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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Structures are inspected as required to locate defects
  3. Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
  4. Scope of work and resources required are identified
  5. Job is planned in accordance with availability of required resources
  6. Prepare components for repair
  7. Components requiring repair are identified and isolated or marked in accordance with workplace procedures
  8. Materials required for job are identified and organised as required to enable appropriate repair of components
  9. Perform repairs
  10. Defective area is removed in accordance with workplace procedures
  11. Repairs are carried out to required standard in accordance with workplace procedures
  12. Clean up site
  13. Workplace procedures and environmental regulations and standards relevant to site clean-up are confirmed and clarified as required
  14. Waste is minimised and reused or disposed of in accordance with relevant workplace procedures and environmental regulations and standards
  15. Cleaning products and materials are disposed of in accordance with relevant workplace procedures and environmental regulations and standards
  16. Established site restoration practices are followed and problems with these practices are identified and reported
  17. Complete documentation
  18. Required documentation procedures and processes are confirmed
  19. Documentation is filled in legibly and proofread
  20. Documentation is processed in accordance with workplace procedures

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 three separate occasions and include:

applying relevant workplace procedures

following operational instructions and work sequences

identifying defects in accordance with workplace procedures

identifying job hazards and taking required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

implementing contingency plans

modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments

monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule

reading and interpreting relevant plans and specifications

repairing a range of defect types

repairing existing concrete/masonry structures using a range of repair techniques

reporting and/or rectifying identified problems, faults or malfunctions promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures

selecting and using relevant tools and 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:

basic concrete construction techniques

concrete/masonry structure repair methods and techniques

functions of different types of concrete/masonry structures

hazards that may exist when repairing concrete/masonry structures and ways of controlling the risks involved

problems that may occur during the repair of structures and action that can be taken to report or resolve these problems

relevant recording and documentation procedures

relevant safety, work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental procedures and regulations

relevant rail industry standards

safety data sheets (SDSs)/material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and/or manufacturer instructions and workplace procedure information on the use of epoxy and grouts for mortar pads and cracks

workplace procedures for repairing concrete/masonry structures.