Elements and Performance Criteria
- Undertake track assessment
- Track work activity to be performed is identified and its complexity is analysed
- Impact of the work activity on the network is determined
- Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
- Track protection requirements are analysed and identified
- Visual assessment is conducted to assess the characteristics of the track worksite
- Plan track protection required to perform work activity safely
- Outcomes of the visual assessment and the complexity of the track work activity are analysed to determine type of track protection required
- Worksite protection plan is prepared in accordance with safety assessment outcomes and Rail Infrastructure Manager rules, procedures and protocols for rail safety
- Plan is communicated to relevant personnel