Application
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to operate a backhoe or front
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. Plan and prepare work. | 1.1 Evaluate work activity and determine most productive operating techniques. 1.2 Obtain permits and licences where required. 1.3 Adjust, change and inflate tracks or tyres according to manufacturer guidelines and site conditions. 1.4 Carry out start-up, park, shut-down and communications procedures according to manufacturer guidelines and site specific requirements. 1.5 Check backhoe or loader controls and functions and report faults. |
2. Read and interpret site drawings and plans. | 2.1 Devise work schedules and methods consistent with work requirements. 2.2 Interpret information written on survey pegs and establish depth and grade to site plans. 2.3 Verify and mark location of services according to plans and drawings. 2.4 Establish features from site drawings or plans. 2.5 Clarify levels on survey pegs. |
3. Operate machinery. | 3.1 Drive machine according to traffic regulations site plans and operating conditions. 3.2 Select appropriate machines and fit appropriate attachments according to work requirements, soil and rock types, and soil conditions. 3.3 Maintain safe grip and productivity according to operating conditions. 3.4 Strip topsoil according to job specifications. 3.5 Carry out excavation boxing according to job specifications. 3.6 Complete excavations around existing underground services according to work specifications. 3.7 Mix materials according to work specifications. 3.8 Complete backfilling, levelling, spreading and landfilling or landscaping according to work specifications and tolerances. |
4. Attach, secure, lift, carry and place materials. | 4.1 Establish weight of load and select and attach appropriate slings and gear. 4.2 Secure and check slings and attachments. 4.3 Carry out slinging, lifting, carrying and placing of materials according to work specifications, relevant legislation and manufacturer guidelines. 4.4 Handle loads safely and identify and avoid on-site hazards. 4.5 Observe communication protocols to ensure safety of operator and other personnel. 4.6 Position machine according to type of haul vehicle and job specifications. 4.7 Load trucks and wagons according to work requirements. |
5. Maintain backhoe, front end loader or excavator. | 5.1 Complete routine operational servicing, lubrication and housekeeping tasks according to manufacturer guidelines. 5.2 Carry out minor maintenance according to manufacturer guidelines. 5.3 Remove and replace worn or defective parts according to manufacturer guidelines. 5.4 Provide support for major vehicle maintenance tasks. 5.5 Record maintenance work. 5.6 Clean and store machine attachments according to manufacturer guidelines. |
6. Shut down and clean up. | 6.1 Clean, maintain and store tools and equipment according to manufacturer guidelines. 6.2 Dispose of waste material according to relevant legislation. |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence of the ability to:
interpret site drawings and plans to develop work schedule and methods
operate safely and maintain a backhoe, front
conduct shut down operations according to manufacturer guidelines and clean up procedures after burial works.
Evidence of performance of operating a backhoe, front-end loader or excavator 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:
uses for backhoe or loader in a cemetery, including:
loading dump trucks, wagons, hoppers, grizzlies and chutes
stockpiling
mixing materials
stripping and spreading topsoil
laser levelling
backfilling
excavating trenches
lifting materials
laying pipes
backhoe or loader controls and features
manufacturer guidelines for machine operation and maintenance
telecommunication codes and conventions for the equipment:
CB radio
mobile phone
two
global positioning system
local soil types and conditions and their relevance to machine operations
operating conditions, soil conditions and on-site hazards that will impact on machinery operation, including:
uneven or unstable terrain
trees
overhead service lines
bridges
surrounding buildings
obstructions
structures
facilities
dangerous materials
recently filled trenches
unauthorised movement
federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety/occupational health and safety and required permits and licences for operating excavation machinery
environmental impacts regarding operating machinery and minimal impact practices to reduce these
workplace policies and procedures relevant to safe and efficient operations.
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 facility where a backhoe, front
a backhoe, front
site plans
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
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