Complete a prestart and a haul truck shift on B crew

You are a haul truck operator on B crew at the Deepridge open cut.

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What is going on

It is 12 September 2026 and you are allocated to rigid haul truck HT22 on day shift, hauling from the north wall to the east dump because the north dump is closed by a tension crack. A high potential vehicle interaction on ramp 4 five days ago has put positive communication at the top of every prestart. HT19 has an intermittent reversing camera and is listed as defect, operable. The shift supervisor expects your prestart inspection recorded in the Mobile Plant and Prestart Register, a Take 5 for the ramp 4 haul, and any defect or hazard reported before you move the truck.

Rhonda Fitzgibbon, Quarry and Open Cut Manager
Subject: Your first shift on HT22, B crew, 12 September

You are allocated to rigid haul truck HT22 on B crew day shift from 12 September. Before you turn a wheel, read the Mobile Plant Prestart and Operation Procedure and the positive communication rules, and check that your authorisation for the 240 tonne class is current in the Training and Authorisation Matrix. Complete the prestart in the Mobile Plant and Prestart Register, do your Take 5 for the ramp 4 haul and let the supervisor know anything that is not right. HT19 has a reversing camera defect, so make sure you are on the right truck.

Your brief

Complete the shift prestart meeting requirements, the prestart inspection of HT22, the Take 5 for the haul route and the positive communication calls, record everything in the systems, and report a defect and a hazard correctly during the shift.

Work through it

You do not need to do it all. Doing a few of these will show you what the work is like. Your ticks and notes stay on this device.

Read the Mobile Plant Prestart and Operation Procedure and list the prestart inspection items and the operating rules that apply to a rigid haul truck.
Check your authorisation for the 240 tonne class in the Training and Authorisation Matrix and explain what you do if it were expired.
Complete the fitness for work declaration and fatigue self-assessment on the Shift Prestart Meeting Record Template as a crew member.
Record the prestart inspection of HT22 in the Mobile Plant and Prestart Register with the engine hours and any defects found.
Write a Take 5 for the first haul from the north wall to the east dump via ramp 4, listing hazards and controls including the closed north dump.
Script the positive communication calls you make and expect when a light vehicle approaches on ramp 4, and what you do if you get no acknowledgement.
During the shift the reversing alarm fails: describe the action you take and update the Mobile Plant and Prestart Register status and defect notes.
You notice water running across ramp 4 from a burst header: enter it in the Hazard and Incident Register with a description and a risk rating.

My notes: what did I enjoy, and what surprised me?

What someone in this role would produce

Prestart inspection record for HT22 in the register
Written Take 5 for the ramp 4 haul
Updated defect entry for the reversing alarm
Hazard entry for the water across ramp 4

Printing this is a record of what you explored. It is not a certificate or a qualification.