NZQA registered unit standard
28779 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of loading principles and procedures for
commercial road transport
Level
2
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is for drivers, operators, loaders, and others
intending to be engaged in loading and unloading vehicles in
the commercial road transport industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of loading principles and procedures for commercial
road transport.
Classification
Commercial Road Transport > Commercial Road Transport
Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legal and formal requirements relevant to this unit standard include:
Carriage of Goods Act 1979;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Land Transport Act 1998;
Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999;
Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule 2006;
Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004;
The Official New Zealand Truck Loading Code – Code of Practice for the Safety of
Loads on Heavy Vehicles (current edition), available from booksellers.
2
Any new, amended or replacement Acts, regulations, Rules, standards, codes of
practice, or NZ Transport Agency requirements or conditions affecting this unit
standard will take precedence for assessment purposes, pending review of this unit
standard.
3
Definitions
Documentation includes Dangerous Goods declarations, proof of delivery dockets
(POD), written delivery instructions.
Load planning means the load arrangement (includes recognising symbols on freight)
and/or distribution, ie order of loading and unloading.
Load platform is the part of the vehicle designed to carry goods.
Load restraint systems are methods of securing loads to prevent load movement
during deceleration in forward or rearward direction, during cornering or while
travelling over undulating roads. Normally provided by anchor points, baulking
arrangements securely attached to the vehicle, or direct or indirect restraint between
the load and the load platform.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28779 version 1
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Load securing devices are items used to secure loads and may include clamps,
special bolts, steel wire rope, chains, webbing straps, rope, cordage made from
natural or synthetic fibres, certified curtains, head/side boards, and tensioners.
Organisational requirements include any legal requirements, standards, codes of
practice, organisational and/or site requirements, industry best practice, and
manufacturers’ instructions. These must be available to candidates, providers, and
assessors.
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Reference material
Information relating to the maximum permitted vehicle weights and dimensions can
be found in Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002 and Land
Transport NZ Factsheets, 13a (Heavy Rigid Vehicles) and 13c (Towing and Trailers:
full, semi, simple, pole, A- and B-train).
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of loading principles and procedures for commercial road
transport.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The legal requirements for load positioning, weight distribution, and load
restraint are explained.
Range
1.2
Legal penalties are identified in terms of vehicle and load non-compliance.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – loading and unloading locations,
characteristics of the load, the use of materials handling equipment,
unloading sequence.
Safety procedures related to loading and unloading are described in terms of
legal and organisational requirements.
Range
1.5
includes – chain of responsibility.
Load planning is explained in in terms of organisational requirements.
Range
1.4
load positioning includes but is not limited to – placement on
vehicle/load platform, SRT (static roll thresholds), axle loading;
load restraint includes but is not limited to – anchor points, type and
suitability of restraint, restraint values, load securing devices,
serviceability of load restraint system.
includes but is not limited to – position of driver during loading and
unloading, selection of materials handling equipment, use of PPE,
site-specific requirements.
Documentation relating to a delivered load is explained in terms of customer
and organisational requirements.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
28779 version 1
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31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
16 April 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0092
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016