This unit is likely to be carried out independently within enterprise guidelines.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Identify measures to be designed

1.1. Plan or strategy is reviewed for technical accuracy and environmental impacts.

1.2. Adherence to regulations and legislation is confirmed and noted on works plans.

1.3. Design criteria are applied in line with industry standards.

2. Apply design procedures

2.1. Catchment characteristics are calculated to required accuracy in line with industry standards.

2.2. Methods to determine design specifications are in accordance with industry standards.

2.3. Measures are modified in response to applying design procedures and follow accepted industry practices.

3. Prepare specification schedule

3.1. Documentation provided aligns with the plan and follows industry standards.

3.2. Suitability of design specifications are confirmed to comply with the category of work.

Required skills

identify measures to be designed

apply design procedures

prepare specification schedule

cost and provide recommendations

use computer design programs

use literacy skills to fulfil job roles as required by the organisation. The level of skill may range from reading and understanding documentation to completion of written reports

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification, negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record complex workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

relevant Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) environmental, planning and groundwater legislation.

erosion control and design principles

soils and soil formation

levels and levelling

earthmoving principles

total catchment issues

legal requirements - permits

environmental issues

managing peak water flows

subsurface and surface drainage principles and systems

awareness of the limitations of design aids provided for industry.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

identify measures to be designed

apply design procedures

prepare specification schedule

cost and provide recommendations

collaborate with planner.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Erosion control measures may include:

site management

land shaping

batter stabilisation

banks and channels

level spreader

revegetation

waterways

check dams

bank and channel linings

grade stabilising structures

outlet protection structures

stormwater detention measures

dust control

rural road&track crossbank and crossfall.

Sediment control measures may include:

sediment basins

sediment traps

sediment filters

excavated sediment traps

straw bale

stormwater inlet sediment traps

sediment fence

straw bale

geotextile fabric and vegetation strips.

Unit sector

Soil and water conservation

This unit contains employability skills.