Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

TLIS3037B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Install and repair rail earthworks

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency TLIS3037B - Install and repair rail earthworks
Description This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to install and repair rail earthworks in accordance with safeworking and regulatory requirements and organisational procedures. It includes determining job requirements, undertaking trenching, establishing track formation and minor trackside earthworks, and completing documentation in accordance with specifications. Licensing or certification requirements may apply to this unit. Persons achieving competence in this unit will need to fulfil the legislated rail safety requirements, including acts and regulations from each applicable state and territory, together with any nationally approved compliance codes and guidelines.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application Work is performed under some supervision, generally in a team environment. It involves the application of routine operational principles and procedures to install and repair rail earthworks as part of organisational activities across a variety of operational contexts within the Australian rail system.Operators of mechanised equipment must have undertaken training and, where appropriate, hold the relevant licence, permit or certificate and be recognised as competent for the class of machinery being used.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Not Applicable
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Determine job requirements
  • Worksite is identified
  • Underground services are identified where required and marked to protect services from excavation
  • Work method is selected to meet job requirements
  • Resources are organised to meet the scope of the job and selected work methods
       
Element: Undertake trenching
  • Worksite is prepared for trenching
  • Excavation is undertaken along or across track to accommodate services in accordance with design and organisational procedures
  • Suitable materials and methods are used to backfill trench in accordance with design and organisational procedures
       
Element: Establish track formation
  • Excavation is undertaken to establish base for formation in accordance with design
  • Excavated material is removed from worksite
  • Suitable materials and methods are used to construct new track formation in accordance with design and organisational procedures
       
Element: Establish and maintain minor trackside earthworks
  • Trackside earthworks are constructed or repaired using appropriate equipment and following workplace procedures
  • Grading and/or compaction are carried out using appropriate equipment, with care taken to maintain correct drainage and to protect the environment, trackside installations, fences and underground cabling
       
Element: Complete documentation
  • Documentation is completed in line with organisational requirements
       


Evidence Required

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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required knowledge and skills, the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit and include demonstration of applying:

the underpinning knowledge and skills

relevant legislation and workplace procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement

Assessment must include exercises which demonstrate competent performance of the following in a range of situations:

selecting appropriate work methods

establishing track formations in accordance with designs

repairing minor trackside earthworks including grading and compaction

completing documentation correctly

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Performance is demonstrated consistently over a period of time and in a suitable range of contexts

Resources for assessment include:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulated practical and knowledge assessment, and/or

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments, access is required to:

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment, and

applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

As a minimum, assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate written/oral tests

Practical assessment must occur:

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment at the registered training organisation, and/or

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit.

Required knowledge:

Relevant safety, OH&S and environmental procedures and regulations

Workplace procedures for installing and repairing rail earthworks

Problems that may occur during the installation and repair of rail earthworks, and action that can be taken to report or resolve them

Hazards that may exist during the installation and repair of rail earthworks, and ways of controlling the risks involved

Causes of defects, such as erosion and water scouring

Information in relevant workplace technical manuals and instructions

Functions and design principles of track formation and earthworks

Required standards of materials and the methods involved in the installation and repair of rail earthworks

Characteristics of relevant plant and equipment, hardware and components used in work activities

Hazardous situations and related personal protection measures

Required personal protective equipment (PPE)

Relevant recording and documentation procedures

Environmental protection requirements relating to installing and repairing rail earthworks

Required skills:

Communicate effectively when installing and repairing rail earthworks

Read and interpret plans relevant to the installation and repair of rail earthworks

Interpret and follow operational instructions and prioritise work when installing and repairing rail earthworks

Complete documentation related to the installation and repair of rail earthworks

Operate electronic communication equipment to required protocol

Work collaboratively with others when installing and repairing rail earthworks

Report and rectify within limits of own role problems, faults and malfunctions identified when installing and repairing rail earthworks in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

Determine environmental protection requirements as required

Monitor work activities in terms of planned schedule

Modify activities depending on differing operational contingencies, risk situations and environments

Work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to equipment

Select and use required PPE

Select and use relevant equipment and tools

RANGE STATEMENT

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance.

Rail earthworks may include:

reconstructing track formation and capping

shaping shoulders (cesses)

accessing roads

rehabilitating waterways, including shaping channels and/or scour protection

trackside or across track trenching (less than 1.5m depth)

sub-surface drainage

Services may include:

water sewage and drainage pipe

electrical cables

signalling cables

Equipment may include:

measuring tapes

levels

Plant may include:

front end loaders

back hoes

graders

skidsteer loaders

grab buckets

trench diggers

road trucks

hand tools and small plant

Support plant and equipment may include:

cranes and buckets

compressors, fittings, hoses and pumps

pneumatic picks and jack hammers

winches

Materials may include:

soils and gravel

geo-textile materials

earthwork protection materials, including fascines, gabion baskets, reno mattresses and revetment mattresses

concrete pipes, PVC pipes and FRC pipes

Liaison may include:

internal or external personnel from other work areas (e.g. other work teams)

Communication systems may include:

two-way radios

telephones, including mobile phones

agreed audible or hand signals

Depending on work context, safety and PPE may include:

high visibility clothing

hearing protection

gloves

sunscreen

sunglasses

safety glasses

insect repellent

safety headwear

safety footwear

portable radios and mobile phones

hand lamps

flags

safety devices

Depending on the type of organisation concerned and the local terminology used, workplace procedures may include:

company procedures

enterprise procedures

organisational procedures

established procedures

Information and documents may include:

operational instructions, policies and workplace procedures

relevant logs or record books

work orders

technical instructions

manufacturer or workplace equipment instructions and operation manuals

emergency procedure manuals

two-way radio or mobile telephone operation procedures

quality assurance (QA) plans, data and document control

conditions of service, legislation and industrial agreements, including workplace agreements and awards

Applicable procedures and codes may include:

legislated rail safety requirements, including acts and regulations from each applicable state and territory, together with any nationally approved compliance codes and guidelines

relevant Australian standards and related requirements, including AS 4292

relevant state or territory legislation relating to:

OH&S legislation

environmental protection legislation

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Worksite is identified 
Underground services are identified where required and marked to protect services from excavation 
Work method is selected to meet job requirements 
Resources are organised to meet the scope of the job and selected work methods 
Worksite is prepared for trenching 
Excavation is undertaken along or across track to accommodate services in accordance with design and organisational procedures 
Suitable materials and methods are used to backfill trench in accordance with design and organisational procedures 
Excavation is undertaken to establish base for formation in accordance with design 
Excavated material is removed from worksite 
Suitable materials and methods are used to construct new track formation in accordance with design and organisational procedures 
Trackside earthworks are constructed or repaired using appropriate equipment and following workplace procedures 
Grading and/or compaction are carried out using appropriate equipment, with care taken to maintain correct drainage and to protect the environment, trackside installations, fences and underground cabling 
Documentation is completed in line with organisational requirements 

Forms

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