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ROAD TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
Collect, analyse, and report on evidence
from a motor vehicle road crash
level:
5
credit:
9
planned review date:
July 2009
sub-field:
Commercial Road Transport
replacement information:
This unit standard replaced unit standard 19656 and unit
standard 19657.
purpose:
People credited with the unit standard are able to: collect and
record information on a motor vehicle road crash; analyse
evidence gathered from a road crash scene; determine
factors which may have contributed to the crash; and
prepare a report on the motor vehicle crash investigation.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the NZ Motor Industry Training
Organisation (Incorporated).
special notes:
1
Legal requirements to be complied with include:
Privacy Act 1993.
2
Definitions
Evidence
includes
supporting
organisational
documentation such as driver inspection reports, preoperation vehicle checks, mechanics’ reports from
vehicle warrant/certificate of fitness checks and similar.
Organisational requirements include any legal
requirements,
standards,
codes
of
practice,
organisational and/or site requirements, industry best
practices, and manufacturers’ instructions. These must
be available to candidates, providers, and assessors.
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Road crash refers to an incident involving a motor
vehicle which may occur on public roads or on private
land such as in road transport company yards.
A road transport organisation may form part of an
organisation’s business or it may constitute a complete
organisation. This includes an owner-driver operation.
3
The use of technical experts (such as mechanics,
vehicle inspectors, servicing providers, engineers) to
produce and/or report some evidence is permitted, but
a copy of the report(s) should be provided for
assessment purposes.
4
Any on-road activities associated with this unit standard
must
comply
with
legal
and
organisational
requirements, including the wearing of protective
clothing where appropriate.
Candidates are not
expected to access the emergency site until clearance
has been given by the emergency service personnel in
charge of a crash scene.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Collect and record information on a motor vehicle road crash.
performance criteria
1.1
Physical, human, and other factors involved in the crash are identified and
recorded.
Range:
physical factors include but are not limited to – road surface, road
geometry, road markings, road furniture, weather conditions, traffic
conditions, light conditions, vehicle load placement;
human factors include but are not limited to – behaviour of
pedestrians, driver/rider, other road users, passengers;
other factors include but are not limited to – animals.
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1.2
Crash scene boundaries are established in terms of damage to the road and
surrounding area, identifiable marks/debris on road, positions of vehicle(s) and
people, and tyre friction marks, and are recorded using diagrams and/or
photographs.
1.3
The five stages of the crash sequence are identified and recorded.
Range:
1.4
The status at the time of the crash of the engine, engine control monitor,
equipment, load placement, and load security of the vehicle(s) is identified and
recorded.
Range:
1.5
may include but is not limited to – vehicle body, structural
framework, operating components, driving compartment.
Information is gathered from driver, passenger(s), organisational staff, on-board
computer(s)/engine control monitor(s), and witnesses as appropriate to the
situation.
Range:
1.7
symptoms and components.
Vehicle damage is identified and recorded.
Range:
1.6
first possible perception point, actual perception point, area where
physical reaction was initiated, area of impact, point of rest.
observations of events prior to the crash, actions in relation to the
crash, all driver activities in seven days previous to the crash.
Information recorded is in accordance with the actual crash events which
occurred.
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Collect, analyse, and report on evidence
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element 2
Analyse evidence gathered from a road crash scene.
Range:
evidence – crash scene, vehicle(s), driver(s), witnesses;
nature of evidence may include but is not limited to – diagrams, photographs,
personal statements, forms, reports, electronic data, debris, vehicle parts,
logbooks.
performance criteria
2.1
Evidence from the crash scene is compared with driver and witness statements
where possible to determine true sequence of events.
2.2
Environmental factors influencing the crash are identified in terms of weather,
visibility, road and traffic conditions.
2.3
Sequence of events is evaluated in terms of time zones.
Range:
2.4
driver activities in seven days previous to the crash, immediately
before the crash, at the time of the crash, after the crash.
Vehicle is assessed for road worthiness prior to the crash, and for damage
consistent with sequence of events in 2.3.
element 3
Determine factors which may have contributed to the crash.
performance criteria
3.1
Organisational information is reviewed to identify any factors which may have
contributed to the crash.
Range:
includes but is not limited to – vehicle and driver scheduling,
vehicle and driver monitoring reports, management requirements,
organisational procedures.
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Collect, analyse, and report on evidence
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3.2
Evidence is assessed for direct or indirect contribution to the crash.
Range:
3.3
driver, vehicle, organisational requirements, on-board
computer(s)/engine control monitor(s), weather, visibility,
conditions, road and traffic conditions, driver activities.
Each contributory factor is analysed to identify the underlying reason and
impact on the crash.
element 4
Prepare a report on the motor vehicle crash investigation.
performance criteria
4.1
Report reflects the detail of the actual crash events and the analysis of
evidence, and is presented in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.2
Report includes analysis of all driver activities from seven days before crash to
immediately after the crash.
4.3
Report includes assessment of road worthiness of vehicle(s) prior to crash.
4.4
Report includes evaluation of data from on-board computer(s)/engine control
monitor(s).
4.5
Report includes evaluation of organisational procedures in terms of vehicle
maintenance, driver training, driver scheduling, and management requirements.
4.6
Report lists all factors contributing to the crash with recommendations for
remedial action by the road transport organisation. Recommendations are
consistent with the factors identified to have contributed to the crash and
address all factors.
Range:
driver, vehicle, load, organisational requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the 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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Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0092
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
which can
be
accessed at
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