Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare a quad bike for operation
- Confirm with supervisor activity to be undertaken and that the vehicle is fit for purpose
- Identify potential hazards and risks and implement safe working practices to manage risks
- Select and maintain personal protective equipment according to workplace safety requirements
- Use, wear and correctly fit personal protective equipment including quad bike helmet that is fit for purpose
- Conduct routine pre-operational checks on quad bike according to operation and maintenance manual and report faults or malfunctions to supervisor
- Identify and confirm no go areas with supervisor according to workplace safety plan
- Identify quad bike applications, loads and fixed attachments according to operation and maintenance manual
- Operate a quad bike
- Start up, steer, manoeuvre, position and stop quad bike in a controlled manner
- Identify environmental and any biosecurity implications associated with quad bike operation and minimise impact
- Identify situations where quad bike active riding techniques are required
- Apply quad bike active riding techniques to pre-position the operators body to assist bike stability
- Identify and avoid riding surfaces, terrains and slopes that are dangerous to safe operation
- Operate and manoeuvre over a variety of surfaces, slopes and terrain safely
- Modify quad bike operation according to local weather conditions
- Complete quad bike operation