Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare to restore hard floor surface.
- Work instructions are obtained, and type of hard floorsurface and surface coating are identified.
- Work site hazards are assessed and risks controlled according to company, legislative, and health and safety requirements.
- Restoration techniques are selected according to company requirements.
- Equipment is selected according to job requirements, checked for serviceability, and faults are rectified or reported before starting work.
- Required cleaning chemicals are selected and prepared.
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) is sourced and used according to manufacturer specifications, and health and safety and company requirements.
- Signs and barricades are selected and installed according to health and safety, and company requirements.
- Remove existing surface coating from hard floor.
- Furniture and fittings are removed to allow cleaning tasks to be performed.
- Wet and dry embedded soil types are removed and disposed of according to company requirements.
- Existing surface coating is sanded or stripped off hard floor using chemicals and equipment that are selected and prepared according to manufacturer specifications.
- Chemical residue is rinsed off hard floor and liquid waste is disposed of according to manufacturer recommendations and environmental requirements.
- Seal exposed hard floor surface.
- Exposed floor is checked to be dry and clean of all chemical residue, and loose soil and debris are dry vacuumed.
- Sealant is applied to hard floor surface using correct application techniques and equipment according to manufacturer specifications and health and safety requirements.
- Sealant is allowed to dwell according to manufacturer recommendations.
- Additional coats of sealant are applied according to manufacturer and client recommendations.
- Tidy work site.
- Clean and safety check equipment, and store equipment and chemicals.