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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.0 - working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.0.0 - working with machinery and specialised equipment Operate barriers at level crossings
Description
Operate gates and barriers at level crossings according to messages and indications provided by signal boxes. Follow procedures to lift or descend bars and gates in order to alert traffic and pedestrians, ensuring that there are no dangers on site.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 0 occupations
- Total: 1 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Level crossing signalpersonLevel crossing signalpersons operate equipment in the safeguarding of level crossings, according to safety regulations. They supervise the traffic situation around the level crossi…
Related skills
- Level crossing regulations
- Communicate verbal instructions
- Follow signalling instructions
- Carry out railway accident investigations
- Read railway circuit plans
- Follow strict level crossing operating procedures
- Authorise occupancy of rail tracks
- Operate railway lever frames
- Operate railway switches
- Maintain railway signal equipment
- Signal boxes
- Railway framework legislation
- Operate railway warning systems
Last updated on February 19, 2026
