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Evidence Guide: AHCSAW301A - Construct conservation earthworks

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

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AHCSAW301A - Construct conservation earthworks

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare for construction

  1. Confirm construction details and sequence.
  2. Identify and locate worksite, site indicators and survey pegs.
  3. Confirm work readiness of machinery and equipment.
  4. Assess and minimise risks to others and the environment.
  5. Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment.
  6. Verify that equipment and attachments match terrain and program tasks.
Confirm construction details and sequence.

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Identify and locate worksite, site indicators and survey pegs.

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Confirm work readiness of machinery and equipment.

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Assess and minimise risks to others and the environment.

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Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment.

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Verify that equipment and attachments match terrain and program tasks.

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Carry out work

  1. Follow industry endorsed earthwork methods and patterns for specific machines.
  2. Monitor and maintain optimum machinery loads in accordance with prevailing conditions.
  3. Ensure that safe machinery operating techniques are deployed to match terrain, site conditions other operators and workers.
  4. Ensure that excavation, transport, dumping and compaction of material is conducted in accordance with industry practice.
Follow industry endorsed earthwork methods and patterns for specific machines.

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Monitor and maintain optimum machinery loads in accordance with prevailing conditions.

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Ensure that safe machinery operating techniques are deployed to match terrain, site conditions other operators and workers.

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Ensure that excavation, transport, dumping and compaction of material is conducted in accordance with industry practice.

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Apply finish techniques

  1. Finish batters and surfaces in accordance with job requirements and industry practice.
  2. Retain site features and vegetation in accordance with work plan/schedule.
  3. Clear site and remove debris in accordance with work plan/schedule.
  4. Complete topsoiling of disturbed areas and surfaces in accordance with industry standards and plan/schedule.
Finish batters and surfaces in accordance with job requirements and industry practice.

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Retain site features and vegetation in accordance with work plan/schedule.

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Clear site and remove debris in accordance with work plan/schedule.

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Complete topsoiling of disturbed areas and surfaces in accordance with industry standards and plan/schedule.

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Finalise work

  1. Complete work records.
  2. Clean and store Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and application equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specification and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements.
Complete work records.

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Clean and store Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and application equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specification and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

determine job requirements from plans and specifications

assess machinery and equipment requirements

construct planned earthworks

apply final finishing techniques.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

identify hazards and implement safe operating procedures

prepare for construction

carry out planned earthworks and minimise damage to natural areas

apply finishing techniques

use literacy skills to read, interpret and follow organisational policies and procedures, follow sequenced written instructions, record accurately and legible information collected and select and apply procedures for a range of tasks

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation, including questioning techniques, active listening, clarifying information and consulting with supervisors as required

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to work with and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

erosion and sediment control standards and principles

erosion control and design principles

natural area protection (particularly topsoil) and rehabilitation principles

soils and soil formation

principles of conservation earthwork construction including catchment management and soils

earthmoving principles

levels and levelling

natural area protection (including topsoil) and rehabilitation

types and application of personal protective equipment

legislation and regulations including Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in relation to conservation earthwork construction

risk factors including human health, environmental damage

erosion and sedimentation control principles and practices

environmental impacts and controls for constructing conservation earthworks

OHS and environmental legislative and enterprise requirements.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Earthworks may include:

the range of conservation earthworks on rural lands including:

contour banks

waterways

dams

drainage structures

This unit does not include construction of access tracks or seismic lines, maintenance of fire breaks or land clearing.