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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. |
Operations may be conducted: | by day or night in all weather conditions |
Work may be conducted in: | restricted spaces exposed conditions controlled or open environments |
Work may involve exposure to: | chemicals dangerous or hazardous substances movements of equipment, materials and vehicles |
Basic track measurements may include: | length, depth, width, diameter gauge, foot gauge alignment, superelevation, track centres rail gaps, rail temperature |
Measuring equipment may include: | tape measures gauge boards stringline plumb bob gap gauge rail thermometer |
Tools and equipment may include: | mechanical handling/lifting equipment track machines hand tools including impact and tension wrenches, grinders, friction rail saws, rail borers, tie tampers, track jacks, spiking hammers and bars rail tensors cutting and boring equipment fastening equipment on-track equipment including sleeper spacers rail heaters rail threaders dog pullers |
Track components may include: | rails, rail fastenings and welds sleepers and sleeper fastenings ballast formation and earthworks |
Track layout may include: | plain track turnouts special trackwork including catchpoints, expansion switches, diamond crossings and slips |
Basic track geometry may include: | tangent track curves transitions superelevation |
Track maintenance and construction methods may include: | basic fettling resleepering rerailing ballasting track resurfacing ballast cleaning rail grinding concrete sleeper laying |
Liaison may include: | internal or external personnel from other work areas (e.g. train controllers) |
Communication equipment may include: | two-way radios telephones/mobile phones agreed audible or hand signal |
Depending on work context, safety and personal protective equipment may include: | high visibility clothing hearing protection gloves sunscreen sunglasses safety glasses insect repellent safety headwear safety footwear portable radios/mobile phones hand lamps flags safety devices |
Depending on the type of organisation concerned and the local terminology used, workplace procedures may include: | company procedures enterprise procedures organisational procedures established procedures |
Information/documents may include: | operational instructions, policies and workplace procedures local authority regulations and procedures works orders information provided by other workplace personnel rail inspections and timekeeping records trackworker standard manual bridge workers manual technical instructions manufacturers or workplace equipment operation manuals and specifications emergency procedure manuals two-way radio/mobile phone operation procedures QA plans, data and document control conditions of service, legislation and industrial agreements including workplace agreements and awards |
Applicable regulations and legislation may include: | legislated rail safety requirements including acts and regulations from each applicable state and territory together with any nationally approved compliance codes and/or guidelines relevant Australian Standards and related requirements including AS 4292 local authority regulations relevant state/territory OH&S legislation relevant state/territory environmental protection legislation |