This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to clip points and to apply rail safety equipment in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements.

This unit involves the application of network owner policies and procedures for clipping points and applying rail safety equipment within the rail network.

All activities are performed under established procedures, with accountability and responsibility for self and others in achieving the prescribed outcomes within the limits of rail safety worker duty of care responsibilities.

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

Clip and secure points

1.1

Advice is confirmed as to the location and identification of points to be clipped and secured

1.2

Position that points are to be clipped in is confirmed

1.3

Relevant yard personnel are contacted and informed as required, in accordance with network owner policies and procedures

1.4

Equipment is checked for availability and suitability to perform job in accordance with network owner policies and procedures

1.5

Points are placed in correct position as required, accordance with network owner policies and procedures

1.6

Points clips are fitted in correct position and locked as required, in accordance with network owner policies and procedures

1.7

Relevant yard personnel are notified that points are clipped and secured

2

Remove points clip

2.1

Advice is confirmed as to location and identification of points to be unclipped

2.2

Relevant yard personnel are contacted and informed as required, in accordance with network owner policies and procedures

2.3

Equipment is removed from track, secured and stowed appropriately

2.4

Points are restored to correct position as required, in accordance with network owner policies and procedures

2.5

Relevant yard personnel are notified that clip and where used, lock has been removed

3

Apply safety devices

3.1

Advice is confirmed as to location and identification of safety device/s to be applied

3.2

Position safety device/s are to be placed in is confirmed

3.3

Equipment is checked for integrity in accordance with network owner policies and procedures

3.4

Safety device/s are placed in correct position and locked as required, in accordance with network owner policies and procedures

3.5

Relevant yard personnel are notified that safety device/s are applied and secured

4

Remove safety devices

4.1

Advice is confirmed as to location and identification of safety device/s to be removed

4.2

Safety device/s are removed from track, secured and stowed appropriately

4.3

Relevant yard personnel are notified that safety device/s and where used, lock, has been removed

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:

clipping and unclipping points correctly

communicating effectively with individuals and/or groups

determining location of points to be clipped in accordance with workplace procedures

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

measuring distances accurately

reading and interpreting organisational and/or network owner procedures for placing and removing points, clips and safety devices.

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 and/or network owner policies and procedures for placing and removing points, clips and safety devices

relevant rail danger zones

relevant sections of applicable state/territory legislative and regulatory rail safety requirements, codes of practice and/or guidelines

relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices.

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, gloves and personal protective equipment currently used in industry

applicable documentation including workplace procedures, 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.