Assessment Requirements for CPCCST3017 Construct stone arches

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for CPCCST3017 Construct stone arches

Modification History

Release 1	This version first released with CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package Release 5.0. Supersedes and is equivalent to CPCCST3017A Construct stone arches. 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 building two different types of stone arches using regular stone for one and irregular stone for the other.

In doing this, the candidate must:

set out and assemble arch support

cut regular keystone and voussoirs with even joints

remove arch support without damage to stonework.

Knowledge Evidence

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

characteristics, application and limitations of specified materials used for building stone arches

methods and techniques for constructing stonemasonry arches

arch design:

regular gauge

random regular

random rubble

types of natural and manufactured stone

processes and techniques for building various types of stone arches

construction terminology relating to stone arches

mortar ingredients and consistency

types and safe use of lifting equipment

functional and operational features of plant, equipment and tools:

wet cut saws

angle grinders

cement mixers

power saws

battery operated tools

workplace processes and procedures

workplace safety:

exposure to silica

exposure to excessive noise

working at heights

hazardous manual tasks

job safety and environmental analysis (JSEA)

features of working drawings and specifications

environmental requirements for workplace processes and waste disposal

Australian Standards and codes

key requirements of National Construction Code (NCC) relating to stone arch construction

digital technology and use of devices to source information and communicate with others.

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