UETDRRT010Maintain rail traction bonds

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What an assessment for UETDRRT010 must cover

42 assessable components: 3 elements (23 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare for maintenance of traction bonds

  • 1.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are referred to and confirmed
  • 1.2Relevant maintenance documents are identified and obtained
  • 1.3Plant, tools, equipment, conductors and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for work are determined, obtained and confirmed in working order
  • 1.4Hazards are identified, risks assessed and control measures identified and applied
  • 1.5Work is prioritised and sequenced for completion in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.6Work permits are organised in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.7Worksite, road or rail management plan is prepared in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 1.8Environmental constraints applicable to the work are identified and control measures applied

2 Perform maintenance of traction bonds

  • 2.1Legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and organisational workplace requirements for the work to be performed are applied and monitored
  • 2.2Lifting, working at heights and the use of plant, tools, equipment and PPE are carried out in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.3Hazard control measures are monitored in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.4Work permits are instructed and issued and where appropriate signed in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.5Cable and surrounds, including rail and other surfaces, are prepared for jointing and terminating in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.6Maintenance, 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
  • 2.7Incidents or unplanned events are responded to in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 2.8Quality checks of work are undertaken in accordance with workplace requirements to ensure fit for service

3 Complete work and documentation

  • 3.1Completed work is checked against maintenance documents for compliance and anomalies reported in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.2Incidents or unplanned events are reported in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.3Worksite is rehabilitated, cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.4Plant, tools and equipment are cleaned, checked, and returned to storage in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.5Surplus materials are returned to storage or disposed of in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.6Work permits are completed and traction bonds are fit for service in accordance with workplace requirements
  • 3.7Work records, reports and documentation are completed in accordance with workplace requirements

Performance evidence

  • 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

Knowledge evidence

  • 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

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What does an assessment tool for UETDRRT010 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for UETDRRT010 needs to address all 42 unit components: 3 elements with 23 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 12 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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