CPCCBS6115 - Conduct and report on advanced and final inspections of Class 2 to 9 buildings to three storeys

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
A candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by conducting and reporting on advanced and final inspections for three projects involving the following Classes of buildings as defined by the National Construction Code (NCC):

• one project incorporating Class 5 or Class 6
• one project incorporating Class 2 or Class 3 or Class 9c
• one project incorporating Class 7 or Class 8.
  Each building must be up to three storeys and not exceeding 2,000 square metres in floor area, and in a different geographical location as defined by the NCC.
  For each project, the candidate must assess and confirm the compliance of the following building features against approved drawings, NCC and regulatory requirements:
• access and egress
• services and equipment
• health and amenity
• ancillary provisions
• energy efficiency.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge of:

• legislative and regulatory compliance requirements for fire resistance, access and egress, services and equipment, health and amenity, ancillary provisions, safe movement and access, and energy efficiency of Class 2 to 9 buildings at the advanced and final stages of construction in different climate zones and geographic locations:

• building control legislation and regulations

• NCC including referenced Australian Standards to meet deemed-to-satisfy provisions and/or performance solutions:
• fire resistance:

• fire resistance and stability
• compartmentation and separation and protection of openings

• access and egress:

• provisions for escape
• construction of exits
• access for people with disabilities

• services and equipment:

• emergency lighting
• exit signs and warning systems
• fire suppression and detection equipment
• lift installations
• smoke hazard management

• health and amenity:

• damp and weather proofing
• light and ventilation
• room sizes
• sanitary or other facilities
• sound transmission and insulation
• waterproofing of wet areas

• ancillary provisions:

• construction in bushfire prone areas
• heating appliances, fireplaces, chimneys and flues
• minor structures and components

• energy efficiency:

• access for maintenance
• air movement
• air conditioning and ventilation systems
• artificial lighting and power
• building: fabric and sealing
• external glazing
• hot water supply

• NCC classifications and definitions for buildings included in Classes 2 to 9:

• building types
• geographic and climate zones

• principles of negotiation and conflict resolution used to maintain professional relationships during building inspection and reporting processes
• workplace requirements for conducting and reporting on advanced and final construction inspections of Class 1 and 10 buildings:

• equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE)
• reporting
• work health and safety (WHS).