RIICCM205F - Carry out manual excavation
Nominal hours
Location
Werribee
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to carry out manual excavation in civil construction, including confirming the location of underground services, manually excavating, placing barricades and isolating the excavation.It applies to those working in operational roles. They generally work under supervision to undertake a prescribed range of functions involving known routines and procedures and take some responsibility for the quality of work outcomes.
Assessment
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, incl 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:
* carry out manual excavation on at least two occasions, including:
* identifying the location of underground services
* digging post holes, small pits and trenches to the required dimensions
* applying trench collapse prevention procedures in unstable ground.
* During the above, the candidate must:
* locate and apply relevant documentation, policies and procedures
* identify, report and record hazards and risks
* implement the requirements, procedures and techniques for carrying out manual excavation, including using manual excavation tools
* work with others to carry out manual excavation to meet required outcomes, including:
* communicating with others to receive and clarify work instructions
* using communications techniques and equipment to convey information to others, including signage to advise others of work activity and exclusion zones
* complying with reporting requirements and procedures.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* legislation required to carry out manual excavation
* policies, procedures and documentation required to carry out manual excavation, including those relating to:
* hazard and risk management
* work health and safety
* emergency response
* environmental protection
* waste management
* communication techniques and equipment
* workplace recording and reporting
* site isolation and traffic control responsibilities
* operational maintenance and basic diagnostic procedures
* project quality requirements
* job plans and specifications
* housekeeping activities, including:
* cleaning work area
* cleaning and maintaining condition of equipment
* waste management
* processing records
* principles and techniques required to carry out manual excavation, including those relating to:
* organising work activities
* soil technology
* trench collapse prevention techniques, including benching and battering
* site conditions
* underground services
* excavation methods
* rock types, including:
* metamorphic
* igneous
* sedimentary
* types, characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations of plant and equipment required to carry out manual excavation, including:
* picks
* shovels
* hand augers
* string lines
* jack hammers
* scabblers
* materials safety data sheet (SDS) compliance processes
* components of job safety analyses (JSAs), job safety environmental analyses (JSEAs), and safe work method statements (SWMs)
* civil construction terminology related to carrying out manual excavation.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):