CPCCON3042 — Finish concrete

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What an assessment for CPCCON3042 must cover

29 assessable components: 3 elements (13 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Plan and prepare to finish concrete.

1.1Interpret specifications for concrete finishing and clarify requirements with relevant persons.
1.2Plan work tasks to comply with relevant legislation, regulations, standards, codes, work health and safety (WHS), environmental and workplace requirements.
1.3Select and fit required personal protective equipment (PPE).
1.4Inspect work site, assess hazards and apply risk controls, including required signage and barricades.
1.5Select plant, tools and equipment, check for serviceability and rectify or report any faults.

2 Apply concrete finishing techniques.

2.1Leave concrete untouched until bleed water has come to the surface and evaporated.
2.2Assess concrete surface during curing process and maintain level surface to allow manual and mechanical trowelling to be applied.
2.3Assess strength of setting concrete using basic thumb test to ensure weight of mechanical trowel and operator can be accommodated.
2.4Apply mechanical trowelling in multiple overlapping lines to consolidate and densify the setting concrete surface.
2.5Install jointing system, finish edges, and trowel concrete to specifications.
2.6Finish concrete and check compliance with specifications and workplace requirements.

3 Clean up.

3.1Clear work area and dispose of, reuse or recycle materials in accordance with regulatory and workplace requirements.
3.2Clean, check, maintain and store tools and equipment in accordance with manufacturer and workplace requirements.

Performance evidence

To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by finishing concrete in either a non-precast work environment or a precast work environment:
for the non-precast work environment, finishing five different concrete surfaces with each surface measuring at least 100 square metres
for the precast work environment, on five different occasions, finishing a minimum of three concrete panels involving more than one truck load of concrete.
Finishing techniques must include textured or non-slip and one other technique selected from the list below:
edging and jointing system
steel trowel.

Knowledge evidence

compliance requirements of legislation, regulations, codes and Australian Standards relevant to concrete finishing tasks: - environmental protection and waste disposal - work health and safety (WHS)
concrete finishing techniques: - edging and jointing systems - steel trowel - textured or non-slip
effects of temperature, wind and low humidity on the properties of concrete: - detrimental effect of water addition to concrete properties - precautions that should be taken to minimise any potential adverse effects when finishing concrete
health risks associated with silica dust exposure
methods for assessing the strength of setting concrete using the basic thumb test
properties of concrete to be able to correctly identify when finishing techniques should be applied to minimise waste, delay and faults in finished concrete
purpose and importance of construction, contraction, control and expansion joints: - doweling systems - installation methods - role in the long-term serviceability of concrete pavements
types, characteristics, uses and limitations of plant, tools and equipment used to finish concrete
types of drawings and specifications used to interpret concrete finishing requirements
workplace requirements for finishing concrete: - cleaning up the work area - maintaining and storing plant, tools and equipment - reporting problems - quality - safety requirements including personal protective equipment (PPE).

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What does an assessment tool for CPCCON3042 need to cover?

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