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Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare to use concreting materials and equipment
- Identify and select hand and power tools
- Identify and select hand and power tools, according to their functions, operations, limitations and ability to meet the job requirement
- Check lubricants, hydraulic fluid and water
- Check tools, including leads and hoses, for tags, serviceability and safety, and report any faults
- Check and maintain power tool guards, retaining bolts, couplings, gauges and controls in accordance with manufacturer recommendations
- Select equipment to hold or support material during operation
- Use tools
- Identify, select and use plant and equipment
- Clean up
- Plan and prepare to use concreting materials and equipment
- Identify and select hand and power tools
- Identify and select hand and power tools, according to their functions, operations, limitations and ability to meet the job requirement
- Check lubricants, hydraulic fluid and water
- Check tools, including leads and hoses, for tags, serviceability and safety, and report any faults
- Check and maintain power tool guards, retaining bolts, couplings, gauges and controls in accordance with manufacturer recommendations
- Select equipment to hold or support material during operation
- Use hand tools appropriate to the task and materials
- Use power tools for their intended purpose safely and effectively
- Sharpen and maintain tools
- Identify, select and use plant and equipment
Performance Evidence
Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:
locates and applies applicable documentation, policies and proceduresimplements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient use of concrete materials and equipment including:accessing, interpreting and applying documentation relevant to using concreting materials and equipment identifying and applying relevant specifications to all work activitiesidentifying, addressing and reporting potential hazards and risksidentifying, obtaining, confirming and implementing signage requirements selecting and checking for faults all plant, tools and equipment to carry out tasks identifying, addressing and reporting environmental issues works effectively with others to undertake and complete the use of concrete materials and equipment in a way that meets all of the required outcomes including:preparing for and organising work activities to meet all task requirementscommunicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructionsusing a range of communication techniques and aids to advise others of work activity and exclusion zonesmonitoring movements and hazards and identifying and communicating changes to the work environment during the work processdemonstrates completion of the use of concrete materials and equipment that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:identifying and verifying use for concrete materials including:aggregatescementform release agentsnon-toxic materials, including general concreting materialssandwateridentifying and verifying concrete material components including:bar chairsbracingplastic membranereinforcement meshspacerssteel and timber formworkidentifying and using the correct handling procedures for the following:calculation of quantitiesmanual handling, including:carrying materials using correct lifting techniquescontrol of wasteusing palletsSafety Data Sheets (SDS)protection of materialsstacking and storing of materialsidentifying, selecting and using concrete tools and carrying out required checks prior to use including:floatsshovelsscreedsvibrating equipmentusing relevant tools appropriate to the task and materialsidentifying, selecting and using and maintaining plant and equipment clearing work area and disposing of, recycling or storing materials cleaning, checking, maintaining and storing plant, tools and equipment
Knowledge Evidence