Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan work for the current working conditions
- Traffic flow and work area conditions are constantly assessed and anticipated to allow safe operation to ensure no injury to people, or damage to equipment, loads or facilities
- Characteristics of the load are taken into account to ensure that, where applicable, appropriate attachments are used to transport the load
- Any occurrences in the work area that may affect the safety and efficiency of operations are reported to the appropriate personnel
- Use controls and equipment operating systems to manage movement of the unit and accessory operations
- Equipment is prepared and any appropriate attachment fitted
- Gear and operational levers are checked to ensure that they are in the neutral position prior to inserting ignition key and starting engine
- Engine is started in accordance with manufacturers guidelines to bring the engine to speed
- Instruments and gauges are monitored during start-up and operations to ensure that operation is within manufacturers specifications and enterprise safety requirements
- Engine power is managed for efficiency of equipment movement and economy of equipment operations
- Equipment operations are conducted within the manufacturer's specified torque range
- Any faults or damage to equipment are immediately reported to the appropriate personnel
- Locate load and identify load characteristics
- Load is located and identified according to instructions
- Loading and unloading plans are followed to ensure efficiency and safety of operations
- Characteristics of the load are taken into account to ensure that appropriate loading and unloading procedures are followed
- Hazardous goods are identified and relevant procedures are taken into account when planning and conducting the work
- Load weight and dimensions are within the capacity of the equipment
- Move materials and loads
- Monitor and operate controls
- Equipment controls are monitored and operated in accordance with manufacturers operating instructions
- Control systems are understood and acted upon in accordance with statutory authority regulations, manufacturers guidelines and site operating procedures
- Control faults are identified and reported in accordance with manufacturers instructions and workplace guidelines
- Stop, park and secure equipment
- Equipment is brought to a controlled halt within manufacturers guidelines
- Equipment is parked without injury to personnel or damage to equipment, loads or facilities in accordance with company procedures
- Equipment is secured on a flat, even surface and not close to doorways, aisles, access-ways or blind corners and in accordance with securing procedures for the appropriate equipment