TLILIC0003 — Licence to operate a forklift truck

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• applying safe operating procedures for a forklift truck including: maintaining safe operating speed; travelling with load lowered to an appropriate height for the terrain, operating surface and visibility in relation to direction of travel
• applying relevant forklift truck manufacturer requirements and data plate information and approved modifications to attachments fitted are in accordance with manufacturer requirements
• carrying out pre-start checks, including visual inspection which must include: battery charge as required by manufacturer requirements; checking and interpreting data plate/s are relevant to the attachment and the forklift truck; checking for signs of paint separation and stressed welds indicating potential structural weakness; document evidence of damage; engine / mechanical fluid level checks including fuel as required by manufacturer requirements; ensuring availability of correct forklift truck logbook and updating records as required; ensuring forklift truck tynes or other attachment/s are securely fitted; ensuring seat and mirrors are adjusted appropriately and seat belt is functional; fluid leaks; lights are working effectively; safety equipment checks; signage and labels to ensure they are visible and legible; wheels and tyres for damage/correct inflation if applicable
• conducting and applying risk and hazard assessment strategies including: insufficient lighting; other specific hazards including dangerous goods; overhead hazards and fixed structures, roof beams and doorways; restricted and poorly ventilated areas; surface suitability based on forklift truck and task requirements; the risk of collision with people, moving plant and fixed structures; weather conditions
• complying with Commonwealth, State and Territory Work Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)/Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) legislation, regulations safe work and workplace procedures
• conducting operational checks, which must ensure: all controls are located, identified and tested for functionality; all hydraulic functions operated to maximum extension and ensuring attachment (if fitted) movements and control functions are smooth and comply with operating requirements; hazard warning systems (e.g. reversing beepers, lights and horns) are functional; recording and maintaining accurate information relating to forklift truck operations; safety devices as fitted; start-up is in accordance with manufacturer requirements; steering, transmission and brake functions comply with operating requirements; there are no unusual noises
• confirming and following traffic management plan procedures relevant to their role in the work area
• conducting relevant procedures for refuelling and isolating fuel/power source as per manufacturer requirements using appropriate PPE
• determining relevant lifting attachment to perform work/task
• determining lift requirements including: positioning of unusually balanced/shaped loads; centre of gravity; dynamic nature of load; tyne/attachment positioning; weight
• ensuring risk control measures within the work area are effective as per workplace procedures
• identifying, isolating and tagging out defective equipment and reporting to authorised person/s
• interpreting and confirming relevant documentation, workplace instructions, safety information, emergency procedures for the work task and relevant area
• interpreting workplace procedures in relation to various environmental conditions
• maintaining communication with other workplace personnel through using worksite procedures including: audible and visual warning devices; signage; two-way radio; verbal instructions; written instructions
• maintaining three points of contact whilst accessing and egressing forklift truck and ensuring rungs / steps are free of hazards
• operating and monitoring safe forklift truck operations using minimum 250kg dynamic and non-dynamic loads that include: aligning tynes/attachment to load; carrying out a lift to 75% of the maximum height; conducting trial lift to ensure forklift truck and load are stable, and load is safe to move; correctly using horns and mirrors in workplace; correctly positioning and using an observer to assist when operating with a load that may restrict vision or be placed out of vision of the operator; driving applicable to conditions and moving loads safely; driving a forklift truck safely with load in forward and reverse, while maintaining visibility through an obstacle course including: an ‘S’ bend with a minimum 90 degrees left and right turn; ensuring load/s remains stable through pick up, transport and placement; forklift truck speed is appropriate to load and surroundings; lowering dynamic and non-dynamic loads to appropriate height for travel in forward and reverse; picking up, driving, manoeuvring and placing dynamic and non-dynamic loads safely at various heights within a compliant racking system; picking up, driving, manoeuvring and placing dynamic and non-dynamic loads safely into/onto an elevated, flat, stable area; tilting mast (or forks if applicable) to ensure balance of load; using gluts/dunnage appropriately and lowering load safely; using tilt and side shift (where fitted) safely to manoeuvre dynamic and non-dynamic loads into allocated space
• reporting to relevant person/s on site risk control measures that are not in place or are deficient
• setting up an exclusion zone
• securely parking forklift truck and isolating in appropriate position including: minimising possible access by unauthorised person/s; tynes/attachment lowered to required position in accordance with manufacturer requirements; park brake applied; switching off, isolating fuel/power source and removing key according to workplace procedures
• shutting down a forklift truck in accordance with manufacturer requirements and workplace procedures

Knowledge evidence

• Australian and industry standards, codes of practice and guidelines to safely operate a forklift truck
• communication procedures including: audible and visual warning devices; hand signals; questioning techniques; signage; traffic warning systems; two-way radio; written instructions
• forklift truck characteristics and capabilities, manufacturer requirements and instructions for any attachments
• impact of the following on the operation of the forklift truck including: failure/loss of control including brakes and steering; failure of equipment during forklift truck operations
• forklift truck instability causes including: deterioration of ground condition; overloading; pick up and placement of load; irregular loads; operating on ramps and uneven surfaces and in restricted spaces
• use of forklift truck data plate and attachment data plate and appropriate methodology to determine weight of a load is appropriate for forklift truck and any attachment if fitted including the estimation or determination from: labels on the actual load; markings on the actual load; paperwork such as consignment notes, running sheets and weighbridge dockets; weighing a carton and calculating load
• manufacturer requirements, instructions and operator’s manual
• problems, and appropriate response procedures to unplanned and/or unsafe environmental conditions including: wind; lightning; water/ice impacted surface/ground; rain; extreme heat; Ultra violet (UV) exposure
• problems and equipment faults, and implementing appropriate response procedures to unplanned and/or unsafe situations including: lock out and tag out procedures
• relevant procedures for refuelling and recharging forklift truck using appropriate PPE including: gas bottle; connecting battery to charger and disconnecting battery from charger and reconnecting to forklift truck; refuelling
• procedures for recording, reporting and maintaining workplace records and information
• risk assessment process including hierarchy of control: elimination; substitution; isolation; engineering controls; administrative controls; personal protective equipment (PPE)
• safe use and compliance of different types of attachments including: bale clamps; carpet spike for carpet rolls; drum carrier; jib attachment; paper roll clamps; personnel work platforms; rotators; slippers/fork extensions on tynes; suitability and lifting capability of the attachment to be used
• shut down procedures for a forklift truck in accordance with manufacturer requirements
• traffic management plan procedures and requirements
• typical routine problems encountered operating a forklift truck and associated equipment, and adjustments required for correction
• workplace procedures including work plan which may be verbal, documented/written, or electronically generated
• work area operating surface suitability including issues with: backfilled ground; bitumen (damaged, cracked); concrete (damaged, cracked); hard compacted soil; potholes; railway tracks; rough uneven or difficult terrain including sloping surfaces, uneven surfaces, steel decks and grates; soft soils; trench covers
• Work Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)/Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) requirements, safe work and workplace procedures

Foundation skills

• Foundation Skills: Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency

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