Subjects
A total of 19 units of competency comprising: 12 core units listed below plus 1 licensing or industry elective unit relevant to the vehicle type applicable to the job role from the licensing/industry elective units listed below plus 6 general elective units from the general elective units listed below. Up to 2 of the general elective units may be selected from any relevant nationally endorsed Training Package or accredited course. The general elective units must contribute to the vocational outcomes of the qualification. Where imported units are selected, care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisite units specified are complied with. | |
Core units | |
Carry out vehicle inspection | |
Shift materials safely using manual handling methods | |
Work and communicate effectively with others | |
Apply chain of responsibility legislation, regulations and workplace procedures | |
Follow work health and safety procedures | |
Apply accident-emergency procedures | |
Apply fatigue management strategies | |
Work safely as a non-electrical licensed worker near electrical assets | |
Apply customer service skills | |
Complete workplace orientation/induction procedures | |
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices | |
Identify wastes and hazards in the waste management industry | |
Licensing/Industry elective units | |
Operate commercial vehicle | |
Drive light rigid vehicle | |
Drive medium rigid vehicle | |
Drive heavy rigid vehicle | |
Drive heavy combination vehicle | |
Drive multi-combination vehicle | |
Licence to drive a light rigid vehicle | |
Licence to drive a medium rigid vehicle | |
Licence to drive a heavy rigid vehicle | |
Licence to drive a heavy combination vehicle | |
Licence to drive a multi-combination vehicle | |
General elective units | |
Respond to waste emergencies | |
Move waste using loadshifting equipment | |
Manage personal stressors in the work environment | |
Work safely at heights | |
Secure cargo | |
Check and assess operational capabilities of equipment | |
Clean road tankers | |
Undertake site inspection | |
Operate heavy vehicle on unsealed roads | |
Operate vehicle carrying special loads | |
Operate a front lift mobile compaction/collection vehicle | |
Operate a lift on/lift off collection vehicle | |
Operate a liquid waste collection vehicle | |
Operate a multi-lift collection vehicle | |
Operate a rear loading mobile compaction/collection vehicle | |
Operate a roll on/roll off collection vehicle | |
Operate a side loading mobile compaction/collection vehicle | |
Shift a load using manually-operated equipment | |
Handle dangerous goods/hazardous substances | |
Operate a forklift | |
Load and unload vehicles carrying special loads | |
Operate a vehicle-mounted loading crane | |
Segregate waste according to waste types | |
Process workplace documentation | |
Estimate/calculate mass, area and quantify dimensions | |
Complete a work diary in the road transport industry | |
Operate firefighting equipment | |
Operate as an off-sider in the waste management industry | |
Work in a socially diverse environment | |
Interpret road maps and navigate pre-determined routes | |
Plan and navigate routes | |
Apply quality procedures | |
Apply quality systems | |
Use infotechnology devices in the workplace | |
Complete routine administrative tasks | |
Licence to transport dangerous goods by road | |
Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above) | |
Licence to operate a forklift truck | |
Follow security procedures when working with goods and cargo | |
Operate vehicle in an environmentally sustainable manner | |
