TLIF3091 Apply awareness of dangerous goods and hazardous materials requirements

Release: 2

TLIF3091 Apply awareness of dangerous goods and hazardous materials requirements

Modification History

Release 2. This is the second release of this unit of competency in the TLI Transport and Logistics Training Package: Minor statement changes in Assessment Conditions.
Release 1. This is the first release of this unit of competency in the TLI Transport and Logistics Training Package.

Application

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to identify and apply an awareness of hazardous substances and dangerous goods requirements. It includes identifying legislation relating to hazardous substances and dangerous goods, segregating dangerous goods and hazardous substances, and dealing with incidents involving hazardous substances and dangerous goods. This unit is intended for people who have minimal or no contact with explosives or hazardous substances and dangerous goods as part of their job role but who require an awareness of how hazardous substances and dangerous goods are labelled and segregated when being transported. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Unit

Not applicable.

Competency Field

F – Safety Management

Unit Sector

Rail sector.

Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENTS	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1	Apply appropriate legislation for transporting dangerous goods and hazardous substances	1.1	Legislation and organisational policies and procedures for transporting hazardous substances and dangerous goods are identified and accessed
1.2	Labelling of different types of dangerous goods and hazardous substances is identified from accessed documentation
1.3	Hazardous loads are identified from transport manifests
2	Separate dangerous goods and hazardous substances	2.1	Hazardous substances and dangerous goods class and subsidiary risk information is identified
2.2	Hazardous substances and dangerous goods are correctly separated in accordance with relevant documentation, and class and subsidiary risk information as required
3	Deal with incidents involving dangerous goods and hazardous substances	3.1	Information is obtained about dangerous goods and hazardous substances involved
3.2	Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and risk control measures are implemented
3.3	Documentation is checked for compliance with separation rules, as required, in accordance with organisational procedures
3.4	Information about dangerous goods and hazardous substances is relayed to appropriate people and authorities

Foundation Skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range of Conditions

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

Unit Mapping Information

This unit replaces and is equivalent to TLIF3091A Apply awareness of dangerous goods and hazardous materials requirements.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=df441c6e-213d-43e3-874c-0b3f7036d851