NZQA registered unit standard
29376 version 1
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Title
Maintain a safe and secure environment when working in or near the
rail corridor
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
9
This is an entry level unit standard for people working in the
passenger or freight rail industries.
People credited with this unit standard are able to identify,
assess and manage risks and identify and manage factors that
can lead to degraded personal performance.
Classification
Rail Transport > Rail Operations
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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References
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to: Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, which will be replaced by the Health and Safety at
Work Act 2015 when it becomes effective on 4 April 2016; Resource Management
Act 1991; Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 and any subsequent
amendments; Railways Act 2005 and any subsequent amendments.
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Definitions
Operator rules and regulations - Rail Operating Rules, Procedures & Local Network
Instructions (RORP); Rail Operating Code (ROC) and local bulletins or notices
relevant to the task which may include local operating procedures, work site safety
plans and standard operating procedures.
Rail Corridor – the railway line and adjacent land and buildings.
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Assessment information
All work practices must meet operator rules and regulations, recognised codes of
practice and documented worksite safety procedures (where these exceed the
codes) for personal, product, and worksite safety, and the obligations required under
current legislation.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify, assess, and manage risks when working on or near the rail corridor.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Risks are identified and assessed to ensure the safety of persons working on or
near the rail corridor.
Range
1.2
may include but not limited to - tracks, tunnels, bridges, overhead
line, detonators, personal safety. A minimum of 6 different risks
are identified, assessed and managed.
Cognitive skills are identified and explained in terms of their effect on rail safety.
Range
1.3
include but not limited to situational awareness, decision making,
assumption traps, task prioritisation, adaptability.
Risks are managed to ensure the safety of persons working on or near the rail
corridor.
Outcome 2
Identify and manage factors that can lead to degraded personal performance.
Range
includes but is not limited to: health, nutrition and hydration; sleep; fatigue; shift
work; stress; alcohol and drugs; understanding own capabilities and limitations;
communication; occupational overuse syndrome (OOS).
Evidence requirements
2.1
Factors that can lead to degraded personal performance are identified.
2.2
The effects on personal performance are stated and the effects managed.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 January 2016
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0013
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
29376 version 1
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Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the CMR. The CMR also includes useful information about
special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training
programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special
resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz at qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016