NZQA registered unit standard
1753 version 6
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Title
Load and unload a general freight vehicle
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
4
This unit standard is for drivers, operators, loaders, and others
engaged in loading and unloading general freight vehicles.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan the
loading of a general freight vehicle; load the vehicle; restrain,
secure, and protect the load; and unload the vehicle.
Classification
Commercial Road Transport > Goods Service
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 (referred to
below as the Truck Loading Code).
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
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SSB Code 101542
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NZQA registered unit standard
1753 version 6
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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.
4
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).
5
The vehicle utilised for assessment must be a heavy motor vehicle as defined in
section 2 of the Land Transport Act 1998. The vehicle is to be designed for the
carriage of goods, excluding bulk contained loads such as liquids, bulk dry goods, or
aggregates; and vans.
6
This unit standard does not include the loading or unloading of dangerous
goods/hazardous substances or overdimension loads.
7
Assessment against this unit standard shall be conducted under practical workplace
conditions.
8
Loading and unloading of fragile goods may be assessed using simulated rather than
actual situations.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Plan the loading of a general freight vehicle.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Load planning is in accordance with loading and unloading locations,
characteristics of the load, the use of materials handling equipment, and
unloading sequence.
1.2
The transport and delivery documentation is checked to ensure compliance with
legal and organisational requirements and customer delivery instructions.
1.3
The load weight is determined; the width, height, and length checked; any
dangerous goods identified; and appropriate action taken to vary the load as
required.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
1753 version 6
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Outcome 2
Load the vehicle.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The load is distributed safely within the load platform to meet legal weight and
dimension requirements. This includes any redistribution required following
pick-ups or deliveries.
Outcome 3
Restrain, secure, and protect the load.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Load restraint systems are employed as appropriate to the load and as required
by the Truck Loading Code.
3.2
Load securing devices are selected and applied as appropriate to the load and
as required by the Truck Loading Code.
3.3
Load is protected from the environment with due attention given to type of load
and organisational requirements.
Outcome 4
Unload the vehicle.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The vehicle is unloaded safely in accordance with organisational requirements
and customer instructions. This includes any redistribution of remaining load
required following deliveries.
4.2
Documentation relating to the delivered load is completed in accordance with
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
1753 version 6
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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
9 April 1996
31 December 2017
Review
2
25 May 1999
31 December 2017
Revision
3
2 November 2000
31 December 2017
Review
4
22 March 2005
31 December 2017
Review
5
25 May 2007
31 December 2017
Review
6
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