Release 1. This is the first release of this unit of competency in the UET Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package Release 2.0.

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to maintain rail traction bonds in the electricity supply industry (ESI).

It includes the maintenance, testing and repair of temporary and permanent traction bonds, bonding cables, bonding equipment and hardware whilst undertaking safe working practices on or about the running line/track, identifying and confirming road/rail management plans and electrical permits.

It also includes checks to confirm bonds, bonding cables, bonding equipment and hardware have been maintained in accordance with maintenance documents, ensuring traction bonding is fit for service, and relevant quality assurance documentation is completed.

The application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence/registration to practice in the workplace.

Other conditions may also apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements which must be confirmed prior to commencing this unit.

UEECD0007 Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace

UEECD0019 Fabricate, assemble and dismantle utilities industry components

UEECD0044 Solve problems in multiple path circuits

UEECD0046 Solve problems in single path circuits

UEECD0051 Use drawings, diagrams, schedules, standards, codes and specifications

UEEEL0020 Solve problems in low voltage a.c. circuits

UEEEL0021 Solve problems in magnetic and electromagnetic devices

UETDREL001 Apply environmental requirements

UETDREL004 Operate plant and equipment in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus

UETDREL005 Work safely in the vicinity of live electrical apparatus

UETDRIS007 Install and maintain distribution overhead conductors and cables

UETDRIS012 Install and maintain poles, structures and hardware

UETDRRT002 Install overhead traction components and equipment

UETDRRT003 Install rail traction bonds

UETDRRT004 Install traction overhead wiring systems

UETDRRT009 Maintain overhead traction components and equipment

UETDRRT011 Maintain traction overhead wiring systems

Rail Traction

Not applicable.

ELEMENTS 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1  

Prepare for maintenance of traction bonds 

1.1 

Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are referred to and confirmed

1.2 

Relevant maintenance documents are identified and obtained

1.3 

Plant, tools, equipment, conductors and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for work are determined, obtained and confirmed in working order

1.4 

Hazards are identified, risks assessed and control measures identified and applied

1.5 

Work is prioritised and sequenced for completion in accordance with workplace requirements

1.6 

Work permits are organised in accordance with workplace requirements

1.7 

Worksite, road or rail management plan is prepared in accordance with workplace requirements

1.8 

Environmental constraints applicable to the work are identified and control measures applied

2 

Perform maintenance of traction bonds 

2.1 

Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are applied and monitored

2.2 

Lifting, working at heights and the use of plant, tools, equipment and PPE are carried out in accordance with workplace requirements

2.3 

Hazard control measures are monitored in accordance with workplace requirements

2.4 

Work permits are instructed and issued and where appropriate signed in accordance with workplace requirements

2.5 

Cable and surrounds, including rail and other surfaces, are prepared for jointing and terminating in accordance with workplace requirements

2.6 

Maintenance, testing and repair of traction bonds equipment, associated hardware and bonding cables are completed in agreed timeframes, to design standards or maintenance documents and with a minimum of waste in accordance with workplace requirements

2.7 

Incidents or unplanned events are responded to in accordance with workplace requirements

2.8 

Quality checks of work are undertaken in accordance with workplace requirements to ensure fit for service

3 

Complete work and documentation 

3.1 

Completed work is checked against maintenance documents for compliance and anomalies reported in accordance with workplace requirements

3.2 

Incidents or unplanned events are reported in accordance with workplace requirements

3.3 

Worksite is rehabilitated, cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace requirements

3.4 

Plant, tools and equipment are cleaned, checked, and returned to storage in accordance with workplace requirements

3.5 

Surplus materials are returned to storage or disposed of in accordance with workplace requirements

3.6 

Work permits are completed and traction bonds are fit for service in accordance with workplace requirements

3.7 

Work records, reports and documentation are completed in accordance with workplace requirements

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the UET Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

This unit replaces and is equivalent to UETTDRRT24 Maintain rail traction bonds.

Release 1. This is the first release of this unit of competency in the UET Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package Release 2.0.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two separate occasions and include:

• applying relevant legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements, including:

• work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS)

• identifying hazards, assessing risks, identifying, applying and monitoring control measures
• obtaining, inspecting and using relevant personal protective equipment (PPE)
• maintaining at least two (2) of the following types of connecting bond cables and components:

• covered or bare aluminium bonds
• copper bonds
• steel bonds
• steel rail

• using at least three (3) of the following types of equipment, tools and testers required for maintaining rail traction bonds:

• bonding specific tools
• crimping devices
• thermal moulds
• rail drill
• bonding fittings
• explosive power tools
• meter or tester

• dealing with an unplanned event on at least one (1) occasion
• completing relevant work records, reports and documentation.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

• relevant legislation, regulations standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements, including:

• WHS/OHS

• hazard, risk assessment and risk control requirements, including potential hazards
• types and application of PPE
• safe use of plant, tools and equipment
• application, purpose and types of permits
• rail traction bonds maintenance documents
• traction bond and cables, including:

• temporary and permanent bonding preparation and installation methods
• applications for temporary and permanent bonding
• components of temporary and permanent bonds
• interface between traction and signalling circuits

• safe working procedures/practices when carrying out temporary and permanent bonding, including:

• PPE
• electrical and visual testing of the PPE

• maintenance of traction bond, cables and equipment, including:

• types and components
• types and function of tools and equipment
• maintenance/repair procedures
• inspection and recording procedures

• diagnosis and correction of simple faults in traction bonds, including:

• types and causes
• determination of appropriate corrective actions
• repair and replace procedures

• events constituting an unplanned event or incident
• procedures for responding to an unplanned event or incident.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations, where it is appropriate to do so.

Where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated conditions involving realistic and authentic activities that replicate operational workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

• relevant and appropriate materials, tools, facilities, equipment and PPE currently used in industry for maintaining rail traction bonds
• applicable documentation, including workplace requirements, maintenance documents, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.