Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to prepare detailed designs of environmental controls in Civil construction.

This unit is appropriate for those working in management roles.

No licensing, legislation or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Unit Sector

Civil construction

Elements and Performance Criteria

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.

Unit Mapping Information

RIICWD504A Prepare detailed design of environmental controls

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=88a61002-9a21-4386-aaf8-69c76e675272

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

• locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures
• implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient completion of the detailed design of environmental controls including:

• accessing and interpreting plans, drawings, specifications and design briefs
• accessing and interpreting engineering survey and geotechnical information
• accessing and interpreting hydrological, meteorological, cultural and heritage data
• accessing and interpreting environmental controls test results
• accessing and interpreting environmental controls selection data
• applying engineering graphical presentation techniques

• works effectively with others to undertake and complete the detailed design of environmental controls that meets all the required outcomes including:

• complying with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures
• communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions
• communicating clearly and concisely with others to coordinate work activities

• demonstrates completion of detailed design of environmental controls that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

• carry out risk assessments
• calculate areas, volumes, flow rates, capacities, densities, mass, percentages and grades
• maintain design and cost records
• determine environmental controls loadings or capacity requirements
• select environmental controls options
• size environmental controls components
• select and apply appropriate construction techniques
• develop and apply design plans
• interpret and analysing data
• prepare a design plan
• prepare a cost estimate
• obtain design approval
• complete and submitting design cost
• participate in performance review of the design process
• provide clarification and advice to those applying the design
• perform a validation of the design

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in preparing detailed designs of environmental controls through:

• accessing, interpreting and applying legislative, organization and site requirements and procedures for:

• risk assessment and management
• statutory compliance
• work health and safety
• environmental management
• cultural and heritage
• quality management
• Australian and other relevant standards
• Industry and organisational design
• current Industry best practice
• environmental controls options
• environmental controls geometrics
• environmental controls surfacing
• design approvals and reviews
• documentation, recording and reporting
• performance reviews
• systems close out

• potential hazards, constraints and conditions
• techniques for choosing preferred options
• team leadership techniques
• operational techniques
• environmental controls construction plant and equipment capabilities
• cost estimation techniques

Assessment Conditions

• An assessor of this unit must satisfy the requirements of the NVR/AQTF or their successors; and Industry regulations for certification and licensing; and,
• this unit is best assessed in the context of this sector’s work environment; and,
• outcomes of this unit that occur in an office-based setting may be assessed in a simulated environment provided it is realistic and sufficiently rigorous to cover all aspects of this sector’s workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills; and,
• this unit must be assessed in compliance with relevant legislation/regulation and using policies, procedures, processes and operational manuals directly related to the industry sector for which it is being assessed; and,
• assessment may be conducted in conjunction with the assessment of other Units of Competency; and,
• assessment must confirm consistent performance can be applied in a range of relevant workplace circumstances; and,
• assessors must demonstrate the performance evidence, and knowledge evidence as outlined in this Unit of Competency, and through the minimum years of current* work experience specified below in an Industry sector relevant to the outcomes of the unit; or,
• where the assessor does not meet experience requirements a co-assessment or partnership arrangement must exist between the qualified assessor and an Industry subject matter expert. The Industry subject matter expert should hold the unit being assessed (or an equivalent unit) and/or demonstrate equivalence of skills and knowledge at the unit level. An Industry technical expert must also demonstrate skills and knowledge from the minimum years of current work experience specified below in the Industry sector, including time spent in roles related to the unit being assessed; and,
• assessor and Industry subject matter expert requirements differ depending on the Australian Qualifications Framework Level (AQF) of the qualification being assessed and/or Industry Sector as follows:

Industry sector	AQF** Level	Required assessor or Industry subject matter expert experience
Drilling, Metalliferous Mining, Coal Mining, Extractive (Quarrying) and Civil Construction	1	1 Year
	2	2 Years
Drilling, Coal Mining and Extractive (Quarrying)	3-6	3 Years
Metalliferous Mining and Civil Construction	3-6	5 Years
Other sectors	Where this Unit is being assessed outside of the Resources and Infrastructure Sectors assessor and/or Industry subject matter expert experience should be in-line with industry standards for the sector in which it is being assessed and where no Industry standard is specified should comply with any relevant regulation.

*Assessors can demonstrate current work experience through employment within Industry in a role relevant to the outcomes of the Unit; or, for external assessors this can be demonstrated through exposure to Industry by conducting frequent site assessments across various locations.

**Where a unit is being delivered outside of a Qualification the first numeric character in the Unit code should be considered to indicate the AQF level

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=88a61002-9a21-4386-aaf8-69c76e675272