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ARTC’s Competency Management

System

Discussing today….

• What the legislation requires

• ARTC’s response

• Rail safety worker definitions

• Stakeholders

• Identification cards

• System compliance

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Rail Safety Act 2007

• Compliance with Rail Safety Act requirement for

management of the ―competence‖ of ―rail safety

workers‖

• Competence:

– S69(2) The ability to carry out rail safety work (RSW):

(a) by reference to any qualification or any units of

competence recognised under the regulations applicable

to the rail safety work to be carried out;

(b) by reference to the knowledge and skills of the rail

safety worker that would enable them to carry out the

rail safety work safely.

Definition of RSW

S9 (1) (a) driving or despatching rolling stock or any other activity controlling or affecting the

movement of rolling stock;

(b) signalling, receiving or relaying communications controlling or affecting the movement of

rolling stock;

(c) coupling or uncoupling rolling stock;

(d) maintaining, repairing, modifying, monitoring, inspecting or testing rolling stock or rail

infrastructure;

(e) installation of components in relation to rolling stock;

(f) design, construction, repair, modification, maintenance, monitoring, upgrading, inspection or

testing of rail infrastructure or associated works or equipment;

(g) installation or maintenance of—

(i) a telecommunications system used in connection or relating to rail infrastructure; or

(ii) the means of supplying electricity directly to rail infrastructure or to any rolling stock

(h) certification works;

(i) decommissioning works;

(j) work involving the development, management or monitoring of safe working systems for

railways;

(k) work involving the management or monitoring of passenger safety on, in or at any railway.

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ARTC’s Response

Establishment of project

office

Legislative review

Stakeholder engagement

RSW roles and competencies

RSW identification

System compliance

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Project Office

• Established October 2010

• Terms of reference – Steering Committee oversight

• Operating out of Broadmeadow NSW office

• Access to ARTC subject matter experts

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Legislative Review

• Undertook review of all state based Rail Safety

legislation

• Focus on NSW operations and requirements of NSW

Rail Safety Act 2008, with plan to roll out template

developed to other states

• Regular interaction with rail regulators

• http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/RAIL%20

SAFETY%20ACT%202007.aspx

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Stakeholder Engagement

• Key stakeholders include:

– ARTC staff

– Federal and State Government Transport Departments -

DPTI, Public Transport Services SA

– State authorities including WorkerCover SA and SafeWork

SA

– Contractors

– Private rail operators

– Industry associations

– Unions, including peak state unions and the RTBU

– Rail training providers

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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

• 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

• Endorsed by Steering Committee and issued on ARTC

website

• Determined who are not RSW

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Functional Employment Categories

Nine functional employment categories:

• Plant and Equipment

• Track and Civil

• Safeworking

• Communications

• Structures

• Network Control

• Signals

• Engineering

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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

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Competencies

• Each role has minimum competencies defined.

• Competencies fall into four general areas:

o employee identification;

o the relevant safeworking technical skills;

o relevant experience; and

o a relevant health assessment.

• ―Enabling‖ or core competencies

• Like units of TDT and TLI07 training packages

mapped to TLI10.

Competencies

• Employee identification: – All RSW must provide proof of their identity

– Completion of 100 point ID check at Australia Post

• AQF qualifications: – Includes statements of attainment, licences and

certifications

– Where possible linked to TLI and RII training packages

– Licences those issues by accrediting bodies

• Relevant experience: – for engineering, project management and signals groups

– Current CV and record of relevant experience

• Health Assessment: – National Standard for Health Assessment of RSW

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

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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

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System Compliance

• Risks identified and recorded in the ARTC risk

register

• Auditing:

– Contractual, pre-works

– On site

• Document and data control

• RSW competency reviews

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Implementation Dates

• Enabling matrices – 1 July 2012

• Full compliance – 1 January 2013

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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 SA operations

• Implementation dates

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