Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

TLIF4111A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Work effectively in a train-driving environment

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency TLIF4111A - Work effectively in a train-driving environment
Description This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in a train-driving environment and includes monitoring own health and wellbeing, maintaining situational awareness, maintaining workplace safety, mitigating threats and errors, and maintaining currency of industry skills and knowledge.Licensing or certification requirements are not applicable to this unit.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This activity applies to individuals who are engaged in operating rolling stock in the work environment and who are responsible for their own work. This may be in a defined context under direct supervision and/or with some individual responsibility.This unit has limited application in the rail operations environment.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Nil
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Monitor own health and wellbeing
  • Health and wellbeing issues that impact on train driving are identified
  • Own health and wellbeing is assessed against identified issues
  • Potential for own health and wellbeing to deteriorate in relation to identified issues is determined
  • Action is taken improve own health and wellbeing status in relation to identified issues
       
Element: Maintain situational awareness
  • Self and others are assessed for task knowledge requirements at commencement and duration of the task
  • External and internal information that impacts on the operation of the train is gathered
  • Information about the train and its systems is accurately interpreted
  • Significance of this information in relation to the current situation is determined
  • Changes in the current situation are anticipated and action is taken to correct any negative impacts of these anticipated changes
  • Appropriate personnel involved are informed of these changes
       
Element: Implement work safety requirements
  • Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) procedures and work instructions are identified and implemented
  • Pre-start systems and equipment checks are carried out according to organisational procedures
  • Organisational procedures for responding to emergency incidents are implemented
  • Designated persons for reporting queries and concerns about safety in the workplace are identified
  • Existing and potential hazards in the workplace are identified, reported to designated persons and recorded according to organisational procedures
  • Emergency incidents and injuries are identified and reported to designated persons according to organisational procedures
  • WHS/OHS duty holders in own work area and their duties are identified
       
Element: Recognise, manage and mitigate threats and errors
  • Relevant environmental and/or operational threats and errors are identified
  • Standard operating procedures are applied to avoid identified operational threats and errors occurring
  • Strategies for reducing the frequency of errors are implemented
  • Strategies for limiting the consequences of errors are implemented
  • Progress is monitored and assessed to ensure a safe journey
  • Actions are modified and communicated as required when a safe journey is in doubt
  • Systems, environment and rail operations staff are monitored, and information is collected and analysed to identify potential or actual threats and errors
  • Timely action is taken to prevent identified threats and errors
       
Element: Maintain currency of industry skills and knowledge
  • Notices and directives about new policies, processes and procedures are read and implemented
  • Clarification is sought from relevant personnel about anything that is not clear in relation to new policies, processes and procedures
  • Where issues about new policies, processes and procedures are interpreted, this information is provided to relevant personnel
  • Relevant professional development and training activities are undertaken
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

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:

required knowledge and skills

relevant legislation and organisational procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

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

Resources for assessment include access to:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulated practical and knowledge assessment, and/or

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

applicable documentation including organisational procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Method of assessment

As a minimum, assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate written/oral tests.

Practical assessment must occur:

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment, and/or

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

This section describes the knowledge and skills required for this unit.

Required knowledge:

Awareness of the impact illness and medication can have on information processing

Decision making processes

Factors that impact on worker health and wellbeing and their effects

Fatigue management strategies

Emergency management

How preconceptions of what is going to happen can detract from situational awareness

How to make better use of resources (human, equipment, information and procedures) to reduce rail safety occurrences

Human error as source of risk in rail operations

Leadership

Notices and directives about new policies, processes and procedures

Reducing rail safety occurrences attributable to human error

Relevant safety, WHS/OHS, and environmental procedures and regulations

Risk management processes (hazard identification, risk management and risk controls)

Self-management

Situations that can result in a loss in situational awareness:

ambiguous information

becoming fixated or preoccupied

breakdown in standard operating procedures

confusion

complacency

contradictory information

fatigue

ineffective communication

non-compliance

poor health

standard operating procedures not being followed correctly

Standard operating procedures to avoid identified threats and errors occurring

Task and workload management

Teamwork

Threat and error management

Tools and techniques to improve and manage human performance

Required skills:

Be aware of the roles of other rail operations staff as they impact on train driving

Be vigilant

Communicate effectively and positively with rail operations staff

Continually assess and reassess situations

Develop and implement safety and operations plans

Execute response training in critical situations

Familiarise oneself with train system being used

Interpret rosters and prepare for rosters as required

Keep industry knowledge up-to-date

Perform to track owner requirements, specifications and operational demands

Plan ahead and develop alternative plans

Plan for contingencies

Prioritise safety issues that will impact on work tasks

Prioritise tasks

Remain alert and active when monitoring automatic systems

Report changes in situations as necessary

Scan environment at regular intervals or important points in the process

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

Health and wellbeing issues may include:

alcohol, tobacco and other drugs

diet/eating plans

exercise

fatigue

health and other requirements for workers undertaking safety critical tasks and jobs

lifestyle factors

non-work related health and wellbeing problems

stress

weight

work related factors

workplace psychosocial factors

Action may include:

advice on healthy eating plans

commitment to and action of quality family/personal time

regular allotment of time to exercise

using company provided counselling services

External and internal information that impacts on the operation of the train may include:

access to and use of company and/or public counselling services

commonwealth and state/territory government information about improving health, wellbeing and lifestyle

commonwealth and state/territory government information on the impact of alcohol and other drugs in relation to individuals and families

requirements in regards to rail health requirements

time management information to assist in prioritising personal and professional priorities

Changes in the current situation may include:

environmental

incidents, both mechanical and human

task related

Appropriate personnel may include:

commonwealth and state/territory bodies and/or departments

counselling services

internal health programs

family

Relevant environmental or operational threats and errors may include:

dangerous goods related incident

safety breach

train quality (mechanical) failure

terrorism

uncooperative work relationship (direct or remote)

Strategies for reducing the frequency of errors may include:

reducing reliance on memory

using checklists, reminders

using communication protocols

adequate human machine interface design

Strategies for limiting the consequences of errors may include:

improve communication skills

cross checking and monitoring

training for error detection and recovery

transparent systems with adequate feedback

Notices and directives about new policies, processes and procedures may include:

new operational procedures and processes

regulatory requirements

track owner network requirements

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Health and wellbeing issues that impact on train driving are identified 
Own health and wellbeing is assessed against identified issues 
Potential for own health and wellbeing to deteriorate in relation to identified issues is determined 
Action is taken improve own health and wellbeing status in relation to identified issues 
Self and others are assessed for task knowledge requirements at commencement and duration of the task 
External and internal information that impacts on the operation of the train is gathered 
Information about the train and its systems is accurately interpreted 
Significance of this information in relation to the current situation is determined 
Changes in the current situation are anticipated and action is taken to correct any negative impacts of these anticipated changes 
Appropriate personnel involved are informed of these changes 
Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) procedures and work instructions are identified and implemented 
Pre-start systems and equipment checks are carried out according to organisational procedures 
Organisational procedures for responding to emergency incidents are implemented 
Designated persons for reporting queries and concerns about safety in the workplace are identified 
Existing and potential hazards in the workplace are identified, reported to designated persons and recorded according to organisational procedures 
Emergency incidents and injuries are identified and reported to designated persons according to organisational procedures 
WHS/OHS duty holders in own work area and their duties are identified 
Relevant environmental and/or operational threats and errors are identified 
Standard operating procedures are applied to avoid identified operational threats and errors occurring 
Strategies for reducing the frequency of errors are implemented 
Strategies for limiting the consequences of errors are implemented 
Progress is monitored and assessed to ensure a safe journey 
Actions are modified and communicated as required when a safe journey is in doubt 
Systems, environment and rail operations staff are monitored, and information is collected and analysed to identify potential or actual threats and errors 
Timely action is taken to prevent identified threats and errors 
Notices and directives about new policies, processes and procedures are read and implemented 
Clarification is sought from relevant personnel about anything that is not clear in relation to new policies, processes and procedures 
Where issues about new policies, processes and procedures are interpreted, this information is provided to relevant personnel 
Relevant professional development and training activities are undertaken 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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