RIICPL301D — Install water mains pipelines

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What an assessment for RIICPL301D must cover

32 assessable components: 5 elements (26 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 1 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 and prepare for installing water mains pipelines

1.1Access, interpret and apply water mains pipelines documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
1.2Obtain, interpret, clarify and confirm work/plans/specifications requirements
1.3Identify, obtain and implement traffic signage requirements
1.4Select and check for faults, equipment/tools for work activities
1.5Identify, confirm and apply environmental protection requirements
1.6Select and wear correct personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
1.7Identify, address and report potential hazards and risks
1.8Obtain and interpret emergency procedures, and be prepared for fire/accident/emergency

2 Set out and excavate

2.1Prepare work area and materials
2.2Determine and apply dewatering requirements
2.3Determine the location, alignment direction, level and grade of mains pipe system
2.4Set out works to specification
2.5Advise plant operator of excavation requirements and monitor levels
2.6Install mains pipe system support mechanism

3 Install mains pipeline

3.1Lower and place pipes in position
3.2Join pipes correctly
3.3Place pipes and fit valves, fittings and flow control devices
3.4Continuously check, alignment level and grade for conformance
3.5Position side support and/or overlay beside the pipes
3.6Check mains pipe system support structure
3.7Monitor backfill procedure and ensure work is completed to specification
3.8Construct valve chambers, minor structures and thrust blocks

4 Test mains pipe system

4.1Perform mains pipe system test procedures establishing pressurisation, functionality and serviceability
4.2Record in writing and report test results

5 Clean up

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

Performance evidence

locates and applies applicable legislation, documentation, policies and procedures
implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient installation of water mains pipelines including: applying problem solving and troubleshooting techniques, applying diagnostic techniques
works effectively with others to undertake and complete the installation of water mains pipelines that meets all of the required outcomes including: communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions, using a range of communications techniques and equipment to convey information to others
demonstrates completion of installation of water mains pipelines that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including: determining the location, alignment direction, level and grade of mains pipe system, installing the support mechanism, installing a minimum of hundred (100) metres of water mains pipeline, completing pipe joins to specifications, performing pressurisation, functionality and serviceability test to specifications, maintaining written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures

Knowledge evidence

accessing, interpreting and applying the legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures for: hazard identification, risk assessment and response, using JSA/JSEA/safe work method statements, project quality measures, using tools/equipment, maintaining excavation/trench safety, confined space entry, site dewatering, using safety data sheets and materials handling methods, using civil construction terminology, using mains pipe systems and installation procedures, identifying mains pipe and utility services, using concrete and concrete fabrication, using sedimentation and erosion controls, reading and interpreting engineering drawings, identifying equipment types, characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations, managing site mains water pressure, identifying valves and flow control devices, construction of water reticulation, calculating pipeline grades and percentages, identifying site isolation and traffic control responsibilities and authorities

Foundation skills

Foundation Skills: Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit. Further information is available in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Companion Volume.

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What does an assessment tool for RIICPL301D need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for RIICPL301D needs to address all 32 unit components: 5 elements with 26 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 1 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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