Application
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely select, check, maintain and store concreting plant, tools and equipment used for concreting work on residential, commercial, civil and industrial construction work sites.
It includes the ability to check and maintain concreting plant, hand and power tools and other concreting equipment in preparation for concreting work.
It applies to specialist concreters working as members of a team.
Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit of competency in some states. Relevant state and territory regulatory authorities should be consulted to confirm these requirements.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe what needs to be done to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Select concreting plant, tools and equipment. | 1.1 Review and clarify concreting task and identify requirements for concreting plant, tools and equipment. 1.2 Select concreting plant, tools and equipment, check for serviceability and rectify or report any faults. 1.3 Review manufacturers’ specifications for concreting plant tools and equipment for safe use, maintenance and storage. 1.4 Review workplace, work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements for using, cleaning, maintaining and storing concreting plant tools and equipment. |
2. Use concreting plant, tools and equipment. | 2.1 Fit personal protective equipment and install safety signage and barriers required during use of selected concreting plant tools and equipment. 2.2 Use concreting hand tools safely and in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications. 2.3 Use concreting plant, tools and equipment safely and in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications. |
3. Clean, maintain and store concreting plant, tools and equipment. | 3.1 Clean, maintain and store concreting hand tools and safety equipment in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications. 3.2 Clean, maintain and store concreting plant, tools and equipment and safety equipment in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications and workplace requirements. |
Foundation Skills
This section describes the language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills essential to performance in this unit but not explicit in the performance criteria.
oral communication skills to:
use questioning to identify and confirm requirements
discuss cause of problems
report work site hazards, including faults in tools, equipment and materials.
Sectors
Construction