Rail switchperson
Also searched as: Guardagujas de ferrocarriles
Code 8312.2
What does a Rail switchperson do?
Rail switchpersons assist in the tasks of the traffic controller. They operate switches and signals according to rail traffic control instructions. They ensure compliance with regulations and safety rules.
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Essential skills
Knowledge
- signal box parts
Skills and competences
- apply signalling control procedures
- cooperate with colleagues
- shunt outbound loads
- shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards
- execute working instructions
- ensure compliance with railway regulation
- manage rail yard resources
- enforce railway safety regulations
- keep task records
- operate railway lever frames
- operate railway switches
- operate switching locomotives
- follow switching instructions in rail operations
- shunt inbound loads
- use handbrake
- use rigging tools
- use waterway traffic control systems
Transversal competences
- handle stressful situations in the work place
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences