Application
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to close and seal mausoleum crypts or below ground burial vaults after burials. It applies to cemetery and crematorium staff involved in burial work, and involves working with some level of autonomy and according to work health and safety, relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prepare to close vault or crypt. | 1.1 Liaise with supervisor and team members to identify and confirm work requirements. 1.2 Confirm correct vault or crypt to close. 1.3 Identify, prepare and use personal protective equipment. 1.4 Select and assemble tools and equipment according to work requirements. 1.5 Check tools and equipment for serviceability and report faults. 1.6 Detect safety hazards and report hazard or excavate area. 1.7 Place lifting device or equipment for safe access to vault or crypt. 1.8 Remove flowers from top of coffin or casket according to client requirements. 1.9 Fill vaults or move coffin or casket to rear of crypt. 1.10 Identify, analyse and implement risk treatments for entering and exiting vaults or crypts. |
2. Close and seal vault or crypt. | 2.1 Release internal drainage and ventilation seals between rear and front crypt as required. 2.2 Place vault or crypt lid for sealing and seal lid according to future access requirements. 2.3 Reinstate face plate. 2.4 Use tools and equipment according to manufacturer guidelines. |
3. Clean work area. | 3.1 Clean exterior of vault or crypt to cemetery’s presentation standard. 3.2 Remove, clean and store tools and equipment. 3.3 Present vault or crypt according to client requirements. |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence of the ability to:
select, prepare and safely use, the required equipment and lifting devices according to supervisor instructions, workplace policies and procedures, and manufacturer guidelines
reinstate and present vaults and crypts post burial, safely and efficiently according to work specifications and client requirements
use safe manual handling techniques.
Evidence of performance of reinstating vaults and crypts on two or more occasions is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.
Evidence of Knowledge
Demonstrated knowledge of:
principles of concrete reinstatement
use, care and maintenance of hand tools and equipment in relation to reinstating vaults and crypts
use and maintenance of personal protective equipment
operating requirements of relevant lifting devices and equipment
requirements for drain and air vent clearance
federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety and reinstatement of vaults or crypts
workplace policies and procedures regarding preparation and reinstatement of vaults or crypts and site presentation
safety hazard in relation to reinstating vaults or crypts, including:
slippery surfaces
water
overhead obstacles
ground pressure:
machinery
people
soil
previously dug graves
monument collapse
drains
cables
sprinklers
pipes
social, religious and cultural practices and traditions that impact on burial procedures
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.
Assessment Conditions
Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that is as industry realistic as possible. In a simulated environment, it is essential that assessment is conducted:
using suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:
a cemetery environment containing vaults or crypts that can be closed and sealed after burials
personal protective equipment and tools and equipment required to reinstate vaults or crypts, including lifting devices
under industry conditions where there is:
integration of tasks with possible interruptions to work typical of the job role
speed and timing requirements that reflect commercial operating conditions
interaction with supervisor and team members
Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Sectors
Cemetery and Crematoria
Competency Field
Burial and Cremation Operations