Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the work activity
- Obtain and confirm safety requirements from the site safety plan and organisational policies and procedures, and apply to the allotted task
- Select tools and equipment to carry out tasks consistent with the requirements of the job, check for serviceability and rectify or report any faults
- Identify, confirm and apply environmental protection requirements from the project environmental management plan
- Work safely with bituminous materials
- Identify characteristics and uses of bituminous materials and additives used in surfacing
- Identify hazards associated with working with hot bitumen and implement minimisation strategies
- Adhere to Australian Asphalt Paving Association (AAPA) code of practice for working with Styrene Butadiene Styrene (SBS) modified binders
- Adhere to fire precautions associated with hot bitumen as detailed in Austroads Bitumen Sealing Safety Guide
- Extract and apply information including OHS from materials safety data sheet associated with bituminous materials
- Perform work to the requirements of the organisation's environmental policy and EPA standards
- Demonstrate First Aid for bitumen burns
- Clean up