Assessment Requirements for CPCCPA3001 Prepare subgrade, base and bedding course for segmental paving

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for CPCCPA3001 Prepare subgrade, base and bedding course for segmental paving

Modification History

Release 1	This version first released with CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package Release 5.0. Supersedes and is equivalent to CPCCPA3001A Prepare subgrade, base and bedding course for segmental paving. Updated to meet the Standards for Training Packages 2012.

Performance Evidence

To demonstrate competency in this unit, a candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by preparing an area of a minimum of 2.0 m x 3.0 m for segmental paving.

In doing this, the candidate must:

excavate the area to be paved using manual and mechanical means

install suitable surface and subsoil drainage

compact subgrade, based and bedding courses to required compaction specifications

screed bedding material flat and avoid any ponding.

Knowledge Evidence

To be competent in this unit, a person must demonstrate knowledge of:

characteristics, applications and limitations of approved paving materials:

various bedding materials

types of segmental pavers

waterproofing materials

geotextile materials

mortar ingredients and consistency

soil types

processes and techniques relating to paving:

manual and mechanical excavation

compacting subgrades, bases and bedding courses

stabilising bedding sand

laying of various paving patterns

terminology relating to paving

principles of California bearing ratio (CBR)

brick and paver expansion, and control and articulation joints

functional and operational features of plant, equipment and hand and power tools:

skid steer loader

backhoe

excavator

plate compactors

workplace safety:

job safety and environmental analysis (JSEA)

hazardous manual tasks

overhead and underground hazards

operating excavation and compacting equipment

exposure to silica

exposure to loud noise

features of working drawings and specifications

environmental requirements for workplace processes and waste disposal

specifications relating to preparing subgrades, bases and bedding for paving.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must meet the requirements for assessors contained in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.

This unit must be assessed in the workplace or a close simulation reflecting workplace conditions and standards, materials, equipment, activities, responsibilities, procedures, safety requirements and environmental considerations.

Links

Companion volumes to this training package are available at the VETNet website - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=7e15fa6a-68b8-4097-b099-030a5569b1ad