Basic Trailer
Key Information
Duration:1 Day (8 Hours)
Maximum Attendees: 10
Training available at our local training centre or your own workplace
Safe and compliant practices for loading, unloading, and securing trailer loads.
Overview
This course provides foundational skills and knowledge for safely loading, unloading, and securing loads on a basic trailer. It covers hazard management, load restraint techniques, and regulatory requirements aligned with NZQA Unit Standard 3471, with the option to include NZQA Unit Standard 14516. Training is delivered face-to-face and incorporates practical application to ensure learners can perform load-handling tasks safely and competently in the workplace.
Please bring along your ID on training day - We need to verify the identity of students in attendance, please bring ID with you on the day of training.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and apply safe practices for loading and unloading a goods vehicle.
- Prepare a trailer and vehicle for safe loading operations.
- Secure loads using appropriate restraint methods.
- Identify hazards and manage risks associated with trailer operation and load security.
- (If US 14516 included) Demonstrate knowledge of regulations, equipment, and safety requirements related to load restraint.
Entry Criteria:
All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
