Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for soil profile construction
- Services are located using site and construction plans and in consultation with the supervisor.
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazards are identified, risks assessed and reported to the supervisor.
- Suitable safety equipment is selected for the soil profile construction program.
- The construction site is prepared according to enterprise work procedures and the construction plan.
- Prepare equipment for soil profile construction
- Construction tools, equipment and machinery are selected that are appropriate to the task being undertaken.
- Pre-operational and safety checks are carried out on tools, equipment and machinery according to manufacturers specifications and enterprise work procedures.
- Suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is selected, used and maintained.
- Undertake soil profile construction
- The base is graded to the specified level and on a consistent slope, and is consolidated to achieve uniform compaction over the entire site, according to enterprise work procedures.
- Trench lines are dug to the specified depth, width and fall, with all superfluous material evacuated and stored safely according to the construction plan and enterprise work procedures.
- Construction of the soil profile is undertaken according to OHS requirements.
- Restore the site after drainage and irrigation installation
- Trenches are back-filled with specified construction materials, consolidated and levelled according to the construction plan and enterprise work procedures.
- The construction site is levelled to visual satisfaction as each layer of the soil profile is installed.
- The construction site is hand watered thoroughly on completion according to enterprise work procedures.
- Waste material is removed from the construction site and disposed of in an environmentally aware and safe manner according to enterprise work procedures.
- Tools, equipment and machinery are cleaned, maintained and stored according to enterprise work procedures.
- A clean and safe area is maintained throughout and upon completion of work according to enterprise work procedures.
- Work outcomes are recorded or reported to the supervisor according to enterprise work procedures.