Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for recovery tasks
- Obtain and confirm orders and instructions
- Check and prepare recovery vehicle and equipment for deployment in accordance with organisational procedures
- Confirm and organise resources required for operational tasks
- Brief recovery crew about task in accordance with organisational procedures
- Report identified problems/shortfalls to appropriate personnel in accordance with organisational procedures so corrective action can occur prior to deployment
- Apply work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and recognised safety precautions throughout the operation in accordance with organisational procedures
- Identify, assess and implement environmentally sustainable work practices, as required
- Deploy recovery equipment
- Recover disabled equipment
- Diagnose equipment casualty faults, where possible, to ensure efficient and cost effective recovery actions
- Assess recovery situation in accordance with organisational procedures to determine appropriate recovery method
- Assess safety risks associated with recovery task and implement control measures to ensure a safe working environment in accordance with organisational procedures
- Brief on-site personnel, allocate tasks and supervise personnel in accordance with organisational procedures
- Complete recovery tasks in accordance with organisational procedures
- Respond to minor unplanned situations in accordance with organisational procedures, in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment
- Report major incidents outside scope of vehicle recovery team capability to appropriate personnel
- Transport disabled equipment
- Secure disabled equipment to recovery vehicle in accordance with manufacturer instructions and organisational procedures
- Assess the stability and braking capability of recovery vehicle to ensure it is safe to transport disabled equipment
- Drive recovery vehicle to maintenance facility
- Manage unplanned incidents as they occur in accordance with organisational procedures
- Finalise recovery tasks
- Hand over equipment casualty to owner or recover further, as required
- Complete documentation, including reports and returns, in accordance with organisational procedures
- Supervise and conduct maintenance in accordance with organisational procedures
- Report faulty equipment and take corrective actions, as required
- Debrief recovery crew as required, in accordance with organisational procedures