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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine work requirements of lifting and repositioning or deepening operation.
   • Review application to lift and reposition or deepen burial site.
   • Review cemetery records and consult manager or appropriate funeral services personnel to determine options.
   • Inspect grave location and surrounds and identify existing or potential limitations.
   • Determine work requirements according to relevant information.
   • Prepare costing and communicate response to applicant.
2. Advise work requirements.
   • Develop work instructions and advise relevant personnel.
   • Confirm availability of relevant personnel, tools, equipment and machinery.
   • Confirm availability and serviceability of safety equipment.
   • Confirm work requirements with applicant and appropriate personnel as required.
3. Oversee work requirements.
   • Assemble relevant personnel, tools, equipment and machinery.
   • Liaise with relevant personnel to monitor operation.
   • Inspect and confirm nameplate as required.
   • Proceed with shoring or stopping operation and making good the grave.
   • Advise applicant of work outcome.
   • Complete relevant documentation.
4. Determine work requirements of lifting and repositioning or deepening operation.
   • Review application to lift and reposition or deepen burial site.
   • Review cemetery records and consult manager or appropriate funeral services personnel to determine options.
   • Inspect grave location and surrounds and identify existing or potential limitations.
   • Determine work requirements according to relevant information.
   • Prepare costing and communicate response to applicant.
5. Advise work requirements.
   • Develop work instructions and advise relevant personnel.
   • Confirm availability of relevant personnel, tools, equipment and machinery.
   • Confirm availability and serviceability of safety equipment.
   • Confirm work requirements with applicant and appropriate personnel as required.
6. Oversee work requirements.
   • Assemble relevant personnel, tools, equipment and machinery.
   • Liaise with relevant personnel to monitor operation.
   • Inspect and confirm nameplate as required.
   • Proceed with shoring or stopping operation and making good the grave.
   • Advise applicant of work outcome.
   • Complete relevant documentation.

Range Statement

Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Existing or potential limitations:	ground conditions monumentation access to site number of existing burials in gravesite required depth.
Relevant information:	inability to move monumentation or make it safe unsafe conditions: unstable ground possible site contamination anticipated condition of remains: embalming of remains coffin construction presence of water lined or unlined grave safe access required equipment, tools and machinery availability of suitable staff.
Response to applicant:	rationale for agreeing or refusing to proceed alternative proposals potential impacts on work: condition of remains unexpected site conditions length of time required to complete work safely possible additional costs.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

review, assess, cost and negotiate applications for lifting and repositioning or deepening human remains according to legislative and workplace requirements

coordinate required personnel, tools, equipment and machinery and monitor operations to ensure all repositioning works are conducted safely and efficiently and in accordance with work requirements.

Evidence of performance on two or more operations is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge of:

relevant federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety/occupational health and safety and assessment of applications to lift and reposition or deepen human remains

workplace policies and procedures relating to lift and reposition or deepen applications and operations

grave shoring requirements and methods

appropriate tools, equipment and machinery used to lift and reposition or deepen human remains, and their associated usage

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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