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Certificate IV in Rail Safety Investigation
Certificate IV in Rail Safety Investigation
TLI40822
BHZ5
Current
Approved
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Releases
| Release Version | Release Date | TGA Status | DTWD Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 | 25/10/2022 | Current | Approved |
Description
This is a qualification for a person who undertakes a rail safety investigation within the rail industry in accordance with regulations, rail network standards, rules and procedures.
This qualification applies to a technically competent or rail operations experienced person who, while working under a level of supervision, has responsibility for investigating safety incidents to exercise discretion and judgement using appropriate rail knowledge to provide technical assistance and safety support to rail operations stakeholders.
Job roles:
This qualification is aligned to the following defined role:
rail safety incident investigator.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Schedule
Packaging Rules
A total of twelve (12) units of competency comprising:- nine (9) core units listed below, plus
- three (3) general elective units from the general elective units listed below.
Up to two (2) of the general elective units may be selected from any relevant nationally endorsed Training Package. The general elective units must contribute to the vocational outcomes of the qualification.
Where imported units are selected, care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisite units specified are complied with.
1. Core Units
All nine (9) units must be completed.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVK35 | TLIB3118 | Apply awareness of railway fundamentals | 10 | Unit of competency |
| AVJ41 | TLIF2062 | Apply awareness of safeworking rules and regulations | 40 | Unit of competency |
| OCF09 | BSBOPS403 | Apply business risk management processes | 40 | Unit of competency |
| AVJ59 | TLIE3022 | Complete workplace documents | 10 | Unit of competency |
| ODX39 | PSPREG039 | Gather information through interviews | 50 | Unit of competency |
| AVJ20 | TLIF4088 | Implement and coordinate rail safety and WHS risk-control strategies | 50 | Unit of competency |
| OEE97 | TLIF0045 | Investigate rail safety incidents | 65 | Unit of competency |
| AVJ56 | TLIE4030 | Prepare rail safety reports | 35 | Unit of competency |
| OEE83 | TLIF0054 | Respond to notifiable rail safety occurrences | 45 | Unit of competency |
2. General Elective Units
Three (3) units may be chosen from the General Elective Units listed.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVJ29 | TLIF3085 | Apply local incident response procedures | 20 | Unit of competency |
| OAA33 | TLIF0008 | Apply safety critical communications in the rail environment | 25 | Unit of competency |
| AVK29 | TLIB4042 | Conduct inspection of safeworking procedures and infrastructure | 40 | Unit of competency |
| ODP97 | TLIF0023 | Conduct track protection assessment | 10 | Unit of competency |
| ODP82 | TLIG0001 | Facilitate work teams | 50 | Unit of competency |
| AVJ16 | TLIF4101 | Implement and maintain a rail safety culture | 35 | Unit of competency |
| OBA94 | BSBWHS515 | Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents | 60 | Unit of competency |
| OBR27 | TLIF0015 | Recognise the impact of human capabilities/limitations on human performance in a rail environment | 25 | Unit of competency |
| OCZ04 | TLIF0020 | Safely access the rail corridor | 10 | Unit of competency |
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHG8 | TLI40821 | Certificate IV in Rail Safety Investigation | Qualification |
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Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
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