REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit

Required knowledge

Relevant federal state and territory regulations and codes pertaining to identifying and labelling dangerous goods and hazardous materials including appropriate sections of the current Australian Dangerous Goods ADG Code and any other applicable legislation

Risks and hazards when transporting dangerous goods and hazardous materials

Labelling of dangerous goods and hazardous materials

Required skills

Communicate effectively with others

Read and interpret instructions procedures information and signs relevant to transporting dangerous goods and hazardous materials

Identify dangerous goods and hazardous materials labels

Operate electronic communication equipment in line with required protocol

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required knowledge and skills the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit and include demonstration of applying

the underpinning knowledge and skills

relevant legislation and workplace procedures

other relevant aspects of the range statement

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Performance is demonstrated consistently over a period of time and in a suitable range of contexts

Resources for assessment include

a range of relevant exercises case studies and other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments access is required to

relevant and appropriate materials andor equipment andor

applicable documentation including workplace procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

As a minimum assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Classes of dangerous goods and hazardous materials are:

Standard marking and signage for identified dangerous goods and hazardous materials are:

Personnel may include:

Communication in the work area may include:

Depending on the type of organisation concerned and the local terminology used, workplace procedures may include:

Information and documents may include:

Applicable regulations and legislation may include: