Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the conduct of impact moling, ramming and augering
- Obtain, confirm and apply work instructions, including plans, specifications, quality requirements and operational details to the allotted task
- Obtain and confirm safety requirements from the site safety plan and organisational policies and procedures, and apply to the allotted task
- Identify, obtain and implement signage requirements from the project traffic management plan
- Ensure plant, tools and equipment selected to carry out tasks are consistent with the requirements of the job, check for serviceability and rectify or report any faults
- Identify and confirm environmental protection requirements from the project environmental management plan, and apply to the allotted task
- Prepare for boring operations
- Determine location, alignment direction, level and grade of bore from drawings and specifications
- Use above and below ground survey instruments to determine the bore pathway for underground vertical and horizontal alignment
- Conduct visual geological investigation of alignment to determine the differing soil types and groundwater conditions
- Select bore head for the strata
- Position, anchor/stake down boring equipment in accordance with manufacturer's and/or site requirements
- Conduct equipment checks
- Identify and apply safety requirements
- Carry out start-up, shutdown and communication procedures
- Check equipment controls and functions, including implements or other attachments, anchors and/or stabilising equipment for serviceability and report faults
- Conduct inspection and fault finding in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and/or site requirements
- Carry out equipment maintenance tasks regularly
- Drive bore hole
- Construct launch and receiving pits to specifications to accommodate bore rig and tools
- Prepare launch and receiving pits for inserting and receiving bore head in accordance with site requirements
- Establish traverse line of bore head to receiving pit prior to launching mole
- Monitor machine for continuity of production in varied site conditions
- Clean up