Assessor Resource
PMC552094B
Prepare for and apply shotcrete for installation
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit of competency applies to operators who are responsible for using the shotcrete technique to apply refractory materials. Shotcrete is often referred to by trade name of gunite and so the process is sometimes referred to as guniting. It involves setting out work, installing and applying guniting materials, assembling and operating guniting equipment, and removing and reinstating guniting materials. It includes the use of tools and ancillary equipment.
Shotcrete work may be the total requirement for the job, or it may need to join to brick/block, moulded or cast refractory.
This competency will typically be performed by a team of operators working under direction and to a specification and/or procedures.
This unit of competency cover the use of the gunite/shotcrete technique to apply refractory materials. The refractory may be applied by wet or dry processes..
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