- SIFBGM002A - Maintain property and structures
SIFBGM002A
Maintain property and structures
Application
This unit applies to service industry staff involved in grounds maintenance, such as those working in cemeteries, crematoria and holiday parks and resorts. It involves working under routine supervision with some monitoring. Responsibility for supervision and coordination within a team may be required. | |
Prerequisites
Nil | |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | ||
1 | Perform routine maintenance to properties and structures. | 1.1 | Liaise with appropriate staff to identify and confirm work requirements. |
1.2 | Check property for minor maintenance requirements and undertake minor repairs according to supervisor instructions and workplace policies and procedures. | ||
1.3 | Identify damage to structures and structural finishes and repair according to supervisor instructions and workplace policies and procedures. | ||
1.4 | Select and use tools according to task requirements, workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation. | ||
2 | Collect waste or recyclable material. | 2.1 | Prepare and use personal protective equipment according to workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation. |
2.2 | Identify and select waste collection and cleaning equipment. | ||
2.3 | Collect waste and recyclable material according to relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures. | ||
2.4 | Identify hazardous waste and take corrective action according to relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures. | ||
2.5 | Clean waste receptacles and surrounds according to workplace policies and procedures. | ||
3 | Dispose of waste or recyclable material. | 3.1 | Transport waste to disposal point according to relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures. |
3.2 | Identify and sort recyclable materials according to workplace policies and procedures. | ||
3.3 | Dispose of non-reusable waste according to relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures. | ||
3.4 | Re-use recyclable materials according to workplace policies and procedures. | ||
4 | Finalise maintenance duties. | 4.1 | Report information about hazards, incidents or accidents according to workplace policies and procedures. |
4.2 | Clean and store equipment according to manufacturer guidelines and relevant legislation. |
Required Skills
Required skills |
techniques for handling hazardous waste safe manual handling techniques safe and appropriate use of tools and equipment, including personal protective equipment communication skills to determine, clarify and inform work requirements and report hazards, incidents or accidents literacy and numeracy skills to identify recyclable and waste materials organisational and self-management skills to complete required tasks according to supervisor instructions and workplace policies and procedures. problem-solving skills to identify and resolve problems and maintenance issues identified during the course of work. |
Required knowledge different types of waste and recyclable materials and associated disposal techniques broad working knowledge of relevant federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to OHS and waste disposal workplace policies and procedures regarding general maintenance operating and maintenance requirements of relevant hand tools and equipment. |
Evidence Required
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. | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Evidence of the following is essential: ability to select, prepare, use, maintain and clean the required tools and equipment according to supervisor instructions, workplace policies and procedures, and manufacturer's instructions minor maintenance and repair of property and structural finishes and the collection and disposal of all types of waste knowledge of different types of waste and associated disposal methods maintaining different types of property and structures on multiple occasions to ensure consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure: demonstration of skills in an environment that allows for application of minor maintenance works and identification, collection and disposal of hazardous and general waste access to maintenance tools and equipment, including personal protective equipment access to waste disposal points. |
Methods of assessment | A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: observation of candidate demonstrating appropriate planning and preparation for work; choosing and using tools appropriate to task being undertaken; collecting and disposing of waste or recyclable material; reporting incidents and accidents; and storing tools and materials to achieve required work requirements written or verbal questioning to assess knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures with regard to carrying out general maintenance review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate. Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example: SIFBGM001B Provide general grounds care. |
Employability skills embedded in this unit should be assessed holistically with other relevant units that make up the skill set or qualification and in the context of the job role. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. | |
Appropriate staff may include: | supervisor manager leading hand. |
Property may include: | fences drains waterways roads car parks vegetation windbreaks paths. |
Minor maintenance requirements may include: | potholes weeds drainage. |
Workplace policies and procedures may include: | standard operating policies and procedures standards and certification requirements quality assurance procedures OHS procedures emergency procedures, including fire and accident procedures. |
Structures may include: | buildings landscape features sheds benches shelters. |
Structural finishes may include: | paint stains cladding, such as: corrugated iron shade cloth plastic cement sheeting. |
Tools may include: | adjustable spanners crow and pinch bars bolt cutters brooms chisels hacksaws handsaws hammers measuring tapes nips picks mattocks pliers sealant guns shovel and spades sledgehammers spanners and wrenches spirit level and straight edge string lines trowels and floats wire cutters paint brushes and rollers spatulas putty knives. |
Relevant legislation and regulations may include: | OHS cemetery Acts and by-laws Crematorium Acts local government regulations Lands Act Public Health Act Environment Protection Act Worksafe Australia certification and standards. |
Personal protective equipment may include: | gloves safety glasses safety shoes face masks ear muffs or plugs overalls or other personal protective equipment as prescribed in regulations or by manufacturers of chemicals or equipment. |
Cleaning equipment may include: | pick up trolley mobile garbage bins cleaning cloths cleaning agents bin liners. |
Waste and recyclable material may include: | soil composting materials green waste plastics glass spillages, including chemicals general waste, such as foodstuffs, drinks, paper and packaging materials contaminated and hazardous waste, such as syringes and needles small machine replacement parts, such as for photocopying, printing or computing equipment. |
Hazardous waste may include: | materials and equipment containing human blood and body fluid contaminated garments contaminated soil soiled dressings sharps catheters swabs and bandages. |
Corrective action may include: | reporting hazardous waste clearing the area. |
Waste receptacles may include: | composting areas recycle bins general purpose bins wet rubbish bins restroom paper bins needle hazard disposal units. |
Disposal point may include: | composting areas compactors dump master large waste bins open trucks. |
Sectors
Sector | Funeral Services |
Competency Field
Building and Grounds Maintenance | |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. | |
Licensing Information
Not applicable.