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Evidence Guide: FWPHAR3219 - Conduct excavator operations with grabs

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FWPHAR3219 - Conduct excavator operations with grabs

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

Plan excavator operations

  1. Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.
  2. Select appropriate personal protective equipment and check for operational effectiveness.
  3. Identify type, quantity and weight of material to be moved to determine load requirements.
  4. Determine and confirm location, level and suitable surface to ensure stability of excavator.
  5. Plan excavator operations in line with work order and heritage concerns.
  6. Check excavator controls and functions, implements, brakes and manoeuvrability to ensure operational effectiveness.
Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.

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Select appropriate personal protective equipment and check for operational effectiveness.

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Identify type, quantity and weight of material to be moved to determine load requirements.

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Determine and confirm location, level and suitable surface to ensure stability of excavator.

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Plan excavator operations in line with work order and heritage concerns.

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Check excavator controls and functions, implements, brakes and manoeuvrability to ensure operational effectiveness.

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Operate excavator to shift materials

  1. Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.
  2. Position excavator on stable surface and secure to ensure stability throughout operations.
  3. Select, attach and stabilise lifting gear in line with safe working load requirements and organisational safety procedures.
  4. Operate excavator to shift material with optimum efficiency; observe and respond to people and hazards present.
  5. Use communication signals throughout excavator operations to notify nearby personnel of ongoing operations.
Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.

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Position excavator on stable surface and secure to ensure stability throughout operations.

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Select, attach and stabilise lifting gear in line with safe working load requirements and organisational safety procedures.

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Operate excavator to shift material with optimum efficiency; observe and respond to people and hazards present.

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Use communication signals throughout excavator operations to notify nearby personnel of ongoing operations.

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Complete operator maintenance

  1. Safely park, shut down and prepare excavator for maintenance.
  2. Inspect excavator for faults, remove and replace defective parts in line with manufacturer’s recommendations
  3. Complete cleaning and programmed maintenance tasks for excavator; dispose of waste materials in line with environmental protection practices.
  4. Record and report process outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.
Safely park, shut down and prepare excavator for maintenance.

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Inspect excavator for faults, remove and replace defective parts in line with manufacturer’s recommendations

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Complete cleaning and programmed maintenance tasks for excavator; dispose of waste materials in line with environmental protection practices.

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Record and report process outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1. Plan excavator operations

1.1 Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.

1.2 Select appropriate personal protective equipment and check for operational effectiveness.

1.3 Identify type, quantity and weight of material to be moved to determine load requirements.

1.4 Determine and confirm location, level and suitable surface to ensure stability of excavator.

1.5 Plan excavator operations in line with work order and heritage concerns.

1.6 Check excavator controls and functions, implements, brakes and manoeuvrability to ensure operational effectiveness.

2. Operate excavator to shift materials

2.1 Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.

2.2 Position excavator on stable surface and secure to ensure stability throughout operations.

2.3 Select, attach and stabilise lifting gear in line with safe working load requirements and organisational safety procedures.

2.4 Operate excavator to shift material with optimum efficiency; observe and respond to people and hazards present.

2.5 Use communication signals throughout excavator operations to notify nearby personnel of ongoing operations.

3. Complete operator maintenance

3.1 Safely park, shut down and prepare excavator for maintenance.

3.2 Inspect excavator for faults, remove and replace defective parts in line with manufacturer’s recommendations

3.3 Complete cleaning and programmed maintenance tasks for excavator; dispose of waste materials in line with environmental protection practices.

3.4 Record and report process outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1. Plan excavator operations

1.1 Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.

1.2 Select appropriate personal protective equipment and check for operational effectiveness.

1.3 Identify type, quantity and weight of material to be moved to determine load requirements.

1.4 Determine and confirm location, level and suitable surface to ensure stability of excavator.

1.5 Plan excavator operations in line with work order and heritage concerns.

1.6 Check excavator controls and functions, implements, brakes and manoeuvrability to ensure operational effectiveness.

2. Operate excavator to shift materials

2.1 Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.

2.2 Position excavator on stable surface and secure to ensure stability throughout operations.

2.3 Select, attach and stabilise lifting gear in line with safe working load requirements and organisational safety procedures.

2.4 Operate excavator to shift material with optimum efficiency; observe and respond to people and hazards present.

2.5 Use communication signals throughout excavator operations to notify nearby personnel of ongoing operations.

3. Complete operator maintenance

3.1 Safely park, shut down and prepare excavator for maintenance.

3.2 Inspect excavator for faults, remove and replace defective parts in line with manufacturer’s recommendations

3.3 Complete cleaning and programmed maintenance tasks for excavator; dispose of waste materials in line with environmental protection practices.

3.4 Record and report process outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. If a specific volume or frequency is not stated below, then evidence must be provided that the following requirements have been performed on at least one occasion:

operate an excavator, attachments and lifting gear to complete tasks, chosen from the following list, in line with individual work orders:

lifting and moving materials

tree removal

stripping

spreading materials

stockpiling

bulk excavation

land clearing

towing equipment

winching

boxing

constructing fire breaks

complete operator maintenance after the completion of each of job.

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

environmental protection practices for operating excavators:

reducing water and energy use

cleaning plant, tools and equipment

disposing of, recycling and reusing timber and other waste

common range of environmental and heritage concerns relevant to operating an excavator methods used to minimise damage:

dust

noise

water

flora and fauna

culturally sensitive sites and artefacts

plantations

native forest

typical workplace hazards present during excavator operations and methods of minimising risks

capacity of excavators and attachments in relation to dimensions and weight

operating techniques for excavators and range of movements

methods to correctly position and secure excavators to ensure stability of load and equipment

key features of these varying signal systems used for excavator operations:

hand signals

whistles

sirens

loud speaker announcements

two way radios

typical industry chain of command for communicating signals during excavator operations

purpose, features, operation and shut down of excavator equipment:

excavators

buckets

forks

lifting gear:

slings

cables

grabs

methods for:

assessing condition of excavator parts

removing and replacing defective parts

organisational procedures specific to operating excavators:

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out and use of personal protective equipment

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting process outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements.

Range Statement

Not Applicable