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Evidence Guide: MSL974018 - Conduct geotechnical site investigations

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MSL974018 - Conduct geotechnical site investigations

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

Conduct site sampling

  1. Prepare and check sampling equipment and materials
  2. Take disturbed and undisturbed samples in accordance with workplace methods and procedures
  3. Label and record samples in accordance with workplace methods and procedures
  4. Recognise and record details of site conditions that may impact on sample integrity or site interpretation
Prepare and check sampling equipment and materials

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Take disturbed and undisturbed samples in accordance with workplace methods and procedures

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Label and record samples in accordance with workplace methods and procedures

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Recognise and record details of site conditions that may impact on sample integrity or site interpretation

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Conduct testing

  1. Prepare and conduct pre-use checks of test equipment
  2. Perform, or assist with performing, tests in accordance with test methods or workplace procedures
  3. Record test data in accordance with test methods or workplace procedures
  4. Recognise obvious errors or atypical data and take appropriate corrective actions
Prepare and conduct pre-use checks of test equipment

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Perform, or assist with performing, tests in accordance with test methods or workplace procedures

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Record test data in accordance with test methods or workplace procedures

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Recognise obvious errors or atypical data and take appropriate corrective actions

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Maintain records

  1. Maintain equipment records in accordance with established practices
  2. Complete site safety plans, equipment logs and test reports in accordance with workplace procedures
  3. Maintain confidentiality of workplace information
Maintain equipment records in accordance with established practices

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Complete site safety plans, equipment logs and test reports in accordance with workplace procedures

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Maintain confidentiality of workplace information

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Prepare for on-site operations

  1. Identify the job, location, work instructions, appropriate sampling and test procedures and safety requirements
Identify the job, location, work instructions, appropriate sampling and test procedures and safety requirements

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Identify site hazards and identify appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety procedures that are specified for the job and materials used

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Record description of the job to be undertaken, compare with specification and report any variations

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Arrange for the collection, checking, stowing and transport of all tools, equipment and materials required at the site

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Ensure site access requirements, such as entry permits and safety inductions, have been organised

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Arrange excavation of boreholes, test pits and/or trenches

  1. Identify the sampling/testing location
Identify the sampling/testing location

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Excavate or oversee excavation to the sampling and testing depth, minimising disturbance and potential contamination of the site

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Identify materials and record changes of strata, test results and other relevant information

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Ensure materials from different strata are kept separate

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Terminate the excavation at the appropriate depth and record the reason for termination

  1. Prepare and check sampling equipment and materials
Prepare and check sampling equipment and materials

Completed
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Take disturbed and undisturbed samples in accordance with workplace methods and procedures

Completed
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Label and record samples in accordance with workplace methods and procedures

Completed
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Recognise and record details of site conditions that may impact on sample integrity or site interpretation

  1. Prepare and conduct pre-use checks of test equipment
Prepare and conduct pre-use checks of test equipment

Completed
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Perform, or assist with performing, tests in accordance with test methods or workplace procedures

Completed
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Record test data in accordance with test methods or workplace procedures

Completed
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Recognise obvious errors or atypical data and take appropriate corrective actions

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Finalise site operations

  1. Backfill or seal any excavation and ensure that it is left in a safe and uncontaminated condition
Backfill or seal any excavation and ensure that it is left in a safe and uncontaminated condition

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Reinstate surfaces disturbed by sampling or testing

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Clean all equipment (and vehicle, as necessary) avoiding environmental damage, stormwater contamination or spread of pests

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Check all equipment and materials prior to re-stowing them for safe transport

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Handle and transport samples in accordance with established practices

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Notify appropriate site personnel on completion of investigations and prior to leaving site

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Check serviceability of test equipment before storage on return to base

  1. Maintain equipment records in accordance with established practices
Maintain equipment records in accordance with established practices

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Complete site safety plans, equipment logs and test reports in accordance with workplace procedures

Completed
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Maintain confidentiality of workplace information

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Maintain a safe work environment

  1. Use safe work procedures and PPE to ensure personal safety and that of others
Use safe work procedures and PPE to ensure personal safety and that of others

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Minimise environmental impacts of testing/sampling and generation of waste

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Collect and/or dispose of all waste in accordance with workplace procedures

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge