UNIT GROUP 9915 RAILWAY LABOURERS
RAILWAY LABOURERS lay and repair tracks for railways, tramways, transfer yards, quarries and mines.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this unit group is completion of compulsory secondary education or higher qualification.
Tasks Include:
- placing sleepers across roadbeds, positioning and fastening rails on sleepers
- cutting rails to length and grinding worn or rough rail ends
- drilling bolt holes and bolting and welding rail sections
- spreading and tamping ballast to provide firm foundation for sleepers
- removing and replacing worn or damaged rails, sleepers and switches
Occupations:
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