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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare to construct tilt panels on site.
   • Review and clarify task to construct tilt panels on site.
   • Review design of tilt panel from job drawings and specifications, and check to make sure it is in accordance with legislation, regulations and codes of practice.
   • Review work health and safety (WHS) requirements for the task in accordance with safety plans and policies.
   • Identify safety signage and barricade requirements.
   • Review environmental requirements for the task in accordance with environmental plans and legislative requirements.
   • Select plant, tools and equipment, check for serviceability and rectify or report any faults
   • Calculate material quantity requirements.
   • Acquire materials for the task and locate them safely ready for use.
2. Set out and construct temporary casting bed.
   • Erect identified safety signage and barricades, and fit personal protective equipment (PPE).
   • Select a suitable area to construct casting bed in accordance with project requirements.
   • Prepare the ground to a flat surface in preparation for casting bed.
   • Place and finish casting bed to project requirements.
   • Coat casting bed with bond breaker in accordance with product specifications.
3. Set out work and prepare formwork for panel.
   • Erect identified safety signage and barricade requirements, and fit personal protective equipment (PPE).
   • Set out location and size of tilt panel to requirements of job drawings and specifications.
   • Prepare, place and fix tilt panel edge formwork, and plumb and align to specifications.
   • Apply bond breaker to casting bed face or casting form face of previous panel to ensure ease of panel separation, in accordance with manufacturer’s dose and quantity recommendations.
   • Apply form release agent to formwork in accordance with specifications.
4. Place and tie reinforcement and cast-in fittings
   • Check reinforcement, accessories and cast-in fittings for conformity with design and engineering specifications.
   • Position reinforcement, accessories and cast-in fittings in accordance with engineering drawings and specifications.
   • Position tie and/or weld reinforcement in accordance with engineering drawings and specifications.
5. Place, finish and cure concrete.
   • Place concrete evenly and consolidate to specification using approved vibration method.
   • Screed and finish concrete surface to specification ensuring cast-in fittings are clear.
   • Apply curing process.
   • Apply bond breaker to casting bed face of previous panel to ensure ease of panel separation.
   • Strip edge formwork after final panel is cast, ensuring no damage to panels.
6. Clean up after constructing tilt panels on site.
   • Clear work area daily and dispose of, reuse or recycle materials in accordance with legislation, regulations, codes of practice and task requirements.
   • Clean, check, maintain and store plant, tools and equipment in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications and workplace requirements.