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Transport logs by heavy motor vehicle
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for drivers of road haulage vehicles carrying logs.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for log
transportation; drive a heavy motor vehicle on forest roads; prepare to
oversee and oversee the loading of logs onto a vehicle; secure the load;
deliver and oversee unloading of logs; and describe the obligations of a log
truck driver.
Subfield
Commercial Road Transport
Domain
Goods Service
Status
Registered
Status date
25 May 2007
Date version published
21 November 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Drivers must hold a current driver licence appropriate to
the weight and axle configuration of the vehicle driven.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and NZ Transport Agency.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0092
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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The legal requirements to be complied with include:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Land Transport Act 1998;
Road User Charges Act 1977;
Transport Act 1962;
Road User Charges Regulations 1978;
Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule 1999;
Land Transport Rule: Heavy Vehicles 2004;
Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004;
Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002.
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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
the Approved Code of Practice refers to the Approved Code of Practice for Safety
and Health in Forest Operations (Wellington: Occupational Safety and Health
Service, Department of Labour, 1999) and any subsequent amendments. Available
at http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz/order/catalogue/301.shtml;
LTSC Industry Standards is a set of best practice guidelines and minimum legal
requirements produced by the Log Transport Safety Council. Available from the
LTSC, 127 Balmoral Drive, Tokoroa;
organisational requirements include any legal requirements, standards, codes of
practice, organisational and/or site requirements, industry best practice, and
manufacturers’ instructions;
positioning, in addition to positioning of the vehicle for loading and unloading,
includes setting of equipment for the vehicle;
the Truck Loading Code means The Official New Zealand Truck Loading Code –
Code of Practice for the Safety of Loads on Heavy Vehicles (Wellington: Land
transport New Zealand, current edition), available from booksellers.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare for log transportation.
Performance criteria
1.1
Preparations ensure that the vehicle is equipped to meet the requirements of
the Approved Code of Practice and organisational requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – tools, first aid equipment, fire
extinguisher, securing devices, bolster attachments and locking
devices.
1.2
Preparations ensure that protective clothing and equipment required by the
Approved Code of Practice and organisational requirements are accessible.
1.3
Preparations include locating the loading site in terms of a navigable route to it,
using maps, oral, or written instructions.
1.4
Preparation includes inspection of the vehicle to establish it meets legal
requirements for heavy motor vehicles.
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Element 2
Drive a heavy motor vehicle on forest roads.
Performance criteria
2.1
Vehicle is driven on forest roads in accordance with the requirements of the
Approved Code of Practice and forest owner.
Element 3
Prepare to oversee the loading of logs onto a vehicle.
Performance criteria
3.1
Preparations include establishing communications with the loader operator and
positioning the vehicle for loading in accordance with the directions of the loader
operator and organisational requirements.
3.2
Preparations include wearing protective clothing and equipment at all stages of
loading operations in accordance with the Approved Code of Practice.
3.3
Preparations include unloading the trailer from the truck and hooking it on with
all brake and electrical connections made in accordance with LTSC Industry
Standards.
3.4
Preparations include positioning and parking the vehicle with required park
brakes applied in accordance with organisational requirements.
Element 4
Oversee the loading of logs onto a vehicle.
Performance criteria
4.1
Log movement and loading is directed from a safe position in accordance with
the Approved Code of Practice and LTSC Industry Standards.
4.2
Communication with the loader operator ensures that the correct product is
selected and positioned correctly on the vehicle.
4.3
Load is assessed for weight, height, and length in accordance with legal
requirements and LTSC Industry Standards.
Range
4.4
weight assessment may include – using on-board scales.
Documentation is completed to the requirements of the transport company and
forest owner.
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Element 5
Secure the load.
Performance criteria
5.1
Load securing devices are attached and the load is secured in accordance with
LTSC Industry Standards.
5.2
Load and vehicle are checked to ensure there is no loose debris in accordance
with LTSC Industry Standards.
5.3
Load security and tension of load restraints are re-checked before vehicle is
driven on public roads.
Element 6
Deliver and oversee unloading of logs.
Performance criteria
6.1
The vehicle is driven on public roads in accordance with legal requirements and
in a manner that is consistent with the load.
6.2
Unloading operations meet the requirements of LTSC Industry Standards.
6.3
Load delivery is within the customer’s time requirement.
6.4
Documentation is handled to the requirements of the transport operator, forest
owner, and customer.
6.5
If required, the trailer is loaded onto the truck following unloading in accordance
with LTSC Industry Standards.
Element 7
Describe the obligations of a log truck driver.
Performance criteria
7.1
The driver’s responsibilities for weight of laden log transport vehicles, and the
consequences of overloading, are described in terms of the obligations under
the legislation and in accordance with the Truck Loading Code.
Range
7.2
may include responsibilities specific to 22 metre requirements.
Information that must be entered on log load documentation is identified in
accordance with the requirements of the harvesting contractor, loader operator,
log transport operator, weighbridge operator, and customer.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) info@mito.org.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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