Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for operations
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the work activity
- Plan and prepare work
- Receive, interpret and clarify shift change over details
- Select appropriate personal protective equipment
- Select appropriate type of equipment, safety equipment and ground control materials according to job type, work plan and site conditions
- Arrange for delivery of ground support materials to site
- Inspect and assess site conditions to determine if scaling is required and take action
- Conduct equipment pre-start checks to ensure equipment is ready for operation
- Identify, address and report potential risks and hazards
- Inspect and assess appropriateness of ground control mechanism/plan to ensure safety of site
- Use approved dust suppression and extraction equipment and/or methods
- Install ground support
- Assemble and install reinforcement components according to ground control plan
- Install reinforcement components with appropriate fixative
- Install reinforcement components following contour of ground and according to ground conditions
- Tension external reinforcement components according to ground control conditions
- Conduct housekeeping activities