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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for transportation
   • Safety requirements are identified, in accordance with Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations, legislative requirements, industry standards, codes of practice and workplace procedures
2. Transport requirements are confirmed from work scheduling, in accordance with workplace procedures
3. Characteristics of load are identified, in accordance with workplace procedures, to ensure appropriate loading and unloading procedures are followed
4. Obtain transportpermits
   • Permit forms are completed, in accordance with workplace procedures
5. Load is assessed so as not to exceed safe working capacity of vehicle, in accordance with workplace procedures, manufacturers' specifications and regulatory authority's requirements
6. Load/unload plant or equipment
   • Vehicle is inspected prior to loading, in accordance with workplace procedures and manufacturers' specifications
7. Start up, park up and shut down procedures are carried out on transport vehicle, as required, in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and workplace procedures
8. Power generation plant and equipment is loaded and unloaded safely, in accordance with workplace procedures, ensuring no injury to personnel or damage to property, equipment and load
9. Calculations on dimensions including height and width of load and transport vehicle requirements are made for oversized loads, in accordance with workplace procedures
10. Lashings are stored in transport vehicle, in accordance with workplace procedures
11. Load is secured to transport vehicle using appropriate securing equipment and is lashed to anchorage points, in accordance with securing systems, manufacturers' specifications and workplace procedures
12. Operate transport vehicle
    • Preoperational checks are carried out on power generation plant, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures
13. Attachments are set at correct height or position, and transport vehicle is driven, in accordance with traffic regulations, manufacturers' specifications and workplace procedures
14. Start up, park up and shut down procedures are carried out on transport vehicle, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace
15. Hazards are identified and risk control measures are applied whilst transporting power generation plant and equipment on public roads and at work site, in accordance with workplace procedures
16. Traffic regulations are adhered to, in accordance with workplace procedures
17. Complete documentation
    • Post operational checks and minor maintenance is carried out on transport vehicle and accessories, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and workplace procedures
18. Documentation is updated and transport vehicle abnormalities and status is reported, in accordance with workplace

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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