This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to access, place and remove audible track warning devices (ATWDs) in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements.

It includes accessing, placing and removing ATWDs in accordance with legislative requirements, organisational and/or network owner policies and procedures.

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.

ATWDs are used to warn rail traffic crews and rail safety workers within the rail corridor. ATWDs are also known as:

railway track signals

audible safety signalling devices.

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

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Access and transport ATWDs

1.1

Required ATWDs are obtained in accordance with organisational procedures

1.2

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

1.3

ATWDs are checked to ensure they are within their use-by date, in accordance with legislative requirements, organisational and/or network owner policies and procedures

1.4

ATWDs are stored and transported in accordance with legislative requirements, organisational and/or network owner policies and procedures

1.5

Documentation is completed in accordance with organisational procedures

2

Place ATWDs

2.1

Advice is confirmed as to where the ATWDs are to be placed

2.2

ATWDs are placed in accordance with organisational and/or network owner policies and procedures

2.3

Safe distances from ATWDs are maintained in accordance with organisational and/or network owner policies and procedures

2.4

Others are advised of safe distances to be maintained from ATWDs, in accordance with organisational and/or network owner policies and procedures

3

Remove ATWDs

3.1

ATWDs are removed as advised in accordance with organisational and/or network owner policies and procedures

3.2

Unused ATWDs are stored and returned in accordance with organisational and/or network owner policies and procedures

4

Dispose of ATWDs

4.1

Out of date ATWDs are removed from service and returned in accordance with organisational and/or network owner policies and procedures

4.2

Defective ATWDs are removed from service, reported and returned in accordance with organisational and/or network owner policies and procedures

4.3

Documentation is completed in accordance with organisational and/or network owner policies and 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:

accessing and transporting, placing, removing and disposing of audible track warning devices (ATWDs)

communicating effectively with individuals and groups

completing documentation

complying with site safety plans, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations and rail safety regulatory requirements

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

reading and interpreting organisational procedures for placing and removing ATWDs.

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:

organisational procedures for lost and stolen ATWDs

organisational procedures for placing and removing ATWDs

relevant ATWDs and/or railway track signal workplace procedures for storing and transporting dangerous goods

relevant rail danger zones

relevant rail safety, WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations.

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.

Practical assessment must occur in an appropriate range of situations in a rail corridor workplace.

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, Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code, codes of practice and operation manuals.