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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for work
  2. Works order including drawings, sketches and material lists is received/accessed, analysed and confirmed as required by site inspection
  3. Resources, including equipment and materials, are identified and obtained
  4. Liaison and communication issues with other personnel at the site are resolved
  5. Hazards are identified prior to commencing work
  6. Site safety requirements are observed
  7. Conduct site housekeeping functions
  8. Stores, materials and equipment are loaded/off-loaded safely and secured
  9. Site, including stores and materials, is laid out to plan
  10. Stores and materials are checked for serviceability, cleaned as required and prepared for use
  11. Minor earthwork maintenance is conducted
  12. Excess materials and refuse are disposed of/returned, as required by workplace procedures
  13. Apply pest and vegetation control measures
  14. Pest and vegetation control requirements are identified and appropriate control measure is selected in accordance with workplace procedures
  15. Chemical control agents are prepared in accordance with safety requirements and workplace procedures
  16. Pest control measures are applied, monitored and varied to maintain effectiveness
  17. Control measures are applied, and pests and vegetation are removed/neutralised
  18. Complete work
  19. Worksite is rehabilitated
  20. Work completion details are finalised and recorded/advised to appropriate personnel

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities

applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures

communicating and working effectively with others when carrying out general site maintenance

completing documentation related to general site maintenance

identifying and organising resources required for work activities

implementing contingency plans and modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments that may occur when carrying out general site maintenance

monitoring and prioritising work activities in terms of planned schedule

operating and adapting to differences in equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures

operating electronic communication equipment to required protocol

reading, interpreting and following instructions, procedures, information, labels and signs relevant to general site maintenance

selecting and using required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) standards

using hand tools and minor plant

working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment.


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

characteristics of plant and equipment, transport, structures, hardware and electrical components used in work activities

contents of workplace technical manuals and instructions relating to the work activities concerned

hazardous chemicals used in general site maintenance, and related precautions and personal protection measures

hazards that may exist during site maintenance activities and ways of controlling the risks involved

impact on work activities of regulatory requirements

problems that may occur during site maintenance activities, and action that can be taken to report or resolve these problems

relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations

relevant recording and documentation procedures

relevant sections of applicable regulatory requirements

workplace documentation and records system management related to the work concerned

workplace procedures for general site maintenance.