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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Explain key principles relating to a rail safety culture
  2. Apply rail safety culture to organisational activities
  3. Review safety culture within an organisation

Required Skills

This section describes the knowledge and skills required for this unit

Required knowledge

Appropriate safety survey tools

Behavioural marker system for rail safety

Concept and key elements of a positive rail safety culture

Legislation and guidelines relating to rail safety culture

Organisational policies procedures and systems relating to developing and maintaining a positive rail safety culture

Principles and application of rail safety

Rail environment

Required skills

Communicate information relating to rail safety culture at the appropriate level

Influence others positively

Read and comprehend complex and formal documents such as literature and guidelines relating to rail safety legislation and related materials

Research information relating to a rail safety culture

Solve problems

Evidence Required

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 required knowledge and skills

relevant legislation and workplace procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement

Assessment must include exercises which demonstrate competent performance of the following in a range of situations

identifying factors in a positive rail safety culture

identifying media available for dissemination of rail safety information

conducting a review of rail safety culture within an organisationproject

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Performance is demonstrated consistently over a period of time and in a suitable range of contexts

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 andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance.

Operating principles include:

valuing people’s knowledge, skills and judgement in carrying out their work safely

recognising human limitations and potential for error

just treatment when errors are made

acceptance that organisations are imperfect and will only improve if they are open to feedback and prepared to learn and adapt

Appropriate communication strategies may include:

documents

toolbox talks

report summaries

electronic media

face-to-face communication

forums

presentations

committees

workshops

formal training

Documentation may include:

reported findings

safety incident feedback

report summaries

guides

manuals

training materials

alerts

positive reinforcement initiatives

Behavioural markers are:

short, precise statements each describing a single non-technical skill or competency, such as using correct radio protocols and asking questions to clarify understanding

Positive safety culture is characterised by:

communication founded on mutual trust

shared perceptions of the importance of safety

confidence in effectiveness of preventive measures

shared concern for, commitment to and accountability for safety

key elements that include:

keeping people informed

maintaining vigilance

promoting a just culture environment

promoting organisational flexibility

encouraging willingness to learn

Just culture is:

transparent and establishes clear accountability for actions

neither blame free (total immunity for actions) nor punitive (disciplinary responses regardless of whether acts were unintentional or deliberate)

one where uncensored reporting of near miss occurrences and worker participation in safety issues is encouraged

one which acknowledges human error and the need to manage it by supporting systems and practices that promote learning from past errors or mistakes

Information and documents may include:

rail safety management system documents

reports of audits of rail safety

error and safety incident reports

relevant occupational health and safety (OH&S) regulations and procedures

relevant standards and certification requirements

quality assurance procedures

Applicable legislation, regulations and codes may include:

relevant commonwealth and state/territory regulations

relevant rail industry safe working codes and regulations

relevant state/territory OH&S legislation