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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare to install topping slab.
   • Review and clarify task to install topping slab.
   • Review task specifications and check to make sure they are 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. Prepare concrete for topping slab.
   • Erect identified safety signage and barricades, and fit personal protective equipment (PPE).
   • Determine need for concrete reinforcement through consultation with relevant personnel and install reinforcement in accordance with specifications.
   • Select and check preparation equipment for this process.
   • Scarify existing concrete using appropriate preparation techniques in accordance with specifications.
   • Clear surface loose particles and debris from surface to be topped.
   • Check existing control joints in substrate to ensure they are carried through and reflected in proposed topping.
3. Pour topping slab.
   • Prepare existing concrete surface for topping slab with bonded topping or separation material in accordance with specifications.
   • Pour topping slab onto existing concrete surface and screed to specifications.
4. Cure and seal topping slab.
   • Use setting, and apply curing agents and curing techniques to topping slab in accordance with specifications.
   • Maintain curing and sealing for period stated in specifications
5. Clean up after installing topping slab.
   • Clear work area and dispose of, reuse or recycle materials in accordance with legislation, regulations, codes of practice and task requirements.
   • Clean, check, maintain and store tools and equipment in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications and workplace requirements.