Engineering Supervisor

Course Aims

This course is intended for persons who wish to act as Engineering Supervisors on Network Rail’s infrastructure

The Engineering Supervisor course is suitable for any person who is over the age of 18 years. The person will be in charge of a worksite within a possession and authorise the movement of trains into or within a worksite. Delegates should have at least 2 years documented prior experience which should include carrying out the duties of a COSS and taking supervisory responsibility for a group of people. Employers should select delegates for the role of Engineering Supervisor based on documented processes to assess aptitude, prior experience and give details of the specific requirements

Course Objectives

• State the requirements for appointment as Engineering Supervisor.
• State what will be discussed at a pre-planning meeting.
• State the information required by Engineering Supervisor and in which publications obtainable.
• State the requirements for effective communications.
• State the basic procedure followed by PICOP when a possession is taken.
• State the requirements and demonstrate the ability to follow the procedure for authorising work to start, including the effective recording of information.
• State Rule Book sections and requirements for setting up a safe worksite.
• State requirements for safe and efficient train movements.
• State the requirements for change over of personnel and demonstrate the ability to follow correct procedures including correct recording of information.
• State the requirements for suspending or handing back a worksite and demonstrate the ability to follow those procedures including correct recording of information.