Elements and Performance Criteria
- Define job Requirements
- Identify scope of required installation activities through review of job requirements and inspection of work site.
- Assess and control site risks and hazards and communicate and clarify any issues with supervisor.
- Identify requirements of workplace procedures for responding to the presence of vermin, asbestos, and dust within the workspace.
- Identify required safety equipment and processes by review of work order, risk assessment, safety data sheets (SDS), safe use instruction sheet (SUIS) and safety legislation.
- Identify and review requirements of Australian Standards (AS) AS 4200.2 for pliable membrane wall insulation and
- AS 3999 relating to electrical inspections, safety and installation activities.
- Identify and review workplace environmental requirements that relate to the installation activities.
- Identify and review workplace emergency response and evacuation procedures as they apply to the site of the installation activities.
- Identify and review work instructions and specifications that relate to the installation activities.
- Plan and prepare for installing insulation.
- Undertake an electrical risk assessment and prepare an electrical risk assessment report.
- Document and submit for approval a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) for the worksite, incorporating identified risks and hazards, the outcomes of the electrical risk assessment, electrical isolation procedure and the hazard hierarchy of control.
- Plan job incorporating identified requirements of work order, work site, safety legislation, AS 3999, environmental requirements, work instructions and specifications and SWMS.
- Confirm that insulating material and insulation requirements meet work instructions and thermal and acoustic performance specifications.
- Put in place all requirements of the SWMS.
- Select personal protective equipment (PPE), tools, equipment and associated materials, check for serviceability and report for repair or replacement where unserviceable.
- Install floor, wall and ceiling insulation.
- Isolate worksite electrical circuits and install safety signage and lock-out tag in accordance with the SWMS.
- Undertake installation work in accordance with the SWMS.
- Undertake installation work using approved methods of measurement and cutting of insulating material.
- Undertake installation work in accordance with requirements of AS 3999 for recessed luminaries and electrical cable and AS 4200.2 for wall applications where pliable building membranes are required.
- Undertake installation work in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications and minimise waste.
- Install insulation without damage or distortion of the surrounding environment, electrical and other services and in a manner that maximises safety of self and others.
- Conduct final inspection to ensure installed floor, wall and ceiling insulation conforms to work instructions, AS 3999 and manufacturers’ specifications.
- Complete installation.
- Clean work area and dispose of, re-use or re-cycle materials following workplace and environmental procedures.
- Clean, check, maintain, and store tools and equipment in accordance with manufacturer specifications.
- Document details of malfunctions, faults, wear or damage to tools and equipment and report for repair or replacement.
- Document, distribute, and store Statement of Insulation Installation.