RIIWHS206 — Control traffic with portable traffic control devices and temporary traffic signs
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What an assessment for RIIWHS206 must cover
40 assessable components: 3 elements (10 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 19 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 Prepare to control traffic
- 1.1Select and wear personal protective equipment required for work activities
- 1.2Identify and confirm work activities and traffic conditions
- 1.3Perform site specific risk assessments
- 1.4Select tools and equipment, check for serviceability, and rectify faults and report according to workplace policies and procedures
2 Control traffic
- 2.1Position and confirm portable traffic control devices and temporary traffic signs according to traffic guidance scheme
- 2.2Confirm safe location of traffic controllers when operating portable traffic control devices
- 2.3Monitor traffic flow and confirm portable traffic control devices are performing according to job requirements
- 2.4Monitor traffic flow and confirm temporary traffic signs are placed according to job requirements
3 Conduct housekeeping activities
- 3.1Confirm portable traffic control devices and temporary traffic signs are removed according to traffic guidance scheme
- 3.2Confirm portable traffic control devices, temporary traffic signs, tools and equipment are cleaned, checked, maintained and stored according to workplace policies and procedures
Performance evidence
- control traffic with portable traffic control devices and temporary traffic signs according to traffic guidance schemes in a manner that is safe and follows workplace policies and procedures on at least two occasions.
- manually handle required tools
- identify and implement site specific requirements
- identify type, scope and potential impact of hazards
- identify and apply environmental protection requirements
- identify and apply risk control measures
- complete housekeeping requirements.
Knowledge evidence
- documentation types required to confirm work activity is compliant, including:
- traffic management plans
- traffic guidance schemes
- work instructions
- legislative requirements
- safety requirements
- environmental protection requirements
- emergency procedures
- portable traffic control devices documentation
- required site conditions and work types undertaken
- traffic management risk management processes and hierarchy of control, including risk assessment procedures
- equipment, signs and devices compliant with traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes
- principles for determining safe locations for traffic controllers to operate portable traffic control devices and temporary traffic signs
- traffic flow principles and the interaction between road users and portable traffic control devices and temporary traffic signs, including:
- the impact of signal sequence on traffic flow
- factors that cause portable traffic control devices to impede traffic flow
- traffic flow principles and the interaction between all road users and portable traffic control devices and temporary traffic signs, including:
- the impact of signal sequence on traffic flow
- factors that cause portable traffic control devices to impede traffic flow.
Foundation skills
- Numeracy: Applies basic mathematical problem solving processes, including simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Oral communication: Listens to short, explicit instructions for work procedures and asks questions to clarify and confirm
- Reading: Identifies and interprets information from workplace procedures, documentation, legislation and regulations
- Technology: Identifies purposes, specific functions and key features of common digital systems and tools and operates them as required
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Questions about assessing RIIWHS206
What does an assessment tool for RIIWHS206 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for RIIWHS206 needs to address all 40 unit components: 3 elements with 10 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 19 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 RIIWHS206?
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