REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit

Required knowledge

Relevant safety OHampS and environmental procedures and regulations applicable to the job role

Workplace procedures for installing and replacing rail

Problems or hazards that may occur when loading and unloading rail and when installing and replacing rail and action that can be taken to report or resolve them

Acceptance standards for reuse of rails

Rail installation acceptance standard

Characteristics of plant and equipment transport structures hardware and components used in work activities

Relevant recording and documentation procedures

Required skills

Communicate effectively with others when installing and replacing rail

Interpret and follow operational instructions and prioritise work when installing and replacing rail

Complete documentation relating to the installation and replacement of rail

Work collaboratively with others when installing and replacing rail

Report and rectify within limits of own role problems faults and malfunctions that may occur when installing and replacing rail in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

Modify activities depending on differing operational contingencies risk situations and environments

Measure rail weight and dimensions

Check compliance between work and job specifications

Select and use required personal protective equipment PPE

Select and use relevant equipment and tools

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 underpinning knowledge and skills

relevant legislation and workplace procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement

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

loading and unloading rails correctly

removing existing rail andor lifting new rail into place using appropriate equipment and methods

preparing rail joints and installing them correctly

restoring track fastenings according to workplace procedures

checking that replacement rails meet requirements

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 loading and unloading equipment may include:

Rail loading and unloading methods may vary according to:

Rail installation and replacement may include:

Equipment may include:

Materials may include:

Rail joint parts and surroundings to be checked may include:

Fastenings may include:

Depending on work context, safety and PPE may include:

Depending on the type of organisation concerned and the local terminology used, workplace procedures may include: