railway infrastructure inspector
Railway infrastructure inspectors are responsible for checking the conditions of railways. They monitor compliance to health and safety standards and inspect the infrastructure to detect damage or flaws. They analyse and report on their findings to ensure railway conditions are maintained at a safe level.
Also called: railway infrastructure safety inspector, railway infrastructure surveyor, railway infrastructure examiner, railway infrastructure auditor
- 14
- essential skills
- 21
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
14- assess railway operations
- comply with legal regulations
- conduct environmental surveys
- design wayside signalling interlockings
- enforce railway safety regulations
- ensure safe operation of railway during repairs
- health and safety measures in transportation
- identify hazards in the workplace
- monitor work site
- operate railway freight monitoring technologies
- perform inspection analysis
- quality assurance procedures
- undertake inspections
- write inspection reports
Optional skills
21- advise on safety improvements
- analyse environmental data
- assess performance of rail operations
- detect flaws in rails
- detect rail track malfunctions
- ensure implementation of subsidence mitigation measures
- ensure public safety and security
- identify preventive actions
- liaise with government officials
- liaise with rail experts
- manage maintenance operations
- operate rail-flaw-detection machine
- perform rail operations risk management
- perform rail track inspections
- physical characteristics of railways
- provide advice on breaches of regulation
- provide railway technical advice
- rail construction engineering
- rail infrastructure
- shunt inbound loads
- write rail defect records
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