This section describes the knowledge and skills required for this unit

Required knowledge

Components of a rail safety worker competency system

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

Processes and resources for assessing employee competence

Relevant legislation regulations permit and licence requirements related to rail safety worker competency

Responsibilities of organisation and employees for implementing rail safety worker competency regulations and policies including requirements of suppliers and subcontractors in the supply chain of the organisations services and products

Sources of information on rail safety worker competence

Task analysis methodologies for rail safety worker competence

Required skills

Adapt to any changes in legislation and regulations as they may relate to rail safety worker competency

Communicate effectively with others when implementing the organisations rail safety worker competency system

Facilitate systems that assist employees to identify their own learning needs on matters related to rail safety worker competency

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

Organise monitoring and reviewing of organisations rail safety worker competency system

Read and interpret documentation on rail safety worker competency legislation

Recognise breaches of rail safety worker competency requirements and take appropriate action in accordance with organisations rail safety worker competency system

Work collaboratively with employees and management to implement the organisations rail safety worker competency 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 rail safety workers within a rail organisation

developing a system to manage rail safety worker competency

reviewing a rail safety worker competency 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 at the registered training organisation andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Components of a rail safety worker competency system may include:

Regulatory requirements may include:

Depending on the business, organisational procedures may be known as:

Information and documents may include: