Elements and Performance Criteria
- Obtain information on towing job
- Assess towing requirements
- Equipment requirements and techniques to carry out towing job are assessed
- Potential hazards that may be experienced at towing site and during towing operation are identified and appropriate precautions and strategies are adopted to manage and control the risks involved
- Type of vehicle to be towed is identified and critical aspects of vehicle design are determined
- Determine appropriate plan of action
- Set up and secure towing situation
- Setting up and securing of towing situation is carried out in accordance with established action plan
- Safety equipment, witches hats and safety signs are deployed in accordance with standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements
- Onlookers and other personnel in the vicinity of towing situation are managed in accordance with applicable safety management procedures and security requirements
- Vehicle or equipment to be towed is manoeuvred into position using relevant equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements
- Vehicle or equipment to be towed is secured using appropriate winches, ropes and cables in accordance with relevant load restraint regulations and standard operating procedures
- Record and report inspection and testing results
- Assessment of towing situation and action taken are accurately reported in accordance with regulatory requirements, workplace policy and industry guidelines
- Clear, unambiguous and concise records are kept in accordance with workplace procedures
- Clear reference is made to issues, hazards or incidents that may have arisen when attending towing situation and related action taken