Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine requirements for concreting tasks.
- Review site plans, and evaluate size and complexity of concreting tasks.
- Assess site access, egress information and traffic management plan, and negotiate additional provisions or changes as required.
- Assess provisions for site storage and amenities, and negotiate additional provisions or changes as required.
- Assess work specifications, and identify and sequence project stages to meet project timelines for completion.
- Assess concurrent work of other construction teams and establish or confirm communication channels.
- Plan for concreting tasks.
- Assess type of concrete and curing time in predicted weather conditions for each pour and schedule tasks to meet project requirements.
- Review work health and safety (WHS) andenvironmental requirements, and apply to planning.
- Develop or adapt safe work method statements (SWMSs) for individual tasks in accordance with workplace procedures and safety requirements.
- Assess potential hazards and contingencies and develop risk controls.
- Calculate dimensions of each concrete pour and calculate, document and source material in preparation for work to commence on time and on budget.
- Identify, document and source plant, tools and equipment required for each project stage in line with task schedule to ensure availability on site.
- Determine and source labour for concreting tasks.
- Determine specialised skill requirements for different task stages and assess skills of available team members to identify skill shortages.
- Recruit additional team members with required skills within required timeframe to ensure prompt start to work.
- Allocate team members to tasks and document human resource requirements for all task stages.
- Brief team members about concreting tasks.
- Arrange or conduct site tour and induction for site safety and environmental requirements in accordance with task and workplace requirements.
- Explain and discuss details of task allocations and scheduling, and confirm team understanding of work requirements.
- Explain concurrent work of other construction teams and communication channels to team members, and confirm their understanding.
- Explain risk controls and provisions for dealing with risks, hazards, and contingencies to team members and confirm their understanding.
- Encourage team members to clarify work requirements and to suggest process improvements at all stages.