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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-757/annex-I/division-4/division-4.7/division-4.7.2/division-4.7.2.1/division-4.7.2.1.2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/757",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 14 November 2012 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and amending Decision 2007/756/EC (notified under document C(2012) 8075) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/757/EU)",
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  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.7.2.1.2",
  "heading": "Psychological assessment",
  "text": "The aim of the psychological assessment is to support the railway undertaking in the appointment and management of staff who have the cognitive, psychomotor, behavioural and personality capabilities to perform their roles safely.\nIn determining the content of the psychological assessment, as a minimum, the following criteria relevant to the requirements of each safety function must be taken into account:\n(a) Cognitive:\nattention and concentration,\nmemory,\nperceptive capability,\nreasoning,\ncommunication.\n(b) Psychomotor:\nspeed of reaction,\ngestured coordination.\n(c) Behavioural and personality\nemotional self-control,\nbehavioural reliability,\nautonomy,\nconscientiousness.\nIf any of those elements is omitted, the respective decision must be justified and documented by a psychologist.\nApplicants shall demonstrate their psychological fitness by passing an examination conducted by, or under the supervision of — to be decided by the Member State — a psychologist or a medical doctor.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/995 of 8 June 2015 amending Decision 2012/757/EU concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)."
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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