This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to respond to emergencies and abnormal situations when driving a medium/heavy on-track vehicle, in accordance with regulatory requirements, relevant codes of practice and workplace procedures.

It includes identifying emergencies or abnormal situations, responding to emergencies or abnormal situations and completing incident reports.

It involves the application of workplace procedures and regulatory requirements when responding to emergencies and abnormal situations, as part of work activities in a range of contexts across the Australian rail system.

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

Assess emergencies or abnormal situations

1.1

Emergencies, potential emergencies or abnormal situations are identified and needs are prioritised in accordance with organisational and/or network emergency response plans and procedures

1.2

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

1.3

Implications of the emergency, potential emergency or abnormal situation are evaluated in accordance with organisational and/or network requirements and procedures

2

Respond to emergencies or abnormal situations

2.1

Potential actions are considered in accordance with organisational and/or network procedures and regulatory requirements

2.2

Relevant personnel are alerted to the emergency, potential emergency or abnormal situation in accordance with organisational and/or network emergency procedures and plans

2.3

Communications are maintained with relevant personnel to determine appropriate course of action

2.4

Response is taken in accordance with organisational and/or network procedures, received instructions from relevant personnel, regulatory requirements and emergency response plan

2.5

Safety incidents and emergencies are handled appropriately in accordance with established response plan and within limits of responsibility and duty of care

2.6

Information is provided to relevant emergency service personnel in accordance with regulatory and organisational and/or network procedures

3

Complete incident reports

3.1

Required incident reporting procedures and processes are confirmed

3.2

Incident reports are filled in legibly and proofread

3.3

Incident reports are processed in accordance with regulatory requirements and organisational and/or network 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 safety management system actions and workplace safeworking procedures

communicating effectively with network control officer and/or protection officer

communicating effectively with relevant personnel

completing incident reports

explaining possible responses to identified emergency or abnormal situation

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

implementing contingency plans

reading and interpreting relevant instructions, procedures, information and signs

working collaboratively with others.

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:

hazards that may exist when responding to emergencies and abnormal situations and ways of controlling the risks involved

organisational procedures for using communications systems for on-track vehicle operation

principles of effective communication

relevant rail danger zones

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

safety management plan.

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 rail corridor 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 and terminology as defined by the relevant Rail Infrastructure Manager including rules, workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.