This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to implement fitness for work policy and procedures in an organisation, in compliance with the relevant fitness for work regulations and requirements.

It includes identifying legal requirements, liabilities and responsibilities; establishing and/or improving implementation plans, and related policy and procedures; and acting appropriately on reports about the implementation of fitness for work policy and identified breaches of associated regulations.

It also includes ensuring that the operation’s systems are compliant with rail safety national law, regulations and organisational procedures, and establishing, implementing, monitoring and communicating fitness for work programs.

Work is performed under some supervision generally within a team environment. It involves implementing and monitoring fitness for work policies and procedures as part of workplace activities.

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

Confirm regulatory requirements and organisational responsibilities

1.1

Current regulatory requirements, obligations and responsibilities for fitness for work within an organisation are identified and interpreted

1.2

National health assessment standards for rail safety workers and/or other applicable state/territory standards are accessed and interpreted

1.3

Current regulatory requirements, obligations and responsibilities regarding the use of drugs and alcohol by rail safety workers are identified and interpreted

1.4

Current regulatory requirements, obligations and responsibilities regarding fatigue management of rail safety workers are identified and interpreted

2

Implement fitness for work policy and procedures

2.1

Organisational fitness for work policy is implemented in conjunction with relevant personnel

2.2

Organisational fatigue management program is implemented

2.3

Drug and alcohol program is implemented in accordance with organisational policies and procedures

2.4

Health assessment program is implemented in accordance with organisational procedures and regulatory requirements

2.5

Fitness for work risk management system implementation plan and related policy and procedures are accessed and interpreted

2.6

Identified nonconformance with fitness for work is reported in accordance with organisational procedures and regulatory requirements

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:

adapting to changes in legislation and regulations as they relate to fitness for work

applying rail safety national law, regulations and workplace procedures

communicating effectively with others

monitoring and identifying nonconformance of organisation’s fitness for work management systems and programs, and taking appropriate action

reading and interpreting relevant documentation

working collaboratively with employees and management to implement organisation’s fitness for work management system.

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:

components of a fitness for work risk management system

drug and alcohol policy and procedures

drug and alcohol testing and reporting requirements

fatigue management policy and procedures

health and fitness management program

health assessment requirements

legislated rail safety worker medical requirements

relevant legislation and regulations relating to fatigue management, drug and alcohol use, and medical requirements in the rail industry

responsibilities of organisation and employees for implementing fitness for work regulations and policies

systems for monitoring nonconformance of the effectiveness of organisation’s fitness for work management strategies, policies and procedures.

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 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, rail safety national law, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

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.