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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for supervising geotechnical drilling operations
   • Access, interpret, and apply geotechnical drilling operations documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Access, clarify and ensure the application of the specific task information for the required outcomes
   • Prepare an operational plan, in consultation, which makes best use of the available resources and for the safe effective and efficient conduct of the operations
   • Identify training requirements of team members and develop training plans
2. Initiate geotechnical drilling operations
   • Acquire and make available the necessary resources
   • Issue clear and timely instructions to team members and others involved
   • Ensure compliance to training plans
3. Monitor, adjust, communicate and report on the execution of geotechnical drilling operations
   • Monitor the execution of operations
   • Initiate adjustments to drilling practices or the operational plan to ensure safe, effective and efficient execution of the operations
   • Provide advice to team members to overcome operational problems encountered during the execution operations
   • Ensure plant equipment and tools maintenance requirements are carried out and recorded
   • Ensure reports are completed and submitted
   • Recommend changes to improve the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of the execution of the operations

Performance Evidence

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

works effectively with others to plan, prepare and execute geotechnical drilling operations including:

communicating clear and timely instructions to those involved

preparing for and conducting briefings, toolbox and site meetings

maintaining clear and legible written records and the reports

demonstrates completion of the supervision of geotechnical drilling operations that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

development of an implementation action plan, in consultation with team members

execution of operations

acquiring and making available the necessary resources for the safe, effective and efficient conduct of the operations

providing advice to team members to overcome operational problems encountered during the execution of operations

completion of an improvement assessment report, in consultation with team members

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in supervising geotechnical drilling operations through:

accessing, interpreting and applying legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures for:

risk assessment and management

statutory compliance

workplace health and safety

environmental management

workplace communication

quality management

work zone traffic management

contract management

plant, equipment and tools maintenance

materials deliveries

supervising workplace relationships

plant and equipment capabilities and application

operational techniques for the execution of operations

potential operational problems in the execution of operations

operations resource requirements and procedures

scheduling work activities

conducting job planning and administration

conducting job planning and administration

relationship between various areas of resources and infrastructure industries

and applying monitoring methods

understanding engineering survey principles

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