Requirements
Learners must be 16+ and bring along valid ID (Passport, Driving license or ID card) along with National Insurance and Proof of Address.
Candidates must already have a Valid Sentinel Card with the relevant Medical and D&A assessments.
Candidates must possess a valid Rule Book required for COSS duties and a Log Book with 4 endorsed entries
Candidates must also have 2 endorsed entries in their COSS Duties rule book
Availability
- Courses will be delivered in house but can also be delivered on site.
About
This course is intended for candidates who wish to set up a safe system of work on Network Rail’s infrastructure and act as a Controller Of Site Safety and require re-certification. It also covers Personal Track Safety re-certification
Who Is The Course Suitable For?
Anyone aged 18 or over that is required to protect a group working on or near the line. Railway Group Standard GO/RT 3358 (Persons Responsible for Protecting Work On or Near the Line) requires employers to select delegates for this role based on documented processes to assess aptitude and prior experience. A COSS may carry out IWA duties without further training.
Course Objectives
- Demonstrate their ability to interpret correctly relevant parts of the Rule Book and relevant Railway Group Standards when acting as a COSS.
- Demonstrate their understanding and ability to set up a Safe System of Work before any group of staff is allowed to go on or near the line.
Course Content
- Clear Communication
- Planning and creating a safe system of work
- Check validity of Sentinel cards
- Give briefings before work takes place
- Working in a Possession
- Working alone
- Incidents where the line in unsafe
- Line clear verification
- Role of the RIO
- Emergency procedures
Additional Information
Course fee includes Sentinel upload fee.
Re-certification is required every two years and consists have a three day classroom based course and assessment