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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identifychain of responsibility features in the HVNL or applicable state/territory law and regulations
   • Transport activities and parties in the chain of responsibility are identified
2. Principle of shared responsibility obligations within chain of responsibility in the HVNL or applicable state/territory law and regulations are identified
3. Primary duty of each party in the chain of responsibility as outlined in the HVNL or applicable state/territory law and regulations are explained
4. So far as reasonably practicable or reasonable steps, compliance with chain of responsibility as outlined in the HVNL or applicable state/territory law and regulations are explained
5. Breaches and penalties for failure to comply with chain of responsibility as identified in the HVNL or applicable state/territory law and regulations are explained
6. Apply chain of responsibility obligations in the HVNL or applicable state/territory law and regulations
   • Workplace policies, procedures and other documents relevant to transport activities as they apply to own job function are identified and explained
7. Methods and requirements to facilitate and ensure management of speed and fatigue are explained in accordance with job function and workplace procedures
8. Methods to assess vehicle dimension and mass limits are explained in accordance with job function
9. Methods to ensure loads are secured are explained in accordance with workplace procedures
10. Heavy vehicles safety standards are identified in accordance with job function and workplace procedures
11. Transport activities risks are identified, assessed and risk control measures implemented in accordance with workplace procedures
12. Workplace procedures and industry practices for reporting transport activities risks are identified and followed
13. Workplace documents relating to chain of responsibility are completed and processed to workplace requirements

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include: applying applicable state/territory law and regulations assessing the likelihood and consequences of harm relating to own job function on a minimum of three occasions completing safety documentation of identified transport activities of a heavy vehicle risk on a minimum of three occasions, each about a different type of risk identifying risks associated with transport activities of a heavy vehicle of own job function and at least two other job functions directly related to own job function implementing relevant risk control measures and report actions taken to relevant person in accordance with workplace procedures on a minimum of three occasions.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of: action required when possible risks of the transport activities are identified consideration of external factors in managing speed and fatigue function of driver and how they relate to transport activities, including level of influence and control methods, industry standards and requirements to ensure management of fatigue, speed, load restraint, mass, dimension and heavy vehicle maintenance and how they relate to transport activities job functions parties in the chain of responsibility and the concept of level of influence and control potential consequences of non-compliance with the applicable heavy vehicle state/territory law and regulations principle of shared responsibility transport activities as defined by the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) or applicable state/territory law and regulations what constitutes an unreasonable request where to locate current information relating to heavy vehicle transport activities including: codes of practices heavy vehicle standards securing loads, load placement and load restraint vehicle dimension and mass limits workplace policies and procedures for own job function.

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