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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Manage rail infrastructure fixed assets and maintenance regimes
2. Components and functions of track and track bed are identified and explained
3. Electrical infrastructure components and functions are identified are explained
4. Other fixed assets and their functions are identified and explained
5. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
6. Organisational track inspection methodologies are identified, analysed and recommendations for improvement are made to management as required
7. Inspection and maintenance regimes for other assets are identified, analysed and recommendations for improvement are made to management as required
8. Manage rail operation fixed assets and management regimes
9. Rail operation assets and their individual life cycles are identified and explained
10. Asset maintenance plans are identified, accessed and implemented
11. Processes to monitor asset utilisation and their effectiveness in meeting operational needs are identified and followed
12. Potential conflict between operational asset utilisation and maintenance requirements are identified, explained and managed
13. Organisational technologies and processes that could enhance asset utilisation are identified, analysed and recommended to management
14. Inspection and maintenance regimes for other assets are identified and analysed
15. Apply reliability, availability, maintainability and safety of rail infrastructure
16. Concepts related to rail infrastructure reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) are identified and explained
17. Risk assessment is undertaken in relation to rail infrastructure RAMS
18. Programs are developed and implemented to ensure rail infrastructure RAMS are applied
19. Impacts of safety requirements on rail network are identified, explained and taken into consideration
20. Manage wheel rail interface
21. Wheel rail interface is identified and explained
22. Defects and problems related to wheel rail interface are anticipated and rectified, and preventative programs are developed and implemented
23. Impacts of poor management of wheel rail interface are identified and explained
24. Damage that can be caused by poor wheel rail interface is identified and explained
25. Methods for measuring and maintaining rail profiles are identified and applied
26. Methods for maintaining rolling stock wheels are identified and applied

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 safety industry standards applying relevant safeworking and workplace procedures communicating effectively with others and interpreting complex information relating to rail operations identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards managing rail infrastructure fixed assets and maintenance regimes to ensure reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) of rail infrastructure assets managing rail operation fixed assets and maintenance regimes to ensure RAMS of rail operations assets managing wheel rail data and interface.

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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:

asset management policy and processes that address all phases of the asset life cycle of the rail infrastructure or operations duty holders and their duties under rail safety legislation key concepts and definitions relating to rail assets and interfaces key principles and practices associated with railway operations key rail industry regulatory requirements and standards rail industry and rail industry terminology, including terminology used in rail industry standards rail infrastructure reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS) concepts rail regulatory framework rail safety management systems (SMSs) relevance of standards to the rail industry relevant information to manage rail assets and interfaces.

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