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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Open vault or crypt.
   • Liaise with supervisor and team members to identify and confirm work requirements.
   • Confirm vault or crypt for opening.
   • Identify, prepare and use personal protective equipment.
   • Select, assemble and use tools and equipment according to work requirements.
   • Check tools and equipment for serviceability and report faults.
   • Detect and report safety hazards and take corrective action.
   • Remove face plate if appropriate.
   • Break sealant strip sealing the vault or crypt and remove lid.
2. Check condition of vault or crypt.
   • Inspect vault or crypt to determine condition and identify fluid seepage.
   • Remove fluid using appropriate equipment.
   • Enter and exit vaults or crypts according to an agreed procedure for confined spaces.
   • Create ridges where appropriate.
   • Place lifting or lowering devices and equipment in preparation for burial.
   • Prepare burial service area according to special requirements.
3. Clean work area.
   • Clean vault or crypt and surrounds to cemetery’s presentation standards.
   • Remove, clean and store tools and equipment.
   • Present vault or crypt according to client requirements.
4. Open vault or crypt.
   • Liaise with supervisor and team members to identify and confirm work requirements.
   • Confirm vault or crypt for opening.
   • Identify, prepare and use personal protective equipment.
   • Select, assemble and use tools and equipment according to work requirements.
   • Check tools and equipment for serviceability and report faults.
   • Detect and report safety hazards and take corrective action.
   • Remove face plate if appropriate.
   • Break sealant strip sealing the vault or crypt and remove lid.
5. Check condition of vault or crypt.
   • Inspect vault or crypt to determine condition and identify fluid seepage.
   • Remove fluid using appropriate equipment.
   • Enter and exit vaults or crypts according to an agreed procedure for confined spaces.
   • Create ridges where appropriate.
   • Place lifting or lowering devices and equipment in preparation for burial.
   • Prepare burial service area according to special requirements.
6. Clean work area.
   • Clean vault or crypt and surrounds to cemetery’s presentation standards.
   • Remove, clean and store tools and equipment.
   • Present vault or crypt according to client requirements.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

select, prepare and safely use, the required equipment and lifting devices according to supervisor instructions, workplace policies and procedures, and manufacturer guidelines

inspect and prepare vaults and crypts for burial safely and efficiently and according to work requirements and client requirements

use safe manual handling techniques when preparing vaults or crypts.

Evidence of performance of preparing vaults and crypts for burials on two or more occasions is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge of:

concrete removal techniques in relation to preparing vaults or crypts

site presentation standards

drain and air vent clearance requirements

tools and equipments used in preparing vaults or crypts for burials and their associated uses

operating and maintenance requirements of relevant tools and equipment

use and maintenance of personal protective equipment

operating requirements of relevant lifting devices and equipment:

lowering straps

mats

scissor lift

protective restraints

federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety/occupational health and safety and preparation of vaults or crypts for burials

workplace policies and procedures regarding preparation of vaults or crypts

relevant documentation used in relation to preparing vaults or crypts

social, religious and cultural practices and traditions that may impact on burial procedures

safety hazard in relation to preparing vaults or crypts, including:

slippery surfaces

water

overhead obstacles

ground pressure:

machinery

people

soil

previously dug graves

monument collapse

drains

cables

sprinklers

pipes

environmental impacts in relation to burial works 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.

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