The RIIHAN308 – Load and unload plant unit equips students with the essential skills and knowledge required to safely load, secure, and unload machinery in the civil infrastructure, mining, and resource sectors.
What you will learn:
• Operational Planning: You will learn to interpret site documentation, identify potential hazards, and select the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) before commencing work.
• Site Preparation: You will gain skills in isolating the work area and implementing traffic control measures to ensure a safe loading environment for all site personnel.
• Plant Loading: You will master techniques for safely positioning, levelling, and driving heavy plant onto trailers or transport floats.
• Load Restraint: You will understand how to apply weight distribution, balance, and centre-of-gravity theories using heavy-duty securing equipment to safely tie down machinery.
• Safe Unloading: You will become proficient in safely removing restraints and guiding plant off the transport vehicle using correct hand signals and alignment practices.
• Post-Operational Tasks: You will learn to complete mandatory site documentation, inspect the transport equipment, and safely clear the work zone.
By successfully completing this unit of competency, students gain the operational confidence needed to load and unload plant in a safe manner following established work place protocols and procedures.
The RIIHAN308 Load and unload plant unit is specifically designed for operational personnel who are required to safely load, secure, and unload mobile machinery for transport across industrial worksites.
Who should consider enrolling in this course?
Industry and Organisational Suitability:
Completing the RIIHAN308 Load and unload plant unit provides vital operational skills that significantly enhance your on-site capabilities, safety compliance, and career versatility across major industrial sectors.
Key benefits include:
Completing this unit RIIHAN308 Load and unload plant opens up vital pathways for site-based operational personnel across Australia’s primary industrial sectors.
Roles where this unit may be relevant:
• Plant Operator: Safely loading your own machinery onto transport vehicles.
• Truck Driver: Securing heavy loads on transport floats or flatbed trailers.
• Site Supervisor: Overseeing safe equipment transit compliance and hazard management.
• Trade Assistant: Assisting with site isolation, guide duties, and load securement.
• Logistics Worker: Coordinating heavy machinery deployment between depots and sites.
Industries where this unit may be relevant:
• Civil Construction: Working on major roadworks, pipelines, and infrastructure projects.
• Mining Operations: Operating within metalliferous, coal, or extractive mining leases.
• Heavy Transport: Moving industrial plant machinery via logistics and haulage networks.
• Resource Drilling: Assisting with mobile drill rigs and support gear mobilization.
• Equipment Rental: Managing the dispatch and return of hired site machinery.
On completing RIIHAN308 – Load and unload plant students will be able to:
This course includes the following nationally recognised unit(s) of competency:
It may be delivered individually or as part of a qualification.
Qualifications that include this unit are:
| Unit Code | Unit Name |
| RIIHAN308 | Load and unload plant |
There are no prerequisites for this unit.
The following methods will be used to assess competency for RIIHAN308 – Load and unload plant:
• Assessor Checklists
• Theoretical Assessments including short answer and multi-choice questions
• Individual and team based practical and scenario assessments
The RIIHAN308 – Load and unload plant unit is a nationally recognised competency, accredited under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
Successful participants will receive a Statement of Attainment for National Training Register – RIIHAN308 Load and unload plant issued by an Australian Registered Training Organisation (RTO) upon demonstrating competency in all assessment requirements.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and training materials will be provided on the day of your course.
Our Forrestdale Training Facility has a compact kitchen area with an automated tea/coffee machine.
Courses include practical demonstrations and assessments that all participants are required to be involved in.
All participants are required to wear:
We also encourage you to dress accordingly for weather conditions and suggest the following items:
On the day of your course, you will be required to provide official photo identification on arrival at our Forrestdale Training Centre or other training locations.
Expired identification will not be accepted.
Participants must possess a level of physical fitness that allows them to safely meet the demands of practical demonstrations and assessments. Training provides the hands-on experience you need to acquire the skills for assessment, from isolating work zones and positioning heavy equipment to deploying load-restraint systems and working effectively alongside a guiding spotter. In assessments, you will demonstrate that you can manage heavy machinery transit safely, control surrounding workplace hazards, and respond to real-world situations just as you would on industrial or mining worksites.
Course practical requirements:
To ensure the safety of all participants and maintain the integrity of our assessment processes, all students must be fit to participate in practical training and assessment activities. These requirements reflect and mirror industry safety expectations, including those used in mining and other high‑risk environments.
Our fitness‑for‑assessment procedure includes:
Exact daily schedules—including start and finish times, break periods, and assessment windows—will be provided upon completion of enrolment, allowing us to tailor information to your specific training group and location.
RMTS trainers and assessors deliver a blend of supervised learning, theoretical assessment activities, and realistic scenario‑based training to ensure learners can confidently apply their skills in real‑world environments. Each training day is structured to balance knowledge development with hands‑on practice, including multiple opportunities to participate in realistic simulations and skill‑building exercises.
This course is delivered at a range of workplaces and training sites to provide realistic, industry-specific learning environments. See our locations below:
RMTS can deliver many of our courses at your nominated site or in your workplace.
Why send staff off‑site when RMTS can deliver high‑impact training right at your location?
Contact us to tailor a site-specific program and create a delivery plan built specifically for your operational needs.
Experience dynamic learning at Forrestdale, Perth with great facilities in a great location
The cost of the RIIHAN308 – Load and unload plant course reflects the high level of industry expertise, resources, and workplace-based training provided.
| Title | Fee |
| Full Fee1 | $600 |
| Location | Please request course fees for your workplace or onsite delivery |
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