DRAFT 6.07.14 TLIF2XXXX Apply chain of responsibility regulations and workplace procedures
UNIT CODE
TLIF2XXXX
UNIT TITLE
Apply chain of responsibility regulations and workplace
procedures
APPLICATION
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to identify, apply
and follow chain of responsibility legislation and workplace procedures
that are applicable to the individual’s job role.
COMPETENCY FIELD
F – Safety Management
ELEMENTS
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Elements describe the essential
outcomes.
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the
element.
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1.1
The principal obligations within chain of responsibility in the
Heavy Vehicle National Law and Regulations are identified
1.2
The principal duties of each party in the chain of responsibility
as identified in the Heavy Vehicle National Law and Regulations
are described and explained
1.3
The breaches and penalties for each party for failure to comply
with chain of responsibility as identified in the Heavy Vehicle
National Law and Regulations are described and explained
1.4
The reasonable steps to be followed by each party to comply
with chain of responsibility as identified in the Heavy Vehicle
National Law and Regulations are described and explained
2.1
Workplace policies, procedures and other documents that
include chain of responsibility as it applies to own job role are
identified and explained
2.2
Methods and requirements to ensure management of speed and
fatigue are described and explained
2.3
Methods to calculate vehicle dimension and mass limits are
described and explained
2.4
Methods to ensure that loads are secured are described and
explained
2.5
Workplace documents relating to chain of responsibility are
completed to workplace requirements
3.1
Breaches of chain of responsibility are identified and described
3.2
Workplace procedures and industry practices for reporting
breaches of chain of responsibility are identified and followed
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3
Explain the features
of chain of
responsibility in the
Heavy Vehicle
National Law and
Regulations
Apply the chain of
responsibility
requirements in the
Heavy Vehicle
National Law and
Regulations
Identify and report
breaches of chain of
responsibility
FOUNDATION SKILLS
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit at a broad level in the performance criteria of this
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RANGE OF CONDITIONS
Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
principal obligations in chain 
of responsibility in the Heavy 
Vehicle National Law and
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Regulations include:
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parties to the chain of
responsibility include:
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extended liability
consideration of traffic conditions in managing speed and fatigue
fatigue, work and rest times
vehicle dimension and load limits
securing of loads
parties in the extended liability provisions of the Heavy Vehicle
National Law and Regulations
employers, prime contractors and operators
schedulers
loaders
packers
loading managers
consignors and consignees
drivers/owner drivers
UNIT MAPPING
INFORMATION
This unit replaces TLIF2092A Demonstrate awareness of chain of
responsibility regulations.
LINKS
Companion volume implementation guide
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Assessment Requirements for TLIF2092B Apply chain of
responsibility regulations and workplace procedures
PERFORMANCE
EVIDENCE
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be
relevant and sufficient to satisfy all of the requirements of the elements
and performance criteria as they relate to the candidate’s own job role or
potential job role.
Evidence of competence must be collected showing that the candidate:
KNOWLEDGE
EVIDENCE
ASSESSMENT
CONDITIONS
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has successfully applied chain of responsibility obligations relating
to their job role on a minimum of three occasions; and
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can describe and explain the chain of responsibility obligations of at
least two other roles; and
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has prepared reports of breaches of the chain of responsibility on a
minimum of three occasions, each about a different type of breach of
the requirements.
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be
relevant to and sufficient to satisfy all of the requirements of the
elements and performance criteria. Evidence must be collected on at
least two occasions and must ensure both knowledge and understanding
of:
 what constitutes a duty, a reasonable step, a breach and a penalty to
chain of responsibility legislation as they apply to a range of job
roles
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workplace policies and procedures around chain of responsibility for
own job role
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methods and requirements to ensure management of fatigue, speed,
load restraint, mass and dimension
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where to locate current chain of responsibility information
the consequences of non-compliance with the chain of responsibility
action required when possible breaches of the chain of responsibility
are identified
Assessors must satisfy National Vocational Education and Training
Regulator (NVR)/Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF)
assessor requirements and requirements for assessment.
Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is
appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must
occur in simulated workplace operational situations that fully reflect
workplace conditions.
Resources for assessment must include access to:
 tools, equipment, machinery, materials and personal protective
equipment currently used in industry
 applicable documentation such as legislation, regulations, codes of
practice, workplace procedures and operational manuals
 range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations.
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Performance evidence must be collected in range of contexts in a
relevant workplace or a simulated workplace with access to:
 an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the
workplace
 relevant and appropriate materials and equipment
 applicable documentation, including workplace procedures,
regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals
Online assessment is not suitable for final assessment of this unit of
competency.
LINKS
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Companion volume implementation guide
Transport & Logistics Industry Skills Council
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