This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to bottom load a dangerous goods tanker.

It includes conducting pre-loading activities, preparing for loading, bottom loading tanker and leaving loading rack.

This unit applies to those working in the road transport fuel/gas industry.

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

Conduct pre-loading activities

1.1

Documentation is submitted prior to loading and is checked for accuracy of expected load

1.2

Loading area is checked for hazards

1.3

HAZCHEM signage and product tumblers are checked or changed in accordance with regulatory requirements, and site and organisational procedures

1.4

Integrity of dangerous goods is checked prior to loading, in accordance with workplace procedures

2

Prepare for loading

2.1

Loading console instructions are followed and authorisation is gained

2.2

Tanker equipment is prepared for loading in accordance with organisational and facility procedures

2.3

Product and volume to be loaded are selected in accordance with loading documents

2.4

Final check of product type and quantity to be loaded is made in accordance with delivery documentation, safe carrying capacity, and gross weight limitations of tanker

2.5

Discrepancies are rectified in accordance with organisational procedures

3

Bottom load tanker

3.1

Locations of emergency equipment and emergency procedures are identified before loading commences

3.2

Vapour recovery product transfer equipment is connected in accordance with organisational requirements

3.3

Site procedures are followed for commencement of loading process

3.4

Tanker is safely loaded with product using only approved equipment, in accordance with organisational requirements and site procedures

3.5

Loading process is manoeuvred at console in accordance with organisational and site procedures

3.6

Valves on tanker and load-out facility are closed, and all transfer equipment is secured at completion of loading process in accordance with site procedures

4

Leave loading rack

4.1

Loaded tanker is checked to ensure it is within legal weight limitations and complies with regulatory and organisational procedures

4.2

Pre-departure inspection of loaded tanker is undertaken to ensure all hoses, pipes and cables are disconnected and secured, brake interlock is deactivated, and any obstacles are cleared, in accordance with organisational procedures

4.3

Tanker is slowly moved from loading area without damage to property or injury to people, in accordance with site procedures

4.4

Tanker is parked in designated area and checked to ensure correct placarding

4.5

Load documentation is completed, checked and secured in tanker in accordance with regulatory requirements

4.6

Tanker is driven safely from site in accordance with site 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:

checking integrity of dangerous goods by checking:

caps

hatches

valves

completing documentation required for bottom loading a dangerous goods tanker including:

dangerous goods shipping documentation, current Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code

relevant Australian Standards and certification requirements

relevant internal data entry books, including logbooks, data sheets and load sheets

transport regulations as they apply to the enterprise, including local authority regulations and procedures

workplace policies and procedures

ensuring gross weight limitation of a tanker complies with:

manufacturer safe fill levels and vehicle mass limits

National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) requirements

state/territory legislation

transport emergency response plan (TERP)

identifying and preparing product transfer tanker equipment including:

bonding devices

brake interlock

delivery hoses

external piping and fittings

master switch

pressure and ullage gauges

pressure vessels

scully systems

valves

warning devices

identifying dangerous goods and hazardous materials

identifying volume of goods

making accurate estimates

reading and interpreting complex legislative and regulatory requirements

TERP

using emergency equipment including:

emergency shutdown controls

evacuation controls

eye wash equipment and safety showers

fire extinguishers

spill control equipment

using personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety measures including:

chemical resistant gloves

communications switch

high visibility clothing and safety vest

intrinsically safe, full cover protective clothing

safety headwear and footwear

safety glasses.

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:

applicable legislative procedures and codes including:

current ADG Code

environmental protection legislation and regulations

fatigue management regulations

relevant state/territory roads and traffic authority driving regulations and licence or permit requirements for operating heavy vehicles on unsealed roads

road rules

work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation

control operations

placarding requirements for parking procedures

potential hazards when bottom loading a dangerous goods tanker

preparation methods for tanker equipment

relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations

safe loading procedures.

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.

Practical assessment must be in an appropriate vehicle such as:

AB-Quad

B-Double combinations

B-Triple

rigid vehicle

road train combinations

semi combinations

truck and dog combinations.

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

vehicle as listed above.

Online assessment is not suitable for final assessment of this unit of competency.