Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan work for the prevailing work conditions
- Check and plan work within workplace health and safety (WHS) requirements.
- Check and assess traffic flow and work area conditions to allow safe operation or no injury to personnel, or damage to equipment, loads or facilities.
- Take into account load characteristics and use appropriate attachments and gear to move the load.
- Report any activities in the work area, to appropriate personnel, that may affect the safety and efficiency of operations.
- Use controls and operating systems to manage the operation of the equipment
- Prepare equipment and fit appropriate attachments.
- Start equipment to bring to speed, in accordance with manufacturer’s guidelines.
- Monitor instruments and gauges during startup and operations to ensure that operation is within manufacturer’s specifications.
- Manage power for efficiency of equipment movement and economy of equipment operations.
- Conduct equipment operations within manufacturer’s specified torque range.
- Report any faults or damage to equipment to the appropriate personnel.
- Locate load and identify load characteristics
- Locate load and identify according to instructions.
- Identify requirements for Safe Working Load (SWL) and Working Load Limit (WLL) of the gantry equipment.
- Check load weight and dimensions to ensure they fall within the capacity of the equipment.
- Follow loading and unloading plans to ensure efficiency and safety of operations.
- Take into account load characteristics, to ensure that appropriate loading and unloading procedures are followed.
- Safely move load
- Operate and position equipment using smooth and controlled movements and following WHS requirements and safe working practices.
- Undertake manoeuvres, within the limits of the equipment and in line with manufacturer’s specifications.
- Move load to ensure no injury to personnel or damage to equipment or cargo.
- Maintain continuous communication with personnel assisting the operator in load movement operations, using appropriate communications technology and procedures.
- Stop equipment immediately, in the event of a safety incident or emergency and follow workplace emergency procedures.
- Report safety incidents and emergencies, in accordance with workplace procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor and operate controls
- Monitor and operate equipment controls, in accordance with manufacturer’s operating instructions.
- Understand and act upon control systems, in accordance with manufacturer’s guidelines.
- Identify and report on control faults.
- Identify hazardsin the work area and adopt appropriate measures to control the risks.
- Stop, shut down and secure equipment