Rail Business Rules | Safety

 Drug and Alcohol Testing
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Drug and Alcohol Testing.Qualified.ONRSR Issued Drug and Alcohol testing authorised person card


This competency rule is derived from 'Business Rule - ONRSR Issued Drug and Alcohol Testing Authorised Person Card' Version 01 -  

  • Evidence for this competency identifies you are authorised to conduct drug and alcohol testing within the railway.
  • People with this competency are only authorised to conduct drug and alcohol testing within the railway for company purposes.
  • Testing and does not take the place of:
  • a medical provider for the purposes of a medical, or
  • a pathology laboratory for the purposes of a drug and alcohol screen
  • Evidence can be in the form of a letter or card from a Rail Operator or authorised training organisation on behalf of the National Rail Regulator
  • Please upload your qualification issued by an approved governing body.
  • There is a 3 year expiry is required for this competency



 Health and Safety Representative
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OH&S.WHS.Course. Health and Safety Representative



Applicants name to be shown on document and this should match cardholders registered name

Health and Safety Representative should be shown on the document

Training must be issued by a registered training organisation (RTO)

Black and white or colour accepted

Issue Date = Date of completion shown on the document






 Investigations
 ICAM
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OH&S-WHS.Course.ICAM Lead Investigator Course


Applicants name to be shown on document and this should match cardholders registered name

ICAM Lead Investigator Course should be shown on the document

Training must be issued by a registered training organisation (RTO)

Black and white or colour accepted

Issue Date = Date of completion shown on the document




 Rail Testing - Using Ultrasonic Equipment
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Rail.Statement of Attainment.Test rail using ultrasonic equipment (GROUP)

This competency rule is derived from 'Business Rule - Test Rail Using Ultrasonic Equipment' Version 01 - 22.08.2016

  • Document uploaded to this competency is to be:
    A Statement of Attainment or Ultrasonic Testing Level 2 Certificate issued by the Australian Institute for Non-Destructive Testing (AINDT).
  • Statement of Attainment is to be issued by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
  • Enter issue date as shown on the document
  • If Statement of Attainment = 3 year expiry date is required
  • If Ultrasonic Testing Level 2 Certificate (AINDT) = input expiry date as shown on the document


Note: The AINDT certificate is also used as recertification.

 Snake Awareness
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OH&S-WHS.Course.Snake Awareness

  • Applicant name to be displayed on training evidence
  • Training evidence must show completion of snake awareness training or venomous animals training
  • Issue date should be recorded as the date of training completion