Plan and document a placard load of dangerous goods

You are the Dangerous Goods and Transport Compliance Officer in Road Freight and Fleet.

Simulated workplaceIntermediate missionCAQA Corridor Logistics

What is going on

Brightwater Pharmaceuticals has booked consignment CN-260905-0008: twelve cartons of isopropyl alcohol seventy percent, four by five litre containers per carton, a total of 240 litres, to be delivered to Wetherill Park in western Sydney on Friday 11 September. The load is class 3, packing group II, and exceeds the placard load threshold for the vehicle. Driver Liam Fitzgerald is allocated with rigid CL-21 and an overnight rest at Goulburn is planned. The Road Freight and Fleet Manager wants the transport document, placarding, emergency information, driver licence check, route and fatigue plan finalised and recorded before Thursday afternoon.

Hamid Farouk, Road Freight and Fleet Manager
Subject: Brightwater dangerous goods run to Wetherill Park on Friday

Consignment CN-260905-0008 for Brightwater is 240 litres of isopropyl alcohol going to Wetherill Park on Friday. That is a placard load. I need the transport document prepared, the placarding and emergency information confirmed, the driver's licence checked, and the vehicle and route planned so that Liam can do it within his hours with an overnight rest. Use the dangerous goods policy and the register, and record everything on the consignment board and the fatigue log before Thursday afternoon.

Your brief

Prepare the dangerous goods transport documentation and vehicle placarding requirements, confirm the driver and vehicle are compliant, plan a route and rest schedule within fatigue limits, and record the plan on the consignment board and the fatigue log so that the run can go ahead safely and lawfully.

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 dangerous goods storage and transport policy and the dangerous goods register, and confirm the product details, UN number, class and packing group for the Brightwater isopropyl alcohol.
Check the stock register for the pallet PLT-118233 and confirm the quantity on hand and its bay in the dangerous goods store.
Prepare the transport document with consignor, consignee, proper shipping name, UN number, class, packing group, quantity and emergency contact requirements as described in the policy.
Determine the placards and emergency information required for the vehicle and list them on the pre-departure checklist with the restraint method for the drums.
Confirm from the training matrix and the fleet register that Liam holds the required licence and that CL-21 is in service with no open defects.
Plan the route via the Hume Highway with a rest stop and overnight rest that keeps Liam within the fatigue management policy, and enter the planned hours in the fatigue log.
Update consignment CN-260905-0008 with the vehicle, driver, planned departure and the note that the transport document and placards are complete.
Brief Liam using a short written run sheet and record the briefing in the consignment notes.

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

What someone in this role would produce

Completed dangerous goods transport document
Pre-departure checklist showing placards, emergency information and restraint
Fatigue log entries for the two day run with planned hours
Updated consignment record and driver run sheet

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