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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Supervise preparation for demolition work.
   • Permit applications for different tasks are processed and confirmed as compliant prior to starting work.
   • Work instructions for individual demolition tasks are communicated to team members and questions invited and addressed.
   • Team member understanding of work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements is confirmed.
   • Team members’ selection of plant, tools and equipment is confirmed as consistent with job requirements.
   • Reported plant, tool and equipment faults are processed according to workplace and WHS requirements and replacements are sourced as required.
   • Team members' manual handling and placement of plant, tools and equipment at the site are monitored and directed to ensure safety and efficiency.

Required Skills

Required skills

learning skills to assimilate past experience to develop and implement solutions to problems respond to change such as differences in quality standards required by clients numeracy skills to interpret and confirm measurements for demolition tasks from plans and specifications oral communication skills to motivate and direct team members develop and maintain relationships with clients and other relevant personnel reading skills to interpret work specifications writing skills to amend safe work method statements

Required knowledge

contract management strategies customer service strategies demolition procedures techniques and safety requirements demolition site inspection procedures hazards and risks existing or arising on demolition sites and relevant risk management strategies legislation regulations codes and standards relating to demolition plant tools and equipment required for demolition tasks including permits and licences required safe operating procedures project management strategies quality management strategies team leadership strategies

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
Overview of assessment	This unit of competency could be assessed by observation of the finalisation of demolition activities and supervision of property handover in the workplace
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	A person should demonstrate the ability to supervise demolition activities on two different large demolition projects one of which must involve structures or installations above metres up to the stage where all structures have been demolished including underground structures The person should demonstrate the ability to interpret and apply contractual requirements legislation regulations codes and standards relevant to different demolition tasks and processes including WHS environmental and quality requirements monitor and manage demolition activities to ensure efficient use of resources timely completion of tasks to required standards motivate and direct team members to ensure timely completion of tasks to required standards inspect and monitor site for existing and arising hazards and risks and implement relevant risk management strategies complete relevant project documentation
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Assessment of this unit must be in the context of the work environment must meet relevant compliance requirements Resource implications for assessment include an induction procedure realistic tasks covering the mandatory task requirements support materials appropriate to activity including access to industry information relating to legislation regulations codes and standards contractual information and work specifications human resources and plant tools and equipment appropriate to the tasks
Method of assessment	Assessment for this unit must verify the practical application of the required skills and knowledge using a combination of the following methods direct observation of tasks in real work conditions questioning to confirm the ability to consistently identify and correctly interpret the essential underpinning knowledge required for practical application review of relevant authenticated documentation from third parties such as existing managers or specialist training staff
Guidance information for assessment	This unit could be assessed on its own or in combination with other units relevant to the job function Reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities must be made to assessment processes where required This could include access to modified equipment and other physical resources and the provision of appropriate assessment support Assessment processes and techniques should as far as is practical take into account the language literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate in relation to the competency being assessed

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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.
Permit applications must include:	building (demolition) hoarding hot work protection of assets temporary fencing.
Demolition tasks must include:	manual demolition of: floors frame roofs structural members walls mechanical demolition, including work on suspended floors induced collapse tasks involving special conditions or requirements, such as: arched roofs, domes, masonry and brick arches basements, cellars and vaults chimneys and spires facade retention lift shafts pre- and post-tensioned concrete precast concrete panels pylons and masts storage tanks and pipelines structurally unsound buildings or structures.

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