Unit of competency

Modification History

Not applicable.

Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to assess, remove and replace monumentation, ledgers and lids. It applies to cemetery and crematorium staff involved in burial works who work under supervision as part of a team. It involves ensuring that all work is carried out according to work health and safety, relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures.

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

Competency Field

Burial and Cremation Operations

Unit Sector

Cemetery and Crematoria

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance.

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Unit Mapping Information

SIFBCR024A Remove ledger and concrete lid.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c2c3131e-4418-4aa3-8ff1-a855c95f7fd6

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Not applicable.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

• select, prepare, use, maintain and clean the required tools, equipment and machinery according to supervisor instructions, workplace policies and procedures, and manufacturer instructions
• identify gravesite locations and assess safe removal methods for ledgers and concrete lids
• apply safe and efficient removal of ledgers and reinstate good presentation of burial sites at conclusion of works.

Evidence of performance of removing ledgers and concrete lids on two or more occasions is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge of:

• properties and construction of ledgers and lids
• tools, equipment and machinery used in relation to removing ledgers and concrete lids and their associated uses
• operating procedures and maintenance of tools, equipment and machinery
• federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety/occupational health and safety and gravesites
• workplace policies and procedures to protect personnel, gravesites and masonry
• safety hazards in relation to removing ledgers and concrete lids, including:

• grave collapse
• water
• vibration
• heat
• slippery surfaces
• overhead obstacles
• ground pressure:

• machinery
• people
• soil
• structures

• previously dug graves
• monument collapse
• foreign objects

• environmental impacts in relation to burial works and minimal impact practices to reduce these, especially those that relate to resource, water and energy use
• environmentally sound disposal methods for all types of waste and in particular for hazardous substance.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that is as industry realistic as possible. In a simulated environment, it is essential that assessment is conducted:

• using suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:

• a cemetery environment where assessment of monumentation and surrounding gravesites can occur
• tools, equipment and machinery, including personal protective equipment
• cemetery plans or maps

• under industry conditions where there is:

• integration of tasks with possible interruptions to work typical of the job role
• speed and timing requirements that reflect commercial operating conditions
• interaction with appropriate personnel

Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c2c3131e-4418-4aa3-8ff1-a855c95f7fd6