This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to carry out an inspection of a commercial vehicle designed to carry a special load, in accordance with relevant roads and traffic authority regulations, and workplace policy and procedures concerning vehicle inspection.

It includes action to implement manufacturer specifications for routine checks of vehicle and its associated equipment, to clean the vehicle and its associated equipment, to ensure all specified safety requirements are met, and to ensure vehicle and equipment are operational to workplace requirements and relevant state/territory roads and traffic authority regulations.

Work is performed with limited supervision, with duty of care responsibility for self and others in achieving the prescribed outcomes. It involves the application of routine vehicle checking and maintenance principles and procedures to inspect a commercial vehicle designed to carry special loads, across a variety of operational contexts.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Check vehicle

1.1

Job hazards are identified and required action is taken to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

1.2

Visual check of internal and external condition of vehicle is carried out in accordance with workplace procedures

1.3

Pre-operational inspections and checks of vehicle tyres, suspension, fluid levels and other critical features are carried out to ensure conformance with road safety standards

1.4

Associated equipment is tested to ensure it functions correctly to manufacturer specifications

1.5

Post start-up and shut-down checks are carried out after engine is started to identify possible engine or electrical problems

1.6

Warning systems (instruments and gauges) are checked to ensure they are operational

1.7

Vehicle-monitoring device is logged on/off in accordance with manufacturer instructions and workplace procedures, as required

2

Clean vehicle and ancillary equipment

2.1

Vehicle and associated equipment is cleaned in accordance with workplace procedures

2.2

Special purpose ancillary equipment is cleaned in accordance with relevant government regulations and workplace procedures

3

Complete documentation

3.1

Basic faults are identified and/or diagnosed and appropriate action is taken to report or remedy them as required by workplace procedures and legislation

3.2

Records of inspection are updated and recommended repairs are documented in accordance with workplace procedures

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:

applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures

completing relevant documentation

interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritise work

operating and adapting to differences in equipment in accordance with operating procedures

reading and interpreting relevant instructions, procedures, information, technical data and drawings

reporting and/or rectifying identified problems, faults or malfunctions promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment.

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:

principles of operation of systems on commercial vehicles including:

electrical systems

fuel systems

cooling systems

steering systems

exhaust systems

tyres, brakes

relevant ancillary systems

problems that may occur during routine inspection of a vehicle and its associated ancillary equipment, and appropriate actions and solutions

procedures for checking and routine inspection of a commercial vehicle designed to carry special loads, in accordance with workplace and manufacturer requirements and established safety rules and regulations including:

visual inspection

pre-operational checking

warning systems checking

relevant duty of care requirements for routine inspection of vehicles designed to carry special loads

relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental procedures and regulations

relevant recording and documentation procedures

techniques for recognising faults and vehicle/ancillary system irregularities.

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment include:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals

relevant materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry.