1. Prepare for installation of staging
   • Prepare venue at the appropriate time in accordance with bump-in schedule
   • Read, correctly interpret and apply stage plans to venue layout
   • Identify and liaise with appropriate personnel to determine the sequence of installation for staging elements
   • Where there is an existing stage, communicate modifications clearly to the appropriate personnel and implement as required
   • Install other equipment and necessary structures in consultation with the appropriate personnel
   • Pre-rig equipment as required within safety guidelines and licensing requirements
2. Install staging elements
   • Mark out ground plan accurately onstage in accordance with design specifications and venue requirements
   • Install staging elements in accordance with design specifications and requirements of the production
   • Install staging elements in the appropriate sequence as agreed with appropriate personnel
   • Install staging elements in accordance with safety regulations and any manufacturer instructions
   • Select and use appropriate equipment to assist with staging installation, using safe working practices at all times
3. Check staging elements after installation
   • Check each staging element to ensure operational standards for performance are achieved and that all safety requirements have been met
   • Identify any problems with staging elements, take appropriate action to rectify or refer to the appropriate personnel for action
   • Identify any modifications required to improve suitability for performance and take appropriate action

Not applicable

Underpinning skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of essential knowledge of and skills in the following areas

types of control desks which operate stage machinery

techniques for working out load capacity of stage machinery

safe and efficient methods and procedures used in manoeuvring loads

techniques for handling scenic elements eg toggling flats and pin hinging

relevant legislative andor organisational health and safety requirements including safe manual handling techniques working at heights moving loads safely

safety issues associated with using ladders

signals to be employed when using stage machinery

safety procedures to be followed in the event of lifting revolving or trucking emergencies

literacy skills sufficient to interpret stage plans

numeracy skills sufficient to take measurements required for installation

Linkages to other units

This unit has linkages with a range of other staging and technical production units and combined assessment andor training with those units may be appropriate It is strongly recommended that this unit be assessed with or after the following units

CUESTAA Apply a general knowledge of staging to work activities

CUESTA05A - Apply a general knowledge of staging to work activities

MEMAB Use hand tools

Critical aspects of evidence

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

application of safe working practices for installing staging elements

knowledge of safety issues specifically associated with the installation of staging

ability to communicate effectively within a staging team

Method and context of assessment

The assessment context must ensure

practical demonstration of skills through the installation of staging elements for more than one production

installation of staging elements within realistic workplace timeframes

involvement of and interaction with a production team to reflect the collaborative nature of staging installation

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

direct observation of the candidate completing installation tasks

inspection of staging elements installed by the candidate

oral questioninginterview to assess knowledge of safety and equipment procedures

review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Resource requirements

Assessment of this unit requires access to

a venue where the installation of staging can take place

staging equipment

Key competencies in this unit

Key competencies are built into all workplace competencies The following table describes those applicable to this unit Trainers and assessors should ensure that they are addressed in training and assessment

Level Perform

Level Administer and Manage

Level Design and Evaluate

Collecting organising and analysing information

Interpreting stage plans

Communicating ideas and information

Advising crew of staging requirements

Planning and organising activities

Organising installation for a production

Working with others and in teams

Liaising with technicians

Using mathematical ideas and techniques

Calculating loads

Solving problems

Adjusting installation

Using technology

Using tools

Underpinning skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of essential knowledge of and skills in the following areas

types of control desks which operate stage machinery

techniques for working out load capacity of stage machinery

safe and efficient methods and procedures used in manoeuvring loads

techniques for handling scenic elements eg toggling flats and pin hinging

relevant legislative andor organisational health and safety requirements including safe manual handling techniques working at heights moving loads safely

safety issues associated with using ladders

signals to be employed when using stage machinery

safety procedures to be followed in the event of lifting revolving or trucking emergencies

literacy skills sufficient to interpret stage plans

numeracy skills sufficient to take measurements required for installation

Linkages to other units

This unit has linkages with a range of other staging and technical production units and combined assessment andor training with those units may be appropriate It is strongly recommended that this unit be assessed with or after the following units

CUESTAA Apply a general knowledge of staging to work activities

CUESTA05A - Apply a general knowledge of staging to work activities

MEMAB Use hand tools

Critical aspects of evidence

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

application of safe working practices for installing staging elements

knowledge of safety issues specifically associated with the installation of staging

ability to communicate effectively within a staging team

Method and context of assessment

The assessment context must ensure

practical demonstration of skills through the installation of staging elements for more than one production

installation of staging elements within realistic workplace timeframes

involvement of and interaction with a production team to reflect the collaborative nature of staging installation

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

direct observation of the candidate completing installation tasks

inspection of staging elements installed by the candidate

oral questioninginterview to assess knowledge of safety and equipment procedures

review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Resource requirements

Assessment of this unit requires access to

a venue where the installation of staging can take place

staging equipment

Key competencies in this unit

Key competencies are built into all workplace competencies The following table describes those applicable to this unit Trainers and assessors should ensure that they are addressed in training and assessment

Level Perform

Level Administer and Manage

Level Design and Evaluate

Collecting organising and analysing information

Interpreting stage plans

Communicating ideas and information

Advising crew of staging requirements

Planning and organising activities

Organising installation for a production

Working with others and in teams

Liaising with technicians

Using mathematical ideas and techniques

Calculating loads

Solving problems

Adjusting installation

Using technology

Using tools

The following explanations identify how this unit may be applied in different workplaces, sectors and circumstances.