Trackline Training, which has been established since 1997, is proud to be an NSAR Silver rated provider of railway safety critical training

Established 1997

A Leading Provider of Specialist Training Courses

Personal Track Safety (PTS)

Personal Track Safety (PTS) is a system of safer working practices employed within the United Kingdom designed to ensure the safety of railway workers who have to work on the lineside…

Controller Of Site Safety (COSS)

This course is designed to train persons who are responsible for undertaking Controller of Site Safety training as part of their duties on Network Rail Infrastructure.

Individual Working Alone (IWA)

This course provides the first assessment in the 2 year competence assessment cycle for an IWA. It is suitable for people that already hold a valid IWA competency certificate…

Lookout

This module forms part of the Lookout competence and is designed to train persons who are responsible for undertaking Lookout/Site Warden training as part of their duties on Network Rail Infrastructure.

 

It is designed to develop a persons knowledge, understanding and skills and is particularly suited to persons required to prove their competence in these areas.

Safe Work Leader 1

This course is designed to convert persons with the current COSS competence to SWL1. They will also pass the pre-qualifier assessment and have been nominated by their line…

Safe Work Leader 2

This course is designed to convert persons with the current ES competence to SWL2. They will have been nominated by their line manager/sponsor to enable them to attain the SWL…

A Leading Provider of Specialist Training Courses

DCCR

To provide candidates with the skills and underpinning knowledge to enable them to undertake work near or adjacent to DC conductor rails; it is designed to provide the delegates with the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to work safely near or adjacent to DC conductor rails.

Protection Controller

A Protection Controller must be appointed when a line blockage is required to be taken and shared by two or more COSSs or IWAs. The PC course will take delegates through the procedures as set out in Handbook 8 of the Rule Book, as well as highlighting the importance of using the correct communication protocols and adopting the appropriate behaviours to be able to carry out this role safely and effectively.

OLEC 1

The level and extent of responsibility shall include their own safety and that of others who they accompany. The person shall be expected to refer to others for authorisation when required, be responsible for the implementation of instructions, and work within set procedures and specifications. The person’s actions shall not compromise the safety of others.

Engineering Supervisor

This course is designed to train persons who have been nominated by their line manager/sponsor to enable them to attain the Engineering Supervisor (ES) competence.

 

The ES competence is required to be held by anyone who is required to set up and manage a worksite within an engineering possession on the rail infrastructure under the direction of a Person in Charge of Possession (PICOP). This includes the management of on and off-tracking On Track Plant (OTP) and train movements within the designated worksite.

Person In Charge Of Possession

This course is designed to train persons who have been nominated by their line manager/sponsor to enable them to attain the Person in Charge of Possession (PICOP) competence.

 

The PICOP competence is required to be held by anyone who is required to set up and manage a possession for the purpose of undertaking engineering works on the rail infrastructure and includes the management of single train movements within the possession.

 

The PICOP course will take delegates through the procedures as set out in the Rule Book; Handbook 11 (Duties of the person in charge of possession), Handbook 12 (Duties of the engineering supervisor) and Handbook 13 (Duties of the person in charge of the siding).

 

The course includes the importance of using the correct communication protocols and adopting the appropriate behaviours to be able to carry out this role safely and effectively.

Senior Person In Charge Of Possession (spicop)

This course is designed to train persons who have been nominated by their line manager/sponsor to enable them to attain the Senior Person in Charge of Possession (PICOP) Competence.

 

The SPICOP competence is required to be held by anyone who is required to set up and manage a possession for the purpose of undertaking engineering works on the rail infrastructure and includes the management of multiple train movements within a possession.

The SPICOP course will take delegates through the procedures as set out in the Rule Book; Handbook 11 (Duties of the person in charge of possession), Handbook 12 (Duties of the engineering supervisor) and Handbook 13 (Duties of the person in charge of the siding).

 

The course includes the importance of using the correct communication protocols and adopting the appropriate behaviours to be able to carry out this role safely and effectively.

Prior to our railway safety courses:

We will send you the following…

 

  • Course details and booking form
  • Standard terms and conditions
  • Course joining instructions

Trackline Training Ltd Training Course Cover the Following:

  • Personal Track Safety (PTS)
  • DCCR (Conductor Rail)
  • Lookout / Site Warden
  • OLEC 1
  • On Site Assessments
  • Individual Working Alone (IWA)
  • Controller of Site Safety (COSS)
  • Protection Controller
  • Engineering Supervisor
  • Person in Charge of Possession
  • Senior Person in Charge of Possession

We offer a comprehensive range of railway safety courses that are available throughout the UK.