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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Explain chain of responsibility features in the Heavy Vehicle National Law and regulations or applicable state/territory law and regulations
  2. Principal obligations relating to chain of responsibility in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) and regulations or applicable state/territory law and regulations are identified
  3. Principal duties of each party in the chain of responsibility as outlined in the HVNL and regulations or applicable state/territory law and regulations are explained
  4. Breaches and penalties for each party for failure to comply with chain of responsibility as outlined in the HVNL and regulations or applicable state/territory law and regulations are explained
  5. Reasonable steps to be followed by each party to comply with chain of responsibility as outlined in the HVNL and regulations or applicable state/territory law and regulations are explained
  6. Administer chain of responsibility requirements in the Heavy Vehicle National Law and regulations or applicable state/ territory law and regulations
  7. Workplace policies, procedures and other documents that include chain of responsibility as it applies to responsibilities of own job role are identified and explained
  8. Methods and requirements to ensure management of speed and fatigue are explained
  9. Methods to calculate vehicle dimension and mass limits are explained
  10. Methods to ensure loads are secured are explained
  11. Workplace documents relating to chain of responsibility are completed and processed to workplace requirements
  12. Administer and monitor chain of responsibility workplace policies and procedures
  13. Workplace policies and procedures relating to chain of responsibility are applied within the scope of responsibilities of own role
  14. Workplace policies and procedures relating to chain of responsibility and any associated changes are communicated to all staff
  15. Application of workplace policies and procedures relating to chain of responsibility is monitored to ensure compliance with requirements
  16. Appropriate action is taken when non-compliances with chain of responsibility requirements are identified
  17. Identify and report chain of responsibility breaches
  18. Chain of responsibility breaches are identified and investigated, and appropriate rectification action is taken
  19. Workplace and industry practices for reporting chain of responsibility breaches are identified and followed

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include:

applying chain of responsibility obligations relating to own job role on a minimum of three occasions

applying and monitoring workplace policies and procedures relating to chain of responsibility in a supervisory role for a minimum of four weeks

preparing reports of chain of responsibility breaches on a minimum of three occasions, each about a different type of breach.


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

action required when possible breaches of the chain of responsibility are identified

consequences of non-compliance with the chain of responsibility

roles including

duties within the individual’s own role

duties performed by others under the individual’s supervision

duties that influence or direct other parties in the chain of responsibility

methods and requirements to ensure management of fatigue, speed, load restraint, mass and dimension

parties in the chain of responsibility including

consignors and consignees

drivers/owner drivers

employers, prime contractors and operators

loaders

loading managers

packers

parties in the extended liability provisions of the HVNL and regulations or applicable state/territory law and regulations

schedulers

principal obligations relating to chain of responsibility in the HVNL and regulations or applicable state/territory law and regulations including

consideration of traffic conditions in managing speed and fatigue

extended liability

fatigue, work and rest times

securing loads

vehicle dimension and load limits

what constitutes a duty, a reasonable step, a breach and a penalty to chain of responsibility regulations as they apply to a range of job roles

where to locate current chain of responsibility information

workplace policies and procedures around chain of responsibility for own job role and the range of job roles for which own job role is responsible.