ensure compliance with acceptance standards
12. Rail surface condition is assessed for compliance with rail industry standards
13. Grind rail to repair corrugations
14. Rail is ground using approved equipment in accordance with workplace procedures
15. Grinding equipment is operated safely in accordance with WHS/OHS and environmental requirements
16. Finished surface is checked to ensure compliance with specifications
17. Re-profile rail
18. Rail is re-profiled using approved equipment in accordance with workplace procedures
19. Equipment is operated safely in accordance with WHS/OHS and environmental requirements
20. Finished surface is checked to ensure ground profile complies with organisational requirements and specifications
21. Complete documentation
22. Required documentation procedures and processes are confirmed
23. Documentation is filled in legibly and proofread
24. 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 five separate occasions and include:

applying relevant safeworking system and workplace procedures grinding rail on tram or light rail system in accordance with workplace specifications and procedures identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritising work modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments operating and adapting to differences in equipment in accordance with operating procedures 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:

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 problems that may occur when grinding rail and welds, and action that can be taken to report or resolve these problems rail industry standards for rail profile and surface condition relevant safety, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental procedures and regulations workplace procedures for grinding rail and welds.

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