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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Pick up loads
  2. Shift and place loads
  3. Determine job requirements
  4. Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  5. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  6. Identify job requirements from job sheets or work instructions
  7. Conduct routine operation and safety checks of load shifting equipment
  8. Undertake routine pre-operational checks in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and regulatory safety requirements
  9. Report non-compliance with specifications according to SOPs
  10. Operate load shifting device within design specifications and safe working load
  11. Lift/roll load, ensuring balance, vision of operation, safety of personnel and protection of load
  12. Monitor path of movement for obstacles and hazards during shifting process
  13. Lower loads at an appropriate and safe rate
  14. Place loads to ensure stability, protection of material and avoidance of hazards on site

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Fixed/moveable load shifting equipment includes one (1) or more of the following:

pendant cranes

yard, workshop and travelling overhead cranes

monorail hoists and chain blocks

pivoting and slewing jibs rails (manual, air or electric)

Pre-operational checks include one (1) or more of the following:

hazards warning lights

wire rope

lifting blocks

compass

operation of controls

safe working load marked as determined by manufacturers' specifications and SOPs

Obstacles and hazards include one (1) or more of the following:

overhead cables

electrical hazards (live rails)

personnel

obstacles (fixed and moveable)

swing of the load

failure of slings