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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine chain of responsibility features in the HVNL or applicable state/territory law and regulations
   • Transport activities and parties in the chain of responsibility are determined
2. Principle of shared responsibility obligations within chain of responsibility in the HVNL or applicable state/territory law and regulations are determined
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. Monitor chain of responsibility obligations in the HVNL or applicable state/ territory law and regulations
   • Workplace policies, procedures and other safety documents relevant to transport activities as they apply to job function are identified and monitored
7. Methods and requirements to facilitate and ensure management of speed and fatigue are monitored in accordance with job function and workplace procedures
8. Methods to calculate and assess vehicle dimension and mass limits are monitored in accordance with job function
9. Methods to ensure loads are secured are monitored in accordance with workplace procedures
10. Heavy vehicles safety standards are identified and monitored in accordance with workplace procedures
11. Transport activity risks are identified, assessed and risk control measures implemented and monitored in accordance with workplace procedures
12. Workplace records relating to transport activities are monitored and reviewed in accordance with workplace requirements and industry practice
13. Administer and monitor chain of responsibility workplace policies and procedures
    • Workplace procedures and industry practices for reporting transport activities risks are identified and implemented
14. Workplace policies and procedures relating to chain of responsibility and associated changes are communicated to all staff
15. Application of workplace policies and procedures relating to chain of responsibility is monitored to ensure compliance with transport activity obligations
16. Appropriate action is taken when non-compliances with chain of responsibility requirements are identified
17. Undertake due diligence activities
    • Transport activities risks and safety duties are identified in accordance with job function and workplace procedures
18. Current hazards and risk information is analysed in a timely manner and appropriate mitigation actions considered in accordance with job function and workplace procedures
19. Resources are allocated in accordance with job function and workplace procedures
20. Risk control measures are implemented and mitigation processes verified in accordance with workplace procedures

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 and monitoring workplace policies and procedures relating to safety of transport activities (chain of responsibility) in a supervisory function reflecting a minimum of four weeks applying applicable state/territory law and regulations applying chain of responsibility obligations relating to own job function on a minimum of three occasions 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 risks on a minimum of three occasions, each about a different type of risk identifying heavy vehicle transport activities risks implementing relevant risk control measures and reporting 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: actions required when possible risks of the transport activity of a heavy vehicle are identified consideration of external factors in managing speed and fatigue due diligence including taking reasonable steps to: acquire and keep up to date on knowledge about the safe conduct of transport activities identify the nature of the legal entity’s transport activities and the hazards and risks associated with those activities ensure that appropriate resources are allocated and used to eliminate or minimise those hazards and risks verify the control measures implemented are effective function of driver and how they relate to transport activities including level of influence and control functions including: duties within the individual’s own function duties performed by others under the individual’s supervision duties that influence or direct other parties in the chain of responsibility 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 activity 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 principal obligations relating to chain of responsibility in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) or applicable state/territory law and regulations including: consideration of traffic conditions in managing speed and fatigue fatigue, work and rest times securing loads vehicle dimension and load limits transport activities as defined by the HVNL or applicable state/territory law and regulations what constitutes a shared duty, a reasonable practicable, a risk and heavy vehicle transport activity as they apply to a range of job functions 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 and the range of job functions for which own job function is responsible.

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