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.
- Tools and equipment are selected to carry out tasks 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.
- Lay and fix anchorages and cables.
- Tendons and recess formers are fixed in location according to job plans and drawings.
- Ducting profile is laid and specified number of strands pushed through and verified according to job drawings.
- Profile anchorages are positioned to specifications.
- Form head and anchorages are positioned in accordance with specifications.
- Installed cables are inspected in accordance with specifications and relevant standards.
- Grout tubes are fixed in accordance with manufacturer and engineer's specifications.
- Grout tubes are monitored during concrete pour.
- Define the work area.
- Stress tendons.
- Recess formers are removed.
- Anchor blocks and wedges are set up to manufacturers' design.
- Stressing operations are carried out to nominated loads and to engineer standards using authorised calibrated stressing equipment.
- Extensions are measured and recorded on standard forms for approval by the engineer.
- Finish the tensioning.
- Clean up.