REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit

Required knowledge

Relevant rail safety OHampS and environmental procedures and regulations

Organisational procedures for the operation of light ontrack equipment

Problems that may occur when operating light ontrack equipment and action that can be taken to report or resolve them

Hazards that may exist when operating light ontrack equipment and ways of controlling the risks involved

Emergency procedures

Network owners rules and regulations applicable to the job role

Required skills

Communicate effectively with others when operating minor track equipment

Follow operational instructions

Complete documentation related to work activities

Use appropriate numeric functions when operating equipment

Work collaboratively with others when operating minor track equipment

Report and rectify within limits of own role identified problems faults and malfunctions when operating minor track equipment in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

Apply precautions and required action to minimise control or eliminate potential hazards during work activities

Modify activities depending on differing operational contingencies risk situations and environments

Work with required attention to detail without injury to self or others or damage to equipment

Select and use required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and OHampS standards

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required knowledge and skills the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit and include demonstration of applying

the underpinning knowledge and skills

relevant legislation and workplace procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Performance is demonstrated by consistently meeting the requirements of the critical aspects for assessment over a period of time by means of evidence of work performed in a log book or similar documentation

Resources for assessment include

a range of relevant exercises case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments access is required to

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment and

applicable documentation including workplace procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

As a minimum assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment at the registered training organisation andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Light on-track equipment may include:

Liaison may include:

Communication systems may include:

Depending on work context, safety and personal protective equipment may include:

Depending on the type of organisation concerned and the local terminology used, organisational procedures may be known as:

Information and documents may include: