REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

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

Required knowledge

Relevant legislated rail safety requirements including acts and regulations from each applicable state or territory

Relevant OHampS equal employment opportunity and environmental procedures and regulations

Organisational procedures for the operation of minor track equipment

Problems that may occur when operating minor track equipment and action that can be taken to report or resolve them

Hazards that may exist when operating minor track equipment and ways of controlling the risks involved

Basic knowledge of track structure and geometry where applicable

Problems that can occur on minor track equipment and related action that should be taken

Organisational emergency procedures with regard to operating minor track equipment

Separation distances

Work ontrack rules and regulations overview

Required skills

Communicate effectively with others when operating light ontrack equipment

Follow operational instructions

Complete documentation relating to work activities

Follow work instructions

Use appropriate numeric functions when operating light ontrack equipment

Work collaboratively with others when operating light ontrack equipment

Report and rectify within limits of own role identified problems faults and malfunctions when operating minor track equipment in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

Implement prepared contingency plans for unexpected events when operating minor equipment on track

Apply precautions and required action to minimise control or eliminate potential hazards during work activities

Modify activities depending on differing operational contingencies risk situations and environments

Apply fatigue management knowledge and techniques

Work with required attention to detail without injury to self or others or damage to goods or equipment

Select and use required personal protective equipment PPE conforming to industry and OHampS standards

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

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

Assessment of this unit must be undertaken by a registered training organisation

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

Minor track equipment may include:

Liaison may include:

Communication systems may include:

Depending on work context, safety and personal protective equipment may include:

Depending on the type of organisation concerned and the local terminology used, organisational procedures may be known as:

Information and documents may include: