Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan work for current working conditions
- Traffic flow and work area conditions are constantly assessed and anticipated to ensure no injury to people, or damage to equipment, loads or facilities
- Load characteristics are taken into account to ensure appropriate attachments are used to transport load as required
- Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
- Occurrences in work area that affect safety and efficiency of operations are reported to appropriate personnel
- Use controls and equipment operating systems to manage moving unit and accessory operations
- Light load shifting equipment is prepared and appropriate attachment is fitted
- Gear and operational levers are checked to ensure they are in neutral position prior to inserting ignition key and starting engine
- Engine is started in accordance with manufacturer guidelines to bring engine up to speed
- Instruments and gauges are monitored during start up and operations to ensure operation is within manufacturer specifications and enterprise safety requirements
- Engine power is managed to ensure efficiency of equipment movement and economy of equipment operations
- Equipment operations are conducted in accordance with manufacturer specified torque range
- Faults or damage to equipment are immediately reported to appropriate personnel
- Locate load and identify load characteristics
- Load is located and identified in accordance with instructions
- Loading and unloading plans are followed to ensure efficiency and safety of operations
- Load characteristics are taken into account to ensure appropriate loading and unloading procedures are followed
- Hazardous goods are identified and relevant procedures are taken into account when planning and conducting work
- Load weight and dimensions are established within equipment capacity
- Move materials and loads
- Monitor and operate controls
- Light load shifting equipment controls are monitored and operated in accordance with manufacturer operating instructions
- Control systems are interpreted and acted on in accordance with statutory authority regulations, manufacturer guidelines and site operating procedures
- Control faults are identified and reported in accordance with manufacturer instructions and workplace guidelines
- Stop, park and secure light load shifting equipment
- Light load shifting equipment is brought to a controlled halt in accordance with manufacturer guidelines
- Light load shifting equipment is parked without injury to personnel or damage to equipment, loads or facilities in accordance with company procedures
- Light load shifting equipment is secured on a flat, even surface, clear of doorways, aisles, access ways or blind corners in accordance with securing procedures for appropriate equipment