NZQA registered unit standard
29378 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the rail operating environment
and safety procedures
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
8
This unit standard for people working in the rail industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of the rail operating environment; identify and
manage factors that affect personal performance; and identify
and apply workplace health and safety principles to operating in
the rail environment.
Classification
Rail Transport > Rail Operations
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Assessment against this unit standard is to be carried out within an organisation
operating under a current Rail Licence issued in accordance with the provisions of
the Railways Act 2005 and subsequent amendments. The term ‘operator rules and
procedures’ referred to in this unit standard are those that the organisation has in
place to meet the requirements of the Rail Licence.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes the 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, Railways Act 2005.
3
Definitions
Rail corridor – the railway line and adjacent land and structures.
Operator rules and procedures – 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 network – The network managed by the party who is delegated to authorise the
occupancy and movement of trains and other Rail Service Vehicles.
4
Assessment information
The literacy and numeracy requirements of this unit standard require candidates to
be able to read and interpret rail operator rules and procedures, communicate with
passengers and other crew, interpret and comply with rail signage and warnings.
All work practices must meet operator rules and regulations, recognised codes of
practice and documented worksite safety procedures (where these exceed the
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codes) for personal, product, and worksite safety, and the obligations required under
current legislation.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the rail operating environment.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Staff roles and responsibilities are explained in terms of maintaining the safety
of passengers and persons working on or near the train.
Range
1.2
Terms and abbreviations are described and used in the context of rail industry
communications.
Range
1.3
terms may include but are not limited to – rolling stock, multiple
unit, trailer unit/motor unit, double line, setting back, loop;
abbreviations may include but are not limited to – PO, TM, LE,
TXO, PIDS, station abbreviations; evidence is required of a
minimum of six terms and/or abbreviations.
Rolling stock is described in terms of its classification and features.
Range
1.4
roles may include but are not limited to – on board supervisor,
train manager, train driver, platform supervisor, train controller;
evidence is required of a minimum of five roles.
evidence is required of a minimum of two types of rolling stock.
Documentation required to operate under a current Rail Licence is explained.
Outcome 2
Identify and manage factors that affect personal performance.
Range
factors include but are not limited to – health, nutrition and hydration; sleep;
fatigue; shift work; stress; alcohol and drugs; understanding own capabilities
and limitations; communication.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Factors that affect personal performance are stated.
2.2
The effects factors have on personal performance are explained and the effects
are managed.
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Outcome 3
Identify and apply workplace health and safety principles to operating in the rail
environment.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Legislation relating to workplace health and safety is identified and its content is
outlined.
Range
3.2
legislation 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; Railways Act 2005.
Common hazards are identified and managed to maintain the safety of
passengers or persons working on or near the train.
hazards may include but are not limited to – trip and slip hazards,
noise, dust, fumes, platform gap, electricity; evidence is required
of a minimum of five common hazards.
Range
3.3
Operator rules and procedures are applied to ensure safety in the rail
environment and around the rail corridor.
Range
evidence is required of a minimum of three different applications of
operating rules and procedures.
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
18 February 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.
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.
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (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
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