This section describes the knowledge and skills required for this unit

Required knowledge

Components of a rail safety compliance system

Options and resources for providing training and learning opportunities for employees about rail safety compliance

Procedures and tools for monitoring and reviewing an organisations rail safety compliance system and related policy and procedures and for reporting outcomes

Relevant legislation regulations permit and licence requirements relating to rail safety compliance

Responsibilities of an organisation and employees for implementing a rail safety compliance system

Required skills

Adapt to any changes in legislation and regulations as they may relate to safety compliance

Communicate effectively with others when implementing the organisations rail safety compliance system

Modify activities and take appropriate initiatives to manage the implementation of an organisations safety compliance system depending on differing contexts risk situations and environments

Organise audits and reviews of an organisations safety compliance system

Read and interpret documentation related to rail safety legislation and the organisations rail safety compliance system and apply them to management activities

Recognise nonconformance with rail safety requirements and take appropriate action in accordance with organisational policies and procedures

Work collaboratively with employees and management to implement the organisations safety compliance system

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 or establishing rail safety compliance within an organisation

auditing a rail safety compliance system

reviewing a rail safety compliance system

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

Rail safety compliance documentation may include but is not limited to:

Rail safety compliance framework may include:

Resources may include:

Relevant stakeholders may include:

Legislation, codes and national standards relevant to the workplace may include: