CPCCON3043 — Cure concrete
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What an assessment for CPCCON3043 must cover
55 assessable components: 3 elements (13 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 32 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 cure concrete.
- 1.1Interpret specifications to confirm concrete curing methods 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.
- 1.3Identify necessary preventative barriers to comply with regulatory and workplace requirements.
- 1.4Select and fit required personal protective equipment (PPE).
- 1.5Inspect work site, assess hazards and apply risk controls, including required signage and barricades.
- 1.6Select tools and equipment, check for serviceability and rectify or report any faults.
- 1.7Calculate and acquire required material quantities for specified curing methods and safely locate materials ready for use.
2 Carry out concrete curing activities.
- 2.1Install and maintain preventative barriers to stop curing agents from affecting the surrounding environment.
- 2.2Assess weather and climatic conditions, calculate curing duration and make any adjustments necessary to achieve required curing outcome.
- 2.3Apply and maintain curing method on concrete surface in accordance with manufacturer and workplace requirements.
- 2.4Protect concrete during curing process in accordance with 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 materials, tools and equipment in accordance with manufacturer, regulatory and workplace requirements.
Performance evidence
- To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by curing concrete in either a non-precast work environment or a precast work environment:
- for the non-precast work environment, curing concrete at five different sites, each measuring at least 100 square metres
- for the precast work environment, curing a minimum of three panels on five different occasions.
- A total of two curing techniques must be used:
- curing compound
- another technique selected from the following:
- covering
- flooding or ponding
- fogging
- steaming.
Knowledge evidence
- basic science of concrete involving cement chemical reaction (hydration) dependent on water content, temperature and time:
- effect on plastic state performance
- benefits and non-benefits of admixture types and doses
- plastic shrinkage cracking risk
- effect on hardened state performance:
- early age and later age strength development
- drying shrinkage and cracking
- compatibilities of curing compounds with different floor finishes including vinyl, timber and natural stone products
- compliance requirements of legislation, regulations, codes and Australian Standards relevant to concrete curing tasks:
- environmental protection and waste disposal
- work health and safety (WHS)
- concrete curing techniques:
- covering
- curing compound
- flooding or ponding
- fogging
- steaming
- 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 curing concrete
- health risks associated with silica dust exposure
- methods for calculating curing duration
- specifications used to interpret material quantities and concrete curing requirements
- types and applications of materials and compounds used when curing concrete
- types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment used when curing concrete
- ways to minimise moisture loss during curing using different curing methods
- workplace requirements for curing concrete:
- cleaning up the work area
- maintaining and storing materials, tools and equipment
- quality
- reporting problems
- safety requirements including personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Questions about assessing CPCCON3043
What does an assessment tool for CPCCON3043 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPCCON3043 needs to address all 55 unit components: 3 elements with 13 performance criteria, 10 performance evidence requirements, 32 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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