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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for construction of access track
   • Confirm construction details and work sequence
   • Confirm compliance with relevant regulatory planning and environmental legislation
   • Confirm equipment is ready for work
   • Match equipment and attachments to tasks and terrain
   • Locate survey pegs and site indicators on work site
   • Follow organisational work health and safety procedures
   • Adhere to site environmental concerns
   • Apply principles of erosion and sediment control to the construction of track
   • Determine control points, required grades and water crossing points and structures from field observations and any available additional information
   • Obtain permits or licences required for the construction
   • Schedule and coordinate people, materials and equipment
2. Construct access track
   • Use earthworks methods and patterns for specific machines during construction according to job requirements
   • Monitor and maintain optimum machine loads to suit prevailing conditions
   • Use safe machine operating techniques and procedures to match terrain, site conditions and other operators
   • Complete excavation, transport, dumping and compaction of material in line with job sequence and endorsed industry practices
   • Clear vegetation according to industry best practice
   • Liaise with neighbouring landholders, local authorities and interest groups during the construction activity
   • Complete documentation required by organisation
   • Communicate with staff, clients and contractors during construction
   • Ensure work methods meet environmental sustainability, biosecurity and work health and safety requirements
3. Apply final finish to track
   • Use endorsed industry methods to surface track to achieve job specifications
   • Retain site features and vegetation in line with work plan
   • Clear site and remove debris in line with contract requirements

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

select and prepare equipment

determine control points, required grades and water crossing points and structures from field observations

confirm that plans comply with legislative requirements by checking with a supervisor or authorised person

construct tracks to organisational standards

excavate, transport, dump and compact road material according to job sequence and endorsed industry practices

finish track surface

clean worksite to organisational standards

operate machinery according to manufacturer and safe operating procedures

apply work health and safety practices in the context of own work

apply biosecurity measures in the context of own work

apply appropriate sustainability practices in the context of own work

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

erosion and sediment control standards, principles and issues that apply to the construction of the access track, including:

soils and soil formation

earthmoving principles

total catchment issues

how to manage peak water flows

subsurface and surface drainage principles and systems

key concepts of the relevant wildlife, environmental, planning, ground water legislation

biosecurity in the context of own work

permits and licenses required for the construction of access tracks

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