This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to monitor the safety of transport activities.

It includes determining and monitoring chain of responsibility features in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) or applicable state/territory law and regulations. It also involves administering and monitoring chain of responsibility workplace policies and procedures, and identifying and reporting chain of responsibility risks.

Job functions

This unit applies to any person who has influence or control responsibilities of a business’ transport activities, hazards, risks and risk control under any of the following job functions:

• consignor – consign goods for transport by a heavy vehicle
• operator – direct the control and use of a heavy vehicle
• employer – employ a heavy vehicle driver
• prime contractor – engage someone to drive a heavy vehicle under a contract for services
• loader – load a heavy vehicle
• loading manager – manage premises where five or more heavy vehicles are loaded or unloaded each day
• packer – pack or assemble goods for transport in a heavy vehicle
• consignee – receive goods delivered by a heavy vehicle
• scheduler – schedule the transport of goods and passengers in a heavy vehicle, or schedule a driver’s work and rest hours
• unloader – unload a heavy vehicle.

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