- NWP226B - Prepare and restore work site
NWP226B
Prepare and restore work site
Application
This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required for field and operational staff performing a wide range of functions that support construction, maintenance and operations processes. |
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1Plan and prepare for work. | 1.1 Determine site preparation requirements from specifications, instructions and pre-work inspections. 1.2 Identify and report potential risks to public and environment. 1.3 Perform a site check according to legislative and organisational requirements to identify risks and prevent damage to other utilities. 1.4 Select and check work site equipment, tools and materials as appropriate to meet task and safety specifications. 1.5 Select, fit and use personal protective equipment. |
2Prepare work site. | 2.1 Position safety equipment and materials as required to prevent potential risks to public and environment. 2.2 Store and secure equipment and materials as necessary. 2.3 Use work site equipment, tools and materials according to regulatory and legislative requirements. 2.4 Use manual or mechanical excavation equipment where required to achieve specifications. 2.5 Provide appropriate drainage and diversion of site inflows from work site without damage to environment. |
3Restore work site. | 3.1 Use equipment, tools and materials according to regulatory and legislative requirements. 3.2 Backfill and compact excavations according to specifications. 3.3 Remove excess soil, debris and unwanted materials from site. 3.4 Restore work site to meet environmental and organisational requirements. |
4Review, record and report activities. | 4.1 Check, maintain and store equipment, tools and materials according to manufacturer guidelines and organisational procedures. 4.2 Maintain workplace records as required. |
Required Skills
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required skills: set up a site excavate backfill compact and reinstate site prepare site for planting and plant vegetation interpret plans, instructions and standard operating procedures use tools and equipment identify and respond to operational problems use communication systems use safety equipment and personal protective equipment identify hazards give and receive instructions use literacy skills in regard to verbal and written communication in the workplace communicate with customers and other employees. |
Required knowledge: OHS procedures personal work site safety public and site safety risk factors and potential hazards of site preparation and restoration environmental aspects of site preparation and restoration trenching, shoring and excavation management excavation procedures and site restoration relevant utilities and service bodies communication systems landscape and ground structure of work area equipment operation, capacity and limitations effects of weather and conditions on construction site or plant. |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, the range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The candidate should demonstrate the ability to prepare work sites prior to work and restore them on completion of work including: interpreting work requirements planning work site layout selecting appropriate work and safety equipment storing and securing materials and equipment safely clearing and preparing work site according to specifications restoring work site according to environmental and organisational procedures cleaning, maintaining and storing equipment completing relevant workplace documentation. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Access to the workplace and resources including: documentation that should normally be available in a water industry organisation relevant codes, standards and government regulations. Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities. Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. Validity and sufficiency of evidence requires that: competency will need to be demonstrated over a period of time reflecting the scope of the role and the practical requirements of the workplace where the assessment is part of a structured learning experience the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and separated by further learning and practice a decision of competence only taken at the point when the assessor has complete confidence in the person's competence over time and in various contexts all assessment that is part of a structured learning experience must include a combination of direct, indirect and supplementary evidence where assessment is for the purpose of recognition (RCC/RPL), the evidence provided will need to be authenticated and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time assessment can be through simulated project-based activity and must include evidence relating to each of the elements in this unit. Questioning will be appropriate to the skill levels of the operator and cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions, and will reflect the requirements of the competency and the work being performed. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. | |
Site preparation may include: | interpreting plans locating public utilities setting out site battering shoring scaffolding excavating directing traffic and the public. |
Legislative and organisational requirements may include: | relevant federal and state or territory legislation and regulations codes of practice, associated standards and guidance material documented organisational policies, manuals and induction programs relevant community planning and development agreements, such as land care agreements. |
Equipment, tools and materials may include: | hand and power tools lifting and winching equipment mechanical excavation equipment pneumatic and motorised equipment, including: compressors pneumatic spades and attachments motorised cutting equipment revegetation and gardening supplies and plants communication equipment personal protective equipment. |
Safety equipment and materials may be used to ensure public and site safety when: | positioning signs erecting barricades controlling access. |
Storing and securing equipment may include: | stacking and securing pipes safely placing equipment in locked storage during absence from site. |
Damage to environment is avoided or minimised by using a range of techniques, including: | sediment control devices erosion prevention diversion and collection structures. |
Restore work site using techniques, including: | backfilling compacting planting or replanting vegetation reinstating site. |
Sectors
Not applicable.
Competency Field
Common |
Employability Skills
This unit of competency contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Not applicable.