TLIM0018 — Develop low risk heavy vehicle driving behaviours in others

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• assessing risks and applying skills for collision and incident avoidance and management while driving
• assisting drivers to develop low risk driving behaviours
• communicating effectively with others from all ages, educational backgrounds, diverse cultural backgrounds and life experiences
• completing and maintaining documentation
• complying with appropriate legislative, heavy vehicle regulatory and procedural requirements relating to heavy vehicle driving
• dealing with and adjusting to diverse driving environments
• delivering information about instructions, procedures and other information relevant to driving a heavy vehicle
• demonstrating road positioning, speed and traffic management skills
• demonstrating slow-speed manoeuvres
• demonstrating time and space management in a range of traffic situations to accommodate other road users
• developing and following lesson plan
• developing and implementing emergency management plan
• engaging and motivating drivers
• guiding and controlling a vehicle while instructing a driver
• identifying hazards and human factors that may impact on driving situations and implementing responsive low risk heavy vehicle driving practices
• implementing contingency plans
• implementing work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and practices, including: anticipating and identifying hazards, conducting pre-start checks, minimising, controlling or eliminating hazards, observing and interpreting driver behaviour that may put people at risk
• locating and complying with appropriate legislative, regulatory and procedural requirements
• making correct response judgements
• maintaining personal skill development
• maintaining records of progress
• managing time effectively to: ensure all learning objectives are covered, pace learning
• modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments
• monitoring driver progress by: assessing driver interaction with others, identifying driver concerns, monitoring driver acquisition of new skills, knowledge and competency requirements, recognising driver readiness to take on new skills and tasks
• monitoring vehicle performance and taking appropriate action, as required
• negotiating complex traffic and road conditions
• obeying road rules, making safe decisions in stressful situations, and instructing drivers to take appropriate action
• observing and interpreting the driving behaviour of others
• planning, documenting and communicating training objectives and methods in accordance with developed lesson plan
• reading and analysing driver information
• reading and following learning programs and plans
• recognising and interpreting road signs and signals, and implementing pertinent action to enable low risk heavy vehicle driving
• reporting promptly and/or rectifying identified problems, faults or malfunctions
• responding appropriately to cultural differences in the workplace
• teaching, facilitating learning and demonstrating skills in the development of low risk heavy vehicle driving behaviours, using a learner-centred approach
• using relevant state/territory driver licensing and testing standards
• using verbal and non-verbal communication techniques to: ask relevant and appropriate questions, demonstrate skills, listen, provide clear information, provide explanations
• working collaboratively with other road users when driving a heavy vehicle
• working effectively with drivers by: establishing trust, maintaining a calm demeanour, maintaining appropriate relationships, maintaining tolerance, providing constructive feedback, recognising and being sensitive to individual difference and diversity, using appropriate body language

Knowledge evidence

• behaviour principles including causal attribution and optimism bias
• barriers to learning, including motivation, attitude, cognitive behaviours, positive and negative outcomes of prior learning, language and other specific needs
• causes and effects of medium to high risk heavy vehicle driving practices
• cognitive skills, motivation and behaviours related to low risk heavy vehicle driving
• content and requirements of relevant learning program and/or lesson plan
• content of learning resources and learning materials
• contributing factors that could lead to collisions or incidents, such as: age, experience, drugs, alcohol, medication, road conditions, fatigue and time of day; driver values, emotions, limitations and personal needs; emotional factors, driver’s own behaviours, opinions, beliefs and driver’s operation at high levels of risk; speed, space, vision, road conditions, vehicle condition and environmental conditions
• dangerous goods systems and dangerous goods regulation requirements
• differences between urban and rural environments
• different load restraints that apply to different load types, weights, heights, lengths and widths
• diverse range of training methods and scenarios to meet individual needs
• driver characteristics and needs
• effects of drugs, medication and alcohol on low risk heavy vehicle driving ability
• effects of stress and fatigue on low risk heavy vehicle driving ability
• emergency management plans and procedures
• factors involved in controlling a heavy vehicle at different speeds, and under variable road and weather conditions
• heavy vehicle operation and control including: cabin drill, managing accelerator, managing brakes, managing steering, starting, moving off, shutting down and securing
• higher-order skills necessary for driving safely including: correct response decision making, hazard recognition in relation to hazard perception, response and anticipation, multi-tasking
• impact of different driving environments
• importance of observation and attention as they relate to driving heavy vehicles
• learning principles and learning styles of different cohorts
• lesson plan development techniques
• low risk driving behaviours including: creating and maintaining collision and incident avoidance space, obeying road rules and directions, protecting collision and incident avoidance space
• low risk driving strategies
• management processes and recording procedures for heavy vehicle collisions or incidents
• motivation and attitudinal issues as they relate to driving heavy vehicles
• national heavy vehicle regulations
• penalties and consequences of driving offences
• principles of risk management and road safety
• low risk and responsible driving behaviours
• records of progress that need to be maintained
• relevant road rules and traffic safety legislation including: alcohol and drugs, driver licensing, heavy vehicle registration, heavy vehicle standards
• relevant state/territory driver licensing authority driver licensing and testing standards
• relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations including: relevant policies and procedures for hazard identification, risk assessment, reporting requirements, safe use of equipment and emergency management
• responsibilities of heavy vehicle driver
• risk controls for specific learning environments
• roles and responsibilities of key personnel
• responsibility to other road users
• sources and availability of relevant learning resources and learning materials
• training techniques that enhance learning and when to use them
• types of adverse driving conditions commonly encountered during driving activities
• workplace procedures to be followed in a driving emergency

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