This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to adjust rail in accordance with safeworking and regulatory requirements, and workplace procedures.

It includes identifying and determining the requirements for rail adjustment, undertaking rail adjustment, and completing all required documentation.

People achieving competence in this unit will need to fulfil the applicable state/territory legislated rail safety requirements and to comply with relevant codes of practice and/or guidelines.

Work is performed under some supervision, generally within a team environment. It involves the application of routine operational principles and procedures when adjusting rail, as part of workplace 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.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Identify and determine rail adjustment requirements

1.1

Appropriate adjustment method is determined and required resources are arranged

1.2

Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented

1.3

Adjustment length is established depending on track geometry and location, in accordance with workplace procedures

2

Adjust rail

2.1

Anchor points are identified and created as required to enable rail adjustment to be undertaken in accordance with workplace procedures

2.2

Track is released and rail is vibrated to achieve stress free state in accordance with workplace procedures

2.3

Measurements are appropriately taken and used to calculate adjustment requirements in accordance with workplace procedures

2.4

Rail length is adjusted using appropriate method to achieve desired rail stress

2.5

Rail is joined using determined appropriate method in accordance with workplace procedures

2.6

Track fastenings are restored in accordance with workplace procedures

2.7

Creep control marks are installed or reset in continuous welded rail track as required, in accordance with workplace procedures

3

Complete documentation

3.1

Completed work is checked for compliance with rail industry standards to ensure safe operations of trains and compliance records are processed

3.2

Documentation is completed and processed, in accordance with workplace procedures

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:

applying relevant workplace procedures

ensuring track is restored in accordance with operational procedures

establishing appropriate adjustment length

identifying and determining appropriate methods for adjusting rail

identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

installing and resetting creep control marks in continuous welded rail track, as required

interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritising work

measuring and calculating adjustment condition

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

reading and interpreting relevant instructions, procedures, information and signs

reporting and/or rectifying identified problems, faults or malfunctions, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

taking appropriate measurements and calculating adjustments

using rail adjustment procedures for different track configurations

working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment.

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:

creep control marks

documentation and record keeping requirements

hazards that may exist when adjusting rail and ways of controlling the risks involved

problems that may occur when adjusting rail and action that can be taken to report or resolve these problems

rail adjustment methods and critical aspects of rail stress

relevant safety, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental procedures and regulations

temperature and alignment limitations on rail gap adjustment

workplace procedures for adjusting rail.

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations or, where this is not available, in simulated workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment include:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry

applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, rail industry standards, codes of practice and operation manuals.