Application
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to assess burial sites for their suitability for lifting and repositioning or deepening. It applies to supervisors with responsibility for assessing all aspects of lifting and repositioning or deepening requests 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. Determine work requirements of lifting and repositioning or deepening operation. | 1.1 Review application to lift and reposition or deepen burial site. 1.2 Review cemetery records and consult manager or appropriate funeral services personnel to determine options. 1.3 Inspect grave location and surrounds and identify existing or potential limitations. 1.4 Determine work requirements according to relevant information. 1.5 Prepare costing and communicate response to applicant. |
2. Advise work requirements. | 2.1 Develop work instructions and advise relevant personnel. 2.2 Confirm availability of relevant personnel, tools, equipment and machinery. 2.3 Confirm availability and serviceability of safety equipment. 2.4 Confirm work requirements with applicant and appropriate personnel as required. |
3. Oversee work requirements. | 3.1 Assemble relevant personnel, tools, equipment and machinery. 3.2 Liaise with relevant personnel to monitor operation. 3.3 Inspect and confirm nameplate as required. 3.4 Proceed with shoring or stopping operation and making good the grave. 3.5 Advise applicant of work outcome. 3.6 Complete relevant documentation. |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence of the ability to:
review, assess, cost and negotiate applications for lifting and repositioning or deepening human remains according to legislative and workplace requirements
coordinate required personnel, tools, equipment and machinery and monitor operations to ensure all repositioning works are conducted safely and efficiently and in accordance with work requirements.
Evidence of performance on two or more operations is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.
Evidence of Knowledge
Demonstrated knowledge of:
relevant federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety/occupational health and safety and assessment of applications to lift and reposition or deepen human remains
workplace policies and procedures relating to lift and reposition or deepen applications and operations
grave shoring requirements and methods
appropriate tools, equipment and machinery used to lift and reposition or deepen human remains, and their associated usage
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 that allows for visual inspection of gravesites and surrounds
tools, equipment and machinery, including personal protective equipment
relevant documentation, such as cemetery records
under industry operating 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 relevant personnel.
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.
Range Statement
Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. | |
Existing or potential limitations: | ground conditions monumentation access to site number of existing burials in gravesite required depth. |
Relevant information: | inability to move monumentation or make it safe unsafe conditions: unstable ground possible site contamination anticipated condition of remains: embalming of remains coffin construction presence of water lined or unlined grave safe access required equipment, tools and machinery availability of suitable staff. |
Response to applicant: | rationale for agreeing or refusing to proceed alternative proposals potential impacts on work: condition of remains unexpected site conditions length of time required to complete work safely possible additional costs. |
Sectors
Cemetery and Crematoria
Competency Field
Cemetery and Crematoria Administration and Coordination