Unit of competency Outline
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22/07/2026 10:30 PM AWST
22/07/2026 10:30 PM AWST
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Operate container side lifter
Operate container side lifter
Unit of competency
National Code
TLID0017
TLID0017
State Code
ODP41
ODP41
TGA Status
Current
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Approved
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
14/03/2022
Field of Education
030717 - Plant And Machine Operations
Original Release Date
14/03/2022
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to operate a container side lifter (swing lifter and/or side loader).It includes checking a container side lifter and ancillary equipment, ensuring site safety, loading a container from the ground onto a vehicle, unloading a container from vehicle to ground, and transferring a container from one vehicle to another in accordance with relevant state and/or territory authority requirements and regulations.It also includes maintaining systematic and efficient control of all functions, managing side lifter condition and performance, and effectively managing hazardous situations while operating a container side lifter.Operation of a container side lifter is performed with limited supervision, and with duty of care responsibility for self and others in achieving the prescribed outcomes.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Check a container side lifter and ancillary equipment
- 1.1 Job hazards are identified and required actions taken to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards
- 1.2 Load lifting capacity for side lifter and ancillary equipment, as required, is identified in terms of maximum rated capacity
- 1.3 Pre-operational checks and inspections are conducted on side lifter, lifting assemblies, specialist lifting equipment and ancillary equipment, as required, to ensure serviceability and suitability for task and readiness for operation
2 Ensure site safety
- 2.1 Ground conditions are checked to ensure stability and suitability and overhead obstacles are identified to ensure positioning of side lifter is appropriate and in accordance with workplace policy and procedures
- 2.2 Site safety is managed in accordance with workplace policy and procedures
- 2.3 Exclusion zones are identified and implemented
3 Load loaded container from the ground onto side lifter vehicle
- 3.1 Container weight is checked to ensure it is within specified maximum lifting capacity of side lifter vehicle
- 3.2 Side lifter is positioned, lifter engine is started, and side lifter readiness for lift, including deployment of stabiliser legs, is completed in accordance with manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
- 3.3 Lifting equipment is attached to container, checked and adjusted, as required, in accordance with manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
- 3.4 Pre-lift physical check is performed to ensure side lifter is capable of lifting container safely
- 3.5 Container is lifted and placed onto side lifter twist locks in accordance with manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
- 3.6 Loaded container is secured and vehicle is made ready for on-road travel in accordance with regulatory requirements, manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
4 Unload loaded container from side lifter vehicle onto the ground
- 4.1 Container weight is checked to ensure it is within side lifter vehicle specified maximum lifting capacity
- 4.2 Side lifter is positioned, lifter engine is started, and side lifter is made ready for lift, ensuring that deployment of stabiliser legs is completed in accordance with manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
- 4.3 Load securing devices are unlocked or removed and lifting equipment is attached to container, checked and adjusted, as required, in accordance with manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
- 4.4 Pre-lift physical check is performed to ensure side lifter is capable of lifting container safely
- 4.5 Container is lifted and placed on ground, in accordance with organisational requirements, allowing access to the container doors and surroundings
- 4.6 Lifting equipment is removed from container and side lifter vehicle is made ready for on-road travel in accordance with manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
5 Transfer loaded container from one vehicle to another
- 5.1 Receiving vehicle and container are checked to ensure they are compatible and that receiving vehicle load capacity is adequate for intended load
- 5.2 All vehicles are positioning in accordance with intended transfer requirements
- 5.3 Lifter engine is started, and side lifter is made ready for lift
- 5.4 Load securing devices are unlocked or removed and lifting equipment is attached to container, checked and adjusted, as required, in accordance with manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
- 5.5 Pre-lift physical check is performed to ensure side lifter is capable of lifting container safely
- 5.6 Container is transferred to receiving vehicle in accordance with manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
- 5.7 Lifting equipment is removed from container and both vehicles are made ready for on-road travel in accordance with regulatory requirements, manufacturer specifications and workplace procedures
- 5.8 Loaded container is secured in accordance with regulatory requirements and manufacturer specifications
- 5.9 Documentation is completed in accordance with workplace procedures
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Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWM50 | TLID3046 | Operate container side lifter | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHV7 | TLI31222 | Certificate III in Driving Operations | Qualification |
| BHF1 | TLI31221 | Certificate III in Driving Operations | Qualification |