Elements and Performance Criteria
- Apply safeworking rules and regulations
- Relevant safeworking system for area where work activities are to be carried out is identified prior to commencing work
- Relevant rules for the applicable safeworking system are followed when carrying out activities as part of rail operations
- Work activities are conducted in compliance with relevant state/territory safeworking regulations for activities concerned
- Apply communications protocols
- Communications protocols are followed in accordance with the applicable safeworking system requirements
- Appropriate communications records are maintained as required within the applicable safeworking system rules and procedures
- Use and interpret radio, hand, light and flag commands
- Applicable safeworking system rules and procedures are applied when using and interpreting radio, hand, light and flag commands
- Hand signals are only used in conditions of good visibility
- Any command not clearly understood is regarded as a STOP command in accordance with applicable safeworking system rules and regulations
- Follow safeworking protocols
- Relevant protocols are followed as required and specified in safeworking system rules and procedures
- Appropriate records and documentation are completed in accordance with the requirements of the applicable safeworking system rules and procedures
- Take action in unsafe situations or emergencies
- Unsafe situations are identified in accordance with the requirements of the applicable safeworking system rules and procedures
- Appropriate action is taken to report and/or control safety incidents, identified unsafe situations or emergencies, in accordance with rail safety worker duty of care responsibilities and the requirements of applicable safeworking system rules and procedures
- Record unsafe situations or emergencies
- Appropriate records and documentation of safety incidents, identified unsafe situations or emergencies are completed in accordance with the requirements of applicable safeworking system rules and procedures
- Records of safety incidents, identified unsafe situations or emergencies are maintained in accordance with the requirements of applicable safeworking system rules and procedures