CPCCDE3019Demolish small buildings and structures using hand tools and small plant and equipment

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What an assessment for CPCCDE3019 must cover

44 assessable components: 5 elements (22 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 13 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Plan and prepare for work.

  • 1.1Obtain work instructions using required information, confirm and apply to planning and preparation.
  • 1.2Complete tasks according to regulatory, legislative and workplace policies and requirements.
  • 1.3Identify and apply work health and safety (WHS) requirements to task planning.
  • 1.4Select and check hand tools, small plant and equipment to carry out tasks consistent with job requirements, check for serviceability, and rectify and report faults before work begins.
  • 1.5Identify environmental requirements for the project.
  • 1.6Identity, select and fit personal protective equipment (PPE).

2 Prepare demolition site.

  • 2.1Confirm demolition tasks and determine requirements of site demolition plan.
  • 2.2Conduct site inspection to determine condition of worksite and surrounds before work begins.
  • 2.3Obtain confirmation from supervisor and regulatory authorities that relevant services have been disconnected and identify services that will remain live on the demolition site.
  • 2.4Identify hazardous material for separate handling.
  • 2.5Identify requirements for safe work at heights, including fall protection devices, and ensure these are installed.
  • 2.6Ensure small plant and equipment are positioned in operating locations and arrange appropriate exclusion zones and traffic control.
  • 2.7Protect and secure site according to compliance requirements and unauthorised access is prevented.

3 Dismantle or demolish building components.

  • 3.1Dismantle or demolish and remove building components in a directed sequence according to site demolition plan and safe work method statements (SWMS).
  • 3.2Operate selected types of small plant to carry out demolition of building components.
  • 3.3Maintain communication with team members during the demolition process.
  • 3.4Monitor worksite conditions and progress in consultation with team members and stop work or adjust techniques as required.

4 Sort and store demolition materials and waste.

  • 4.1Relocate removed components to storage or disposal area.
  • 4.2Handle materials and building components safely and effectively using selected material handling techniques.
  • 4.3Identify materials and components for salvaging and handle, store and stack these ready for transport according to standard material handling practices.

5 Clean up work area.

  • 5.1Clear work area and dispose, reuse or recycle materials.
  • 5.2Clean, check, maintain and store plant, tools and equipment.

Performance evidence

  • To demonstrate competency in this unit, a candidate must use hand tools, small plant and equipment to demolish a small building or structure, including removing at least four of the following components:
  • fixtures and fittings
  • a pitched metal/tiled roof
  • trusses
  • ceiling
  • external and internal walls
  • floor and floor support system.

Knowledge evidence

  • the compliance requirements of the relevant Australian Standards, Building Code of Australia (BCA), model codes of practice, environmental and work health and safety (WHS) legislation
  • general construction terminology
  • hazards associated with demolition tasks
  • demolition processes and techniques for small structures
  • procedures for material storage and environmentally friendly waste management
  • types of small plant, tools and equipment used in the demolition of small buildings:
  • applications
  • characteristics
  • limitations
  • maintenance requirements
  • methods of operation
  • quality requirements relating to the demolition of small structures
  • work and equipment safety requirements that apply to the demolition of small buildings and structures.

Foundation skills

  • numeracy skills: check levels of lubricants in equipment estimate weights of volumes of demolition debris and recyclable materials perform measurements and calculations associated with work, such as when determining specified length of wall to be removed
  • writing skills: complete pre-operational checklists and equipment fault forms.

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What does an assessment tool for CPCCDE3019 need to cover?

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