Review of Dangerous Goods Driver Training

28 July 2025

Developing nationally consistent training for dangerous goods (DG) drivers has been identified as a key priority in the 2025 Transport and Logistics Workforce Plan, following strong feedback from employers and industry associations.

Transporting dangerous goods—such as flammable liquids, corrosive chemicals, and toxic substances—is essential to many industries. However, it requires strict compliance with safety regulations to protect people, property, and the environment.

The National Transport Commission (NTC) is currently conducting a Comprehensive review of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG Code), which will include updated driver training requirements. Although the revised Code is not yet finalised, both industry and regulators have stressed the need to improve training and assessment practices now to raise safety standards and prepare for the changes ahead.

In response, the Competent Authorities Panel (CAP) has asked Industry Skills Australia (ISA) to review the Unit of Competency TLILIC0001 – Licence to transport dangerous goods by road, along with related training products.

The CAP has also formed a Mandatory Assessment Instrument (MAI) Working Group to examine current delivery and assessment of the licensing unit. Their goal is to identify what content should be added or removed to ensure training and assessment is relevant, meets regulatory requirements, and supports driver safety.

The final content for the licensing unit and associated training products will be determined collaboratively by the MAI Working Group and a Technical Committee established for this project.

This project will review:

• 1 qualification
• 14 Units of Competency
• 3 Skill Sets

This project will also:

• update the TLI Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
• produce a mapping document of changes
• update any out-of-scope products affected by the changed training products.
• deliver a webinar about the revised training products and planned future work.

View the list of all training products related to this project.

• TLI40121 – Certificate IV in Specialist Driving Operations
• TLISS00214 – Chemical Tanker Driver Skill Set
• TLISS00218 – Fuel Tanker Driver Skill Set
• TLISS00219 – LP Gas Tanker Driver Skill Set
• TLIC0003 – Operate LP gas tanker
• TLIC0022 – Operate chemical and fuel tanker
• TLID0021 – Store and handle dangerous goods and hazardous substances
• TLID0014 - Load and unload explosives/dangerous goods
• TLID3015 - Identify and label explosives/dangerous goods
• TLID0018 - Prepare for transport of dangerous goods
• TLIE4025 - Prepare and process transport documentation for dangerous goods
• TLIF2012 – Apply safe procedures when handling/transporting dangerous goods or explosives
• TLIF3091 - Apply awareness of dangerous goods and hazardous materials requirements
• TLIF3096 - Carry out emergency response to a dangerous goods incident
• TLIF4065 - Ensure compliance with Australian Dangerous Goods Code
• TLILIC0001 – Licence to transport dangerous goods by road
• TLIP4003 – Implement, maintain and evaluate dangerous goods transport procedures within the workplace
• TLIO5006 – Plan and manage security procedures for transferring and transporting dangerous goods

The reviewed training products are due to be submitted to the Assurance Body by 25 September 2026.

Industry Skills Australia (ISA) will engage with stakeholders throughout the life of the project and consider all ideas, opinions, and feedback to the revised training products to ensure they meet the needs of industry. A consultation log containing a high-level summary of all feedback and ISA’s response will be maintained and available on our website.

ISA will facilitate a webinar following endorsement of the training products to support stakeholders in understanding the changes and to provide advice on implementation.