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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to consolidate collapsed grave.
  2. Make ground safe.
  3. Conduct grave collapse consolidation.
  4. Prepare to consolidate collapsed grave.
  5. Make ground safe.
  6. Conduct grave collapse consolidation.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

select, prepare, use, maintain and clean the required tools and equipment according to supervisor instructions, workplace policies and procedures, and manufacturer guidelines

identify and assess the causes and methods for treating grave collapses, to make safe the ground surrounding the grave and to consolidate a collapsed grave safely.

Evidence of performance of consolidating collapsed graves on two or more occasions is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.


Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge of:

causes of collapsed graves, including:

air

vibration

water

ground pressure:

machinery

people

soil

soil types or conditions

visible signs of collapsed graves, including but not restricted to:

fretting from top edge

slump in surface near excavation

tension cracks

support timbers bowing or creaking

tools equipment and machinery used in relation to consolidating collapsed graves, and their associated uses

use and maintenance of personal protective equipment

use of protective restraints

hazards related to collapsed graves

appropriate corrective and emergency actions to collapsed graves, including:

alternative shoring methods

use of a sludge pump

reduced soil loadings

evacuation of gravesite

shoring methods, including soil types and conditions relevant to shoring requirements

federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety/occupational health and safety and gravedigging

workplace policies and procedures to maintain safety requirements

environmental impacts in relation to gravedigging and minimal impact practices to reduce these, especially those that relate to resource, water and energy use

environmentally sound disposal methods for all types of waste and in particular for hazardous substances.