CPCCLSF3001 — Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding intermediate level
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What an assessment for CPCCLSF3001 must cover
58 assessable components: 5 elements (30 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 17 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 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 task.
- 1.1Review task instructions, consult with relevant persons to seek clarification as required, and obtain relevant workplace information.
- 1.2Obtain and interpret information, including safe work method statements (SWMSs), required to ensure that activities are performed in compliance with workplace-specific and safe work requirements.
- 1.3Obtain and interpret information required to ensure that equipment inspection, use, maintenance and storage complies with manufacturer requirements.
- 1.4Identify workplace and task-specific hazards and determine required risk controls and safety measures and equipment, including signs and barricades, personal protective equipment (PPE), and fall prevention and fall arrest equipment.
- 1.5Identify methods of moving and placing tools, equipment and materials to minimise the risk of falling objects, to avoid inappropriate carrying on ladders and to minimise hazardous manual tasks.
- 1.6Identify required scaffold and associated equipment.
- 1.7Calculate loads exerted on and by the scaffold and scaffolding equipment.
- 1.8Establish required communication methods with relevant persons.
2 Select and inspect plant and equipment.
- 2.1Select risk-control equipment, including fall prevention and fall arrest equipment, and check that it is working and fit for purpose.
- 2.2Select and check PPE.
- 2.3Inspect scaffold and associated equipment for defects, and isolate, tag out, report and record defective items.
- 2.4Select communication equipment and check that it is working and fit for use.
3 Set up task.
- 3.1Establish and maintain communication with relevant persons to ensure task plan and risk controls are communicated clearly, including any impact on other workplace activities.
- 3.2Ensure risk controls and safety measures and equipment have been put in place, including the fitting, adjusting and anchoring of fall protection equipment.
- 3.3Consult with relevant persons to ensure that ground and foundation have been assessed as suitable for task.
- 3.4Prepare footings to support scaffold and scaffold equipment.
- 3.5Prepare scaffold and scaffold equipment, and place in a stable position ready for erection.
4 Undertake intermediate scaffolding activities.
- 4.1Erect and dismantle scaffold and equipment while maintaining stability, in accordance with workplace and manufacturer requirements.
- 4.2Erect and dismantle cantilevered crane loading platforms.
- 4.3Erect and dismantle cantilevered scaffolds.
- 4.4Erect and dismantle spur scaffolds.
- 4.5Erect and dismantle barrow ramps and sloping platforms.
- 4.6Erect and dismantle scaffolding associated with perimeter safety screens or shutters.
- 4.7Erect and dismantle mast climbing work platforms.
- 4.8Erect tube and coupler scaffolds, including tube and coupler covered ways and gantries.
5 Complete task.
- 5.1Remove excess materials from work area.
- 5.2Inspect completed scaffolding task for compliance with task requirements, complete handover certificate and forward to relevant persons, and complete and attach scaffold tag.
- 5.3Inspect scaffold and scaffold equipment for defects, and isolate, tag out and report defective items.
- 5.4Store scaffold and scaffold equipment in accordance with workplace requirements.
- 5.5Remove risk controls and safety measures and equipment.
Performance evidence
- cantilevered and spurred scaffold
- barrow ramp or sloping platform
- tube and coupler scaffold of at least four medium duty bays long and two lifts high with a working platform of at least 4 m in height with a ladder access. It must have a cantilevered platform at the rear of the scaffold and include a ramp constructed with steel tube from the rear of the scaffold to a height of 1 m and a width of at least 675 mm, and include handrails, toe boards and mid rails; all planks must be secured
- cantilevered crane-loading platform
- mast climbing work platform
- The candidate must also produce a tube and coupler scaffold plan in accordance with Australian Standards, demonstrating the following: - diagonal staggering of standards - staggering of ledgers - joins of ledgers within 300 mm of standards - joins of standards within 300 mm of ledgers - positioning of ledgers.
- check relevant workplace information, including safe work method statements (SWMSs) and equipment service and maintenance records and checklists
- perform all activities in compliance with workplace-specific requirements, safe work requirements and manufacturer requirements, including the completion of any required handover certificates and scaffold tags
- identify hazards and use appropriate risk controls and safety measures and equipment
- use the following associated gear and stability equipment: - planks - flexible steel wire rope (FSWR) and fittings - ladders - tie tubes and fittings - fibre rope - tape measures - scaffold belts - hand tools - levels - sole plates and boards - screw jacks - props - bracing.
Knowledge evidence
- safe work requirements for scaffolding under Australian Standards, Commonwealth and state or territory work health and safety (WHS) legislation, regulations and codes of practice, and local government regulations
- workplace information, including legislative requirements covered by: - SWMSs - permits and certifications - information about equipment: - service and maintenance checklists and records - manufacturer and supplier specifications and manuals - workplace procedures, including emergency plans and incident reporting
- hazard identification and mitigation strategies, including the hierarchy of control: - elimination - substitution - isolation - engineering controls - administrative controls - use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- hazards commonly encountered in scaffolding activities: - instability of work areas - damaged or poor-quality equipment - overhead and underground hazards - electrical items - mobile plant - insufficient lighting - wind and other adverse weather conditions - traffic - pedestrian traffic - hazardous manual tasks - falling objects - falls from heights
- minimum clearance distance for scaffolding work from powerlines and electrical equipment as determined by the relevant state or territory authority or electrical supply authority
- risk controls and equipment: - establishment of safe and adequate access and egress - adequate illumination - traffic barricades and control - pedestrian barricades - safety harness - energy absorber - lanyard - inertia reel - PPE: - hard hat - safety boots - gloves - high-visibility clothing - breathing, hearing, sight and skin (sun) protection
- application, limitation, operation, load capabilities and safety requirements of: - cantilevered crane loading platforms - cantilevered scaffolds - spur scaffolds - barrow ramps and sloping platforms - scaffolding associated with perimeter safety screens and shutters - mast climbing work platforms - tube and coupler scaffolds, including tube and coupler covered ways and gantries
- dimensions of scaffold, maximum capacities and types of loads: - static loads - live loads - dead loads - dynamic loads
- load capacities and minimum dimensions for light duty, medium duty, heavy duty and special duty scaffolds
- engineering and supplier specifications
- mathematical processes for estimating loads for scaffolds
- design of tube and coupler scaffolding
- types and functions of associated equipment, including selection, inspection, care, handling, application, storage and limitations of: - scaffolding components and equipment - independent adjustable props - mast climbers - safety screens and shutters - planks - FSWR and fittings - ladders - tie tubes and fittings - fibre rope - stairways and screening - box spanners - hammers - tape measures - scaffold belts - podgers - wire nips - wrenches - torpedo levels - shovels - spanners - cutters - hammer drills
- stability equipment and processes: - sole plates and boards - screw jacks - levelling - ties - bracing and propping
- relevant persons: - other scaffolders - doggers and riggers - designers and engineers - supervisors
- ground and foundation suitability: - rough and uneven ground - backfilled ground - soft soils - hard compacted soil - rock - bitumen - concrete
- workplace policies and procedures for scaffolding: - erecting, altering and dismantling scaffolds - manufacturer requirements for scaffolding - working safely at heights - setting up fall prevention and fall arrest systems, including safety nets - interpreting structural charts and structural plans
Foundation skills
- Foundation skills: Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
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Questions about assessing CPCCLSF3001
What does an assessment tool for CPCCLSF3001 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPCCLSF3001 needs to address all 58 unit components: 5 elements with 30 performance criteria, 10 performance evidence requirements, 17 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CPCCLSF3001?
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