Group 1 Ballast / Track Management
Course Information
Pre-requisites
- Must be a minimum age of 18.
- Most hold valid sentinel track Safety Card endorsed with PTS.
- Must meet medical requiremments of Network Rail Standard NR/L2/OHS/00124 Medical Fitness Level 1.
- Must Meet the requiremments of Network Rail Standard NR/L1/OHS/051 (Drugs & Alcohol).
- Machine Controller highway permissible Vehicle competence; and/or
- Machine Controller Demountable Machine / RMMM; or
- Machine Controller Material Handler competence.
Primary Objectives
At the end of the training the delegate will be able to:
- Describe how the attachment is designed to function under normal operating conditions.
- Describe what equipment calibration certificates and checks are required to comply with the relevant rules and regulations.
- Avoid the attachment being placed in an unsafe or unstable condition.
- Correctly attach and use the attachment
- Control the movement of the host machine taking into account:
- Condition of the track
- Cant
- Gradient
- Exclusion Zones
- Describe what information needs to be given to the Driver/Operator and how to confirm the
Driver/Operator understands the extent of the movement/work.