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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare work
2. Details of cleaning requirements are identified by instructions, inspections, work orders and schedules
3. Materials and equipment are identified and obtained
4. Relevant legislative, statutory and workplace requirements and standards are identified and built into the planning process
5. Environmental regulatory requirements are identified and built into the planning process to ensure site is left in an environmentally sound condition
6. Required materials to be removed and methods of removal are identified to facilitate clean up
7. Arrange clear up and disposal/ reclamation of material
8. Storage/disposal areas and quarantine zones are identified and arranged to ensure environmentally sound disposal
9. Reclaimed material is removed to storage areas using appropriate methods
10. Non-required materials/services are removed and disposed of in appropriate manner to ensure clean and environmentally stable site
11. Site is inspected for overlooked materials to minimise wastage and losses
12. Operate cleaning equipment and mobile plant
13. Cleaning equipment and mobile plant are operated to site and manufacturer’s requirements
14. Operator maintenance is performed to manufacturer’s/site standards
15. Cleaning equipment is cleaned and stored
16. Finalise work and restore site
17. Drainage is established/restored as necessary to ensure well drained site
18. Re-vegetation/environmental repair is arranged as required to return site to environmentally sound condition
19. Barriers are removed or checked for integrity to ensure access to correct areas
20. Access roads are closed as required to prevent unauthorised access to closed site
21. Site level and surface condition are left in a suitable state to ensure an environmentally sound, safe and clean site

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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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 cleaning agents, sealants and chemicals 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 cleaning up plant, equipment and worksites completing documentation related to cleaning up plant, equipment and worksites handling hazardous materials identifying and reclaiming salvageable materials identifying and removing water/waste/surplus materials implementing contingency plans when cleaning up plant, equipment and worksites levelling and re-vegetating sites modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments monitoring and prioritising work activities in terms of planned schedule operating and adapting to differences in equipment and sites in accordance with standard operating procedures operating and maintaining relevant mobile plant and mobile plant equipment operating electronic communication equipment to required protocol reading, interpreting and following instructions, procedures, information and signs relevant to cleaning up plant, equipment and worksites reporting and/or rectifying identified problems, faults or malfunctions promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures using barriers correctly using hand and power tools working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment.

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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:

applicable legislated safety requirements including state/territory Acts, regulations and nationally approved compliance codes and/or guidelines applications and characteristics of plant and equipment cleaning agents/sealants and their properties and precautions for their use cleaning equipment, related materials and their applications hazards that may exist when cleaning up plant, equipment and worksites and ways of controlling the risks involved manufacturer instructions for servicing and cleaning equipment permit to work system plant and equipment cleaning procedures and instructions problems that may occur when cleaning up plant, equipment and worksites, and action that can be taken to report or resolve these problems relevant recording and documentation requirements workplace procedures for cleaning up plant, equipment and worksites.

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