Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare site for excavation
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazards are identified, risks assessed and reported to the supervisor.
- Personal protective clothing and equipment is selected, used and maintained.
- Tools, equipment and machinery are prepared and used according to supervisor's instructions.
- Surrounding monuments, masonry or headstones that threaten the stability of the new gravesite are inspected and removed if necessary, according to supervisor's instructions.
- Sludge pump is used to remove excess water if required.
- Gravesite is marked out to suit coffin dimensions and according to supervisor's instructions and/or enterprise policy.
- Assist with the excavation
- Grave is excavated according to enterprise policy.
- Sides of grave are shored where depth of grave exceeds 1.5 metres or as determined by enterprise policy.
- Surface area for 400 mm from the edge of the excavation is covered with an approved material to ensure the integrity and stability of the soil.
- Access to and egress from the excavation site is undertaken according to OHS requirements.
- Gravesite is secured with protective restraints to limit access to the site while being established and when left unattended.
- Backfill and enhance the gravesite following burial
- Burial hole is back-filled with soil free from large lumps, plant debris or waste material.
- Backfilling techniques are employed to consolidate the soil, to minimise cavities and to restore the ground to its original level.
- Surrounding monuments, masonry or headstones are replaced as necessary.
- Waste material and plant debris removed from the gravesite are disposed of in an environmentally aware and safe manner according to enterprise policy.
- Gravesite is enhanced according to supervisor's instructions and/or enterprise policy.