Elements and Performance Criteria
- Set up locomotive for portable remote operation
- Locomotive is set up for portable remote control operation in accordance with manufacturer instructions and/or organisational policies and procedures
- Where necessary, portable remote control equipment is installed in accordance with manufacturer instructions and/or organisational policies and procedures
- Remote control system is tested and operation is confirmed in accordance with manufacturer instructions and/or organisational policies and procedures
- Relevant occupational health and safety (OH&S) requirements are followed to prevent injury and damage to equipment
- Operate locomotive using portable remote control equipment
- Where applicable, relevant warning signage is placed in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
- Portable remote control equipment is operated and monitored in accordance with operational requirements during train movements to provide safe train handling and control
- Portable remote control equipment is operated with an awareness that not all persons in the vicinity of the work area may know that the locomotive is being operated remotely
- Any operational difficulties encountered are addressed by re-establishing control of the locomotive with minimum risk to personnel and equipment
- Shut down portable remote control equipment
- Locomotive is secured against unintentional movement in a safe location in accordance with organisational procedures
- Portable remote control equipment is shut down in accordance with manufacturer instructions and/or organisational policies and procedures
- When required, portable remote control equipment is removed from the locomotive in accordance with manufacturer instructions and/or organisational policies and procedures
- Relevant OH&S requirements are followed to prevent injury and damage to equipment