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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare work.
   • Evaluate work activity and determine most productive operating techniques.
   • Obtain permits and licences where required.
   • Adjust, change and inflate tracks or tyres according to manufacturer guidelines and site conditions.
   • Carry out start-up, park, shut-down and communications procedures according to manufacturer guidelines and site specific requirements.
   • Check backhoe or loader controls and functions and report faults.
2. Read and interpret site drawings and plans.
   • Devise work schedules and methods consistent with work requirements.
   • Interpret information written on survey pegs and establish depth and grade to site plans.
   • Verify and mark location of services according to plans and drawings.
   • Establish features from site drawings or plans.
   • Clarify levels on survey pegs.
3. Operate machinery.
   • Drive machine according to traffic regulations site plans and operating conditions.
   • Select appropriate machines and fit appropriate attachments according to work requirements, soil and rock types, and soil conditions.
   • Maintain safe grip and productivity according to operating conditions.
   • Strip topsoil according to job specifications.
   • Carry out excavation boxing according to job specifications.
   • Complete excavations around existing underground services according to work specifications.
   • Mix materials according to work specifications.
   • Complete backfilling, levelling, spreading and landfilling or landscaping according to work specifications and tolerances.
4. Attach, secure, lift, carry and place materials.
   • Establish weight of load and select and attach appropriate slings and gear.
   • Secure and check slings and attachments.
   • Carry out slinging, lifting, carrying and placing of materials according to work specifications, relevant legislation and manufacturer guidelines.
   • Handle loads safely and identify and avoid on-site hazards.
   • Observe communication protocols to ensure safety of operator and other personnel.
   • Position machine according to type of haul vehicle and job specifications.
   • Load trucks and wagons according to work requirements.
5. Maintain backhoe, front end loader or excavator.
   • Complete routine operational servicing, lubrication and housekeeping tasks according to manufacturer guidelines.
   • Carry out minor maintenance according to manufacturer guidelines.
   • Remove and replace worn or defective parts according to manufacturer guidelines.
   • Provide support for major vehicle maintenance tasks.
   • Record maintenance work.
   • Clean and store machine attachments according to manufacturer guidelines.
6. Shut down and clean up.
   • Clean, maintain and store tools and equipment according to manufacturer guidelines.
   • Dispose of waste material according to relevant legislation.
7. Plan and prepare work.
   • Evaluate work activity and determine most productive operating techniques.
   • Obtain permits and licences where required.
   • Adjust, change and inflate tracks or tyres according to manufacturer guidelines and site conditions.
   • Carry out start-up, park, shut-down and communications procedures according to manufacturer guidelines and site specific requirements.
   • Check backhoe or loader controls and functions and report faults.
8. Read and interpret site drawings and plans.
   • Devise work schedules and methods consistent with work requirements.
   • Interpret information written on survey pegs and establish depth and grade to site plans.
   • Verify and mark location of services according to plans and drawings.
   • Establish features from site drawings or plans.
   • Clarify levels on survey pegs.
9. Operate machinery.
   • Drive machine according to traffic regulations site plans and operating conditions.
   • Select appropriate machines and fit appropriate attachments according to work requirements, soil and rock types, and soil conditions.
   • Maintain safe grip and productivity according to operating conditions.
   • Strip topsoil according to job specifications.
   • Carry out excavation boxing according to job specifications.
   • Complete excavations around existing underground services according to work specifications.
   • Mix materials according to work specifications.
   • Complete backfilling, levelling, spreading and landfilling or landscaping according to work specifications and tolerances.
10. Attach, secure, lift, carry and place materials.
    • Establish weight of load and select and attach appropriate slings and gear.
    • Secure and check slings and attachments.
    • Carry out slinging, lifting, carrying and placing of materials according to work specifications, relevant legislation and manufacturer guidelines.
    • Handle loads safely and identify and avoid on-site hazards.
    • Observe communication protocols to ensure safety of operator and other personnel.
    • Position machine according to type of haul vehicle and job specifications.
    • Load trucks and wagons according to work requirements.
11. Maintain backhoe, front end loader or excavator.
    • Complete routine operational servicing, lubrication and housekeeping tasks according to manufacturer guidelines.
    • Carry out minor maintenance according to manufacturer guidelines.
    • Remove and replace worn or defective parts according to manufacturer guidelines.
    • Provide support for major vehicle maintenance tasks.
    • Record maintenance work.
    • Clean and store machine attachments according to manufacturer guidelines.
12. Shut down and clean up.
    • Clean, maintain and store tools and equipment according to manufacturer guidelines.
    • Dispose of waste material according to relevant legislation.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

interpret site drawings and plans to develop work schedule and methods

operate safely and maintain a backhoe, frontend loader or excavator inclusive of all attachments, tools and equipment according to supervisor instructions, workplace policies and procedures, and manufacturer guidelines

conduct shut down operations according to manufacturer guidelines and clean up procedures after burial works.

Evidence of performance of operating a backhoe, front-end loader or excavator 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:

uses for backhoe or loader in a cemetery, including:

loading dump trucks, wagons, hoppers, grizzlies and chutes

stockpiling

mixing materials

stripping and spreading topsoil

laser levelling

backfilling

excavating trenches

lifting materials

laying pipes

backhoe or loader controls and features

manufacturer guidelines for machine operation and maintenance

telecommunication codes and conventions for the equipment:

CB radio

mobile phone

twoway radio

global positioning system

local soil types and conditions and their relevance to machine operations

operating conditions, soil conditions and on-site hazards that will impact on machinery operation, including:

uneven or unstable terrain

trees

overhead service lines

bridges

surrounding buildings

obstructions

structures

facilities

dangerous materials

recently filled trenches

unauthorised movement

federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety/occupational health and safety and required permits and licences for operating excavation machinery

environmental impacts regarding operating machinery and minimal impact practices to reduce these

workplace policies and procedures relevant to safe and efficient operations.

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