Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare.
- Work instructions, including plans, specifications, quality requirements and operational details are obtained from relevant information, confirmed and applied to the scope of work performed.
- Safety (OHS) requirements are followed in accordance with safety plans and policies.
- Signage and barricade requirements are identified and implemented.
- Plant, tools and equipment selected to carry out tasks that are consistent with the requirements of the job, checked for serviceability and any faults are rectified or reported prior to commencement.
- Materials quantity requirements are calculated in accordance with plans, specifications and quality requirements.
- Materials appropriate to the work application are identified, obtained, prepared, safely handled and located ready for use.
- Environmental requirements are identified for the project in accordance with environmental plans and statutory and legislative authority obligations and applied.
- Prepare roof face.
- Run-off devices are installed and maintained as appropriate to the task.
- Fall arrest system is installed to roof perimeter by regulatory and workplace requirements.
- Elevator is assembled and operated in accordance with manufacturer instructions and workplace procedures.
- Roof surface is set out, sarked and boarded where required to job specifications.
- Battens are cut, fitted and fixed to line and spacing to shingle manufacturer and job specifications.
- Metal valley sheets are laid and fixed into place by nailing on edge extremities.
- Protrusions for installation of flashing are prepared with covered roof surface.
- Install shingles/shakes.
- Shingles/shakes are loaded, supported and evenly distributed on roof.
- Sarking is laid below initial course of shingles/shakes to job specifications.
- Shingles/shakes are fixed in line, with spacing between and guttering overhang to standards and job specifications.
- Subsequent courses are laid with sarking and shingles fixed to standards and job specifications.
- Staggered joints are maintained with overlapping shingles/shakes to job specifications.
- Shingles/shakes are split and cut to form junctions with walls or roof surfaces.
- Valleys are finished to specifications.
- Gable ends are finished to line and specified overhang.
- Finish hips and ridges.
- Clad walls and facades.
- Method of finishing shingles/shakes on wall or facade is identified from specifications.
- Sheathed surfaces are sheeted and fixed to framework.
- Wall or facade is set out to spacing for battens and exposure of shingles/shakes is specified.
- Sarking and shingles/shakes are fitted according to specified method for fixing.
- Junctions are constructed at corners to specified finishes.
- Flashings are finished to job specifications.
- Clean up.
- Work area is cleared and materials disposed of, reused or recycled in accordance with legislation, regulations, codes of practice and job specification.
- Plant, tools and equipment are cleaned, checked, maintained and stored in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and standard work practices.