Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for construction of access track
- Confirm construction details and work sequence
- Confirm compliance with relevant regulatory planning and environmental legislation
- Confirm equipment is ready for work
- Match equipment and attachments to tasks and terrain
- Locate survey pegs and site indicators on work site
- Follow organisational work health and safety procedures
- Adhere to site environmental concerns
- Apply principles of erosion and sediment control to the construction of track
- Determine control points, required grades and water crossing points and structures from field observations and any available additional information
- Obtain permits or licences required for the construction
- Schedule and coordinate people, materials and equipment
- Construct access track
- Use earthworks methods and patterns for specific machines during construction according to job requirements
- Monitor and maintain optimum machine loads to suit prevailing conditions
- Use safe machine operating techniques and procedures to match terrain, site conditions and other operators
- Complete excavation, transport, dumping and compaction of material in line with job sequence and endorsed industry practices
- Clear vegetation according to industry best practice
- Liaise with neighbouring landholders, local authorities and interest groups during the construction activity
- Complete documentation required by organisation
- Communicate with staff, clients and contractors during construction
- Ensure work methods meet environmental sustainability, biosecurity and work health and safety requirements
- Apply final finish to track