Unit of competency
Modification History
Release 1. This is the first release of this unit of competency in the TLI Transport and Logistics Training Package.
Application
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to implement and maintain rail safety management plans. It includes identifying safety management plans appropriate to organisational activities, implementing plans, monitoring their effectiveness, and identifying and reporting on non-compliance issues. People achieving competence in this unit will need to fulfil the applicable state/territory legislated rail safety requirements and to comply with relevant codes of practice and/or guidelines. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. |
Pre-requisite Unit
Not applicable.
Competency Field
F – Safety Management
Unit Sector
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
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1 |
Identify appropriate rail safety management plans |
1.1 |
Compliance documentation relevant to rail safety for the activities being carried out is accessed and interpreted |
1.2 |
Relevant personnel are consulted about the content of rail safety management plans |
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1.3 |
Rail safety management plans are developed or adapted to meet organisational and regulatory requirements |
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1.4 |
Strategies for managing ongoing changes that may affect rail safety management plans are identified and communicated to relevant organisational personnel |
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1.5 |
Information relating to rail safety management plans is disseminated to organisational personnel in appropriate language, style and format |
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1.6 |
Implications of non-compliance are clarified with relevant organisational personnel |
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2 |
Implement rail safety management plans |
2.1 |
Implementation of rail safety management plans is planned in collaboration with others to ensure compliance with rail safety management systems (SMSs) and organisational requirements |
2.2 |
Implementation of rail safety management plan work activities is monitored to ensure compliance with rail SMSs and organisational requirements |
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2.3 |
Training needs of personnel are identified and supported to ensure they meet their rail safety management workplace responsibilities |
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3 |
Monitor rail safety management plans |
3.1 |
Actual and potential problems relating to rail safety compliance within the workplace are identified and reported |
3.2 |
Identified problems are reported to appropriate personnel to ensure compliance with rail SMSs and organisational requirements |
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3.3 |
Identified non-compliance is reported and recorded in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational policies and procedures |
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3.4 |
Recommendations on improvements to rail safety management plans are submitted to appropriate personnel in accordance with organisational and/or regulatory requirements |
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3.5 |
Records are maintained in accordance with organisational and regulatory requirements |
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency. |
Range of Conditions
Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide. |
Unit Mapping Information
This unit replaces and is equivalent to TLIF4102A Implement and maintain safety management plans.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=df441c6e-213d-43e3-874c-0b3f7036d851