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30/04/2012 ARTC Competency Management System 1

ARTC’s Competency Management

System

Discussing today….

• What the legislation requires

• ARTC’s response

• Rail safety worker definitions

• Stakeholders

• Identification cards

• System compliance



Rail Safety Act 2006

• Compliance with Act a requirement for management

of the “competence” of “rail safety workers”

• Competence:

R39 (1) A rail operator must assess…

(a) by reference to:

(i) any applicable units of competence or qualification under

the AQF; or

(ii) any other competence specified by the Safety Director;

and

(b) by reference to the actual knowledge, experience and

skills required for the particular rail safety work to be

carried out safely.

Definition of RSW

S7 (a) driving, despatching, or any activity controlling/affecting the movement of rolling stock;

(b) signalling, and signalling operations, receiving and relaying of communications or any

other activity controlling or affecting the movement of rolling stock;

(c) coupling or uncoupling rolling stock;

(d) designing, constructing, repairing, modifying, maintaining, monitoring, inspecting or

testing (i) rolling stock; (ii) civil or electric traction infrastructure; or (iii) signalling or

telecommunications equipment;

(e) installing components in relation to rolling stock;

(f) any work relating to the design, construction, repair, modification, maintenance,

monitoring, inspecting or testing of rail infrastructure or associated works or equipment;

(g) installing or maintaining any part of rail infrastructure or telecommunications system;

(h) receiving and relaying of communications;

(i) any work involving certification as to the safety of rail infrastructure or rolling stock;

(j) decommissioning or disposal of rail infrastructure or rolling stock;

(k) development, management or monitoring of safe working systems for railways;

(l) any work in relation to ensuring the safety of (i) rail safety workers on a railway; (ii) any

persons working on or near a railway, whether or not the person working on or near the railway

track is carrying out rail safety work;

(m) any other work that is prescribed by the regulations as rail safety work.


ARTC’s Response

Establishment of project

office

Legislative review

Stakeholder engagement

RSW roles and competencies

RSW identification

System compliance


Project Office

• Established October 2010

• Terms of reference – Steering Committee oversight

• Operating out of Broadmeadow NSW office

• Access to ARTC subject matter experts


Legislative Review

• Undertook review of all state based Rail Safety

legislation

• Reviewed content of:

– Rail Safety Act 2006 (Vic)

– Rail Safety Regulations 2006 (Vic)

• Regular interaction with TSV and rail regulator


Stakeholder Engagement

• Key stakeholders include:

– ARTC staff

– Federal and State Government Transport Departments –

TSV

– Other Rail Operators - MTM, V/Line, Yarra Trams

– State authorities including WorkSafe

– Contractors

– Private rail operators

– Industry associations

– Unions, including peak state unions and the RTBU

– Rail training providers


RSW Roles and Competencies

• Review of all RSW tasks completed by ARTC by subject

matter experts (staff and contractors)

• All tasks assigned to nine functional employment

categories:

– Plant and Equipment

– Track and Civil

– Safeworking

– Communications

– Structures

– Network Control

– Signals

– Engineering

– Project Management


Functional Employment Categories



• All tasks assigned to nine functional employment

categories

• Within each category:

– Job roles and

– competencies determined.

• Matrices developed mapping roles to competencies


Competencies

• employee identification: • 100 point ID check at Australia Post

• safeworking & technical skills • Includes statements of attainment, licences and certifications

• Where possible linked to training packages – TLI/RII/MEM

• Licences those issues by accrediting bodies

• relevant experience; and

• a relevant health assessment: • National Standard for Health Assessment of RSW

• “Enabling” or core competencies

Job Roles - Track and Civil

Track inspector/examiner/certifier

Track Maintainer

Rail Welder (Aluminothermic)

Head Repairer (Aluminothermic)

Rail Welder (Mobile Flashbutt)

Rail Welder (Fixed Flashbutt)

Rail Adjuster

Wire Feed Welder

Temporary Track Support Installer

Ultrasonic Tester Track

Ultrasonic Tester Turnouts

Earthworks Supervisor

Turnout Constructor

Ballast Unloader

Track Constructor

Track Construction Certifier

Rail Lube Maintainer

Fence Installer and maintainer

Rail Labourer

Resurfacing – Track Measurer

Around the Track Personnel


Competencies – Track and Civil

TLIB1028A Maintain and use hand tools

TLID1001A Shift materials safely using manual handling methods

TLIE1003A Participate in basic workplace communications

TLIF1001A Follow occupational health and safety procedures

TLIF2010A Apply fatigue management strategies

TLIF2062A Apply awareness of safeworking rules and regulations

TLIF2080A Safely access the rail corridor

CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry

TLIU2008A Apply environmental procedures to rail infrastructure

TLIS2031A Install railway sleepers

TLIB3095A Check and repair points and crossings

TLIB3094A Check and repair track geometry

TLIB3099A Examine track infrastructure

TLIB3100A Visually inspect track infrastructure

TLIB2097A Install and maintain guard rails

TLIB2101A Install and maintain rail joints

TLIS2034A Install and repair rail fastening systems

TLIS2032A Install rail

TLIB2085A Apply track fundamentals


Matrices

National Unit Of Competency

(Unit code and descriptor)

TLI10 Ra

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Tra

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xa

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ce

rtifie

r

Tra

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ain

tain

er

Ra

il W

eld

er

(Alu

min

oth

erm

ic)

(2)

He

ad R

epa

ire

r (A

lum

ino

the

rmic

) (2

)

Ra

il W

eld

er

(Mo

bile

Fla

shbutt)

Ra

il W

eld

er

(Fix

ed F

lashbutt)

Ra

il A

dju

ste

r

Wir

e F

ee

d W

eld

er

Te

mpo

rary

Tra

ck S

uppo

rt

Insta

ller

Ultr

aso

nic

Te

ste

r T

rack

Ultr

aso

nic

Te

ste

r T

urn

outs

Ea

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ork

s S

upe

rvis

or

Turn

out

Co

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ucto

r

Ba

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Unlo

ade

r

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ck C

onstr

ucto

r

Tra

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Ra

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Ma

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r

Fe

nce

Insta

ller

and m

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Ra

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abo

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r

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TLIB1028A Maintain and use hand

tools

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

TLID1001A Shift materials safely using

manual handling methods

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

TLIE1003A Participate in basic

workplace communications

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

TLIF1001A Follow occupational health

and safety procedures

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

TLIF2010A Apply fatigue management

strategies

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X


RSW Roles and Competencies



• All tasks assigned to nine functional employment categories

• Within each category:

– Job roles and

– competencies determined

• Matrices developed mapping roles to competencies

• Completed matrices provided to external contractors for

comment, and where required amended

• Determined who are not RSW

• Endorsed by Steering Committee and issued on ARTC

website


Competency Assessment

• Verification of evidence provided by infrastructure

groups

• Assessment of evidence provided by engineering,

project management and signals groups

• Options for contractors to complete assessment of

their own RSW

• Completed online


RSW Identification

• ARTC captures the competencies of all Rail Safety

Workers, and issues a RSW Card which permits the owner

to complete RSW for ARTC

• Applying for a RSW card is completed online at

www.railsafetyworker.com.au


http://www.railsafetyworker.com.au/

Risk Mitigation

• Controls in accordance with 7 areas of ARTC’s risk

management procedure

• 25 identified for Victoria - completed prior to entry

• Corporate & project risk registers maintained


Risks

Corporate Project

ARTC non compliant with State legislation Funding for Competency Management

System development not available

Contractors /unions/others complain of

onerous ARTC requirements

Theft of ARTC RSW information

Provision of fraudulent information by RSW

or contractors

Contractors and staff unable to access RSW

identification card system/system failure

Contractors working on ARTC sites not

complying with competency requirements

Worker competency project produces

procedures in isolation from SMS etc

Onerous requirement on time of ARTC

internal assessors

Mismatch of existing contractor

competencies with ARTC competency

matrices

RSW project does not comply with OHS

legislation

Insufficient information on project to

contractors and staff

RSW project does not comply with

environmental legislation

Lack of engagement with key stakeholders

RSW project does not comply with AQF and

other licencing requirements

Contractor assessments not complying with

ARTC requirements

RSW project does not comply with EEO

legislation

Project exceeds allocated budget

Unauthorised use or abuse of intellectual

property

Rail Safety Work not accurately defined


System Compliance

• Prior to contractors arriving onsite:

o During contract tender process - RSW compliance checked

o ARTC supervisory staff have been trained and provided viewing

access to the competency system to check contractor

competencies before they arrive on site

• Contractors arrive on site:

o checked for possession of RSW card at pre-work briefs

o safety officers trained in electronic auditing via Onsite and are

proactively ensuring possession of RSW cards

o Random audits by regulator and ARTC

o System hardware being explored to allow swipe access


Implementation Dates

• Enabling matrices – 30 September 2012

• Full compliance – 31 March 2013


Summary

• New definition of roles and competencies required

of contractors

• Clear guidance on what is required

• Trialled in NSW – adjusted following industry

consultation

• No need for great changes for Victorian operations

• Implementation dates fixed


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