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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. Develop and implement workplace policies and procedures for chain of responsibility
7. Activities relating to chain of responsibility in the HVNL and regulations or applicable state/territory law and regulations, are embedded into workplace policies, procedures and recording requirements in consultation with relevant stakeholders
8. Policies, procedures and recording requirements relating to chain of responsibility are implemented in the workplace
9. Review workplace policies and procedures relating to chain of responsibility
10. Workplace policies and procedures relating to chain of responsibility are monitored and reviewed
11. Records and information relevant to chain of responsibility are analysed and reviewed
12. Changes and amendments are made to policies, procedures and recording requirements to maintain chain of responsibility compliance
13. Changes to workplace policies and procedures relating to chain of responsibility are communicated to relevant stakeholders

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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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 on at least one occasion and include:

checking how staff implement required policies and procedures

ensuring continuous quality improvement of relevant policies, procedures and recording requirements to maintain chain of responsibility compliance

liaising with relevant stakeholders as required

producing policies and procedures that ensure workplace compliance with chain of responsibility in relation to heavy vehicle laws and regulations.

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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 include knowledge of: action required when possible breaches of the chain of responsibility are identified consequences of non-compliance with 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 Heavy Vehicle National Law (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 extended liability consideration of traffic conditions in managing speed and fatigue 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 in the organisation.

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