Application
This unit applies to all funeral services industry staff working in identified confined spaces in a cemetery or a crematorium. | |
Prerequisites
SIFOHS007A Identify | |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | ||
1 | Plan and prepare for work in confined spaces. | 1.1 | Access, confirm and apply work instructions. |
1.2 | Obtain, confirm and apply safety requirements according to work method, characteristics of the confined space, relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures. | ||
1.3 | Identify appropriate personnel. | ||
1.4 | Obtain authorisation to enter confined space according to relevant legislation. | ||
1.5 | Confirm emergency response procedure with the stand-by person. | ||
1.6 | Isolate mechanical or electrical energies to the confined space according to workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation. | ||
1.7 | Select tools and equipment according to work instructions and check, report or rectify faults. | ||
1.8 | Identify and implement signage and barrier requirements according to project plan. | ||
1.9 | Identify, confirm and apply environmental protection requirements according to project environmental management plan. | ||
1.10 | Check rescue equipment and position close to point of entry. | ||
2 | Enter and work in the confined space. | 2.1 | Open access to the space as required. |
2.2 | Enter confined space according to agreed procedure. | ||
2.3 | Test and monitor atmosphere for harmful elements according to workplace policies and procedures. | ||
2.4 | Maintain communication with the stand-by person. | ||
2.5 | Perform designated work in confined space according to entry permit requirements and work instructions. | ||
3 | Exit confined space. | 3.1 | Recover tools, equipment and materials from confined space. |
3.2 | Exit confined space according to agreed procedure. | ||
3.3 | Close access as required. | ||
3.4 | Apply tagging and lock-out procedures as required. | ||
3.5 | Complete confined space entry log. | ||
4 | Clean up area. | 4.1 | Clear work area and dispose of or recycle materials according to project environmental management plan. |
4.2 | Clean, check, maintain and store tools and equipment according to manufacturer recommendations and workplace policies and procedures. | ||
4.3 | Remove barriers and signs and clean and store according to workplace policies and procedures. |
Required Skills
Required skills safe use of tools and equipment in a confined space use of personal protective equipment communication skills, including clear and direct communication and active listening and questioning techniques, to confirm work and safety requirements and maintain effective communication during operations literacy and numeracy skills to interpret and follow plans, specifications and work instructions and to monitor equipment and report defects teamwork skills to maintain safety of affected personnel problem-solving skills to identify and rectify safety issues regarding confined space and tools and equipment. |
Required knowledge broad working knowledge of relevant federal, state or territory, and local government OHS legislation and regulations relating to working in confined spaces Australian standard for working in confined spaces relevant workplace policies and procedures emergency procedures responsibilities and authorities for site isolation and site control atmospheric monitoring devices. |
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 access, interpret and apply relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures related to working in confined spaces effective communication to ensure safe operation working in confined spaces on multiple occasions, for at least three different confined space projects, 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 a facility with confined space work areas, such as a cemetery or crematorium access to relevant documentation, such as work instructions and entry permits access to tools and equipment, including personal protective equipment and emergency rescue equipment. |
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: direct observation of candidate completing safe entry, exit and work in a range of confined spaces written or verbal questioning to assess knowledge and understanding of equipment specifications and operating procedures, workplace policies and procedures, and relevant legislation 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: SIFBCR020A Dig a grave manually. |
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. | |
Work instructions may include: | work method specifications quality requirements, such as: dimensions tolerances standards of work as detailed in project drawings material standards as detailed in project drawings specifications project documentation operational details tools and equipment. |
Safety requirements may include: | hazards and risks, such as: restricted means of entry and exit potentially harmful levels of contaminant atmosphere containing unsafe oxygen levels engulfment equipment in crematoria inadequate shoring workers with poor levels of fitness affecting their heat tolerance weather ground conditions grave location dimensions and age respiratory protection devices, such as: air purifying respirators self-contained compressed air breathing apparatus supplied airline breathing apparatus escape breathing apparatus atmospheric monitoring devices. |
Characteristics of the confined space may include: | size and location of grave access to grave, crypt, vault or cremator presence of hazardous substances, such as hydrogen sulphide from decomposing matter or carbon monoxide from water bailing pumps presence of flammable contaminants generated by methane of decomposing matter presence of unsafe oxygen levels associated with sealed coffins, crypt and graves presence of materials that may result in engulfment through cave in mechanical hazards, such as backhoes or conveyors objects falling into the space, such as monuments or soil and rocks ignition hazards, such as: sources of heat static or friction plant that poses risks, such as welding, cutting or electronic equipment grinding, chipping and sandblasting electrical hazards poor ventilation environmental hazards, such as: water levels seepage from neighbouring gravesites high water tables non-compacted soil biological hazards, such as: viruses and bacteria microbes and pathogens carried in the water or in decomposing tissue insects, snakes and vermin. |
Relevant legislation may include: | OHS applicable Australian standard for working in confined spaces. |
Workplace policies and procedures may include: | safe work procedures in relation to: recognising and preventing hazards working in proximity to others worksite visitors and the public communication reporting manual or machine gravedigging maintenance of tools and equipment. |
Appropriate personnel may include: | physically able psychologically able. |
Authorisation may include: | entry permits, such as allocated entry time to confined space work permits, such as: location of work duration of work size of work crew atmospheric testing requirements use of personal protective equipment hot work stand-by personnel rescue arrangements rescue equipment signs and barriers. |
Confined space may include: | boiler furnace grave tank pit pipe container crypt vault duct well receptacle that: contains or has contained harmful substances, or that is capable of producing them contains or has contained (or made of or lined or coated with) substances capable of reducing amount of oxygen present to a dangerous level. |
Tools and equipment may include: | harness and lifeline respirator apparatus atmospheric testing equipment signs barricades communication devices specific tools and equipment relevant to work to be performed. |
Signage may include: | site safety signage temporary signage for cemetery visitors. |
Environmental protection requirements may include: | organisational or project environmental management plan waste management water quality protection noise vibration dust and clean-up management. |
Rescue equipment may include: | tripods hoist devices props shovels backhoes excavators harnesses strap and ropes shoring timber. |
Sectors
Sector | Funeral Services |
Competency Field
Occupational Health and Safety | |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. | |
Licensing Information
Not applicable.