RIICCM210E — Install trench support
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What an assessment for RIICCM210E must cover
77 assessable components: 4 elements (22 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 41 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 foundation skills. 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 for installing trench support
- 1.1Obtain interpret and confirm work requirements
- 1.2Access, interpret and apply documentation required to install trench support
- 1.3Obtain and interpret emergency procedures and identify steps required to respond to emergencies
- 1.4Select and wear personal protective equipment according to site requirements
- 1.5Confirm and identify requirements for complying with environmental protection, safety and traffic management signage requirements
- 1.6Identify, address and report environmental issues, potential hazards and risks
- 1.7Select plant, tools and equipment required to carry out tasks and check for faults
- 1.8Identify, confirm, and locate materials required for work application
2 Install trench shoring
- 2.1Communicate with plant operator and confirm excavation of trenches complies with site plan, line and depth
- 2.2Determine and prepare shoring method according to job requirements
- 2.3Set out positioning of shoring according to job requirements
- 2.4Position or erect shoring within the trench according to job requirements
- 2.5Secure shoring in position according to structural conformity requirements
- 2.6Clean out excavation according to site requirements
- 2.7Locate ladders for safe access and egress
3 Remove trench shoring
- 3.1Release jacking mechanisms and remove ladders
- 3.2Check shoring and prepare it for lifting from the trench
- 3.3Remove shoring from trench and store it according to site requirements
4 Conduct housekeeping activities
- 4.1Clear work area and dispose of or recycle materials according to site requirements
- 4.2Clean and maintain condition of equipment, confirm suitability for use, and address and report issues as required within scope of own role
- 4.3Manage and report hazards, and maintain a safe working environment
- 4.4Process records according to site requirements
Performance evidence
- install trench support on at least two occasions, including:
- in trenches deeper than 1.5 metres requiring the trench support to be installed, moved along or within the trench, and removed from the trench.
- During the above, the candidate must:
- locate and apply required legislation, documentation, policies and procedures
- identify, report and record hazards and risks
- implement the requirements, procedures and techniques for trench support installation including:
- selecting and using required tools and equipment
- using shoring methods and systems
- working in confined spaces
- work with others to install trench support that meet required outcomes, including:
- communicating with others to receive and confirm work requirements
- using communication techniques and equipment to convey information to others including signage to advise others of work activity and exclusion zones
- complying with reporting requirements and procedures.
Knowledge evidence
- legislation required to install trench support
- policies, procedures and documentation required to install trench support, including those relating to:
- hazard and risk management
- work health and safety
- working in confined spaces
- emergency response
- site and equipment safety
- environmental protection waste management
- communication techniques and equipment
- workplace recording and reporting
- site isolation and traffic control responsibilities
- operational, maintenance and basic diagnostic procedures
- project quality requirements
- job plans and specifications
- housekeeping activities, including:
- cleaning up work area
- cleaning and maintaining condition of equipment
- waste management
- processing records
- principles and techniques required to install trench support, including those related to:
- organising work activities
- excavation of:
- trenches
- wells
- pits
- construction
- shoring methods
- erecting shoring, including:
- using trench shoring mechanisms
- using shoring securing mechanisms
- types, characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations of plant and equipment required to install trench support, including:
- shoring systems
- levelling equipment
- hand and power tools
- measuring equipment
- scaffolding
- elevated work platforms
- slings
- materials safety data sheet (SDS) compliance processes
- components of job safety analyses (JSAs), job safety environmental analyses (JSEAs), and safe work method statements (SWMs)
- civil construction terminology related to installing trench support.
Foundation skills
- Self-management: Monitors and minimises own exposure to worksite risks and hazards during work activities
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What does an assessment tool for RIICCM210E need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for RIICCM210E needs to address all 77 unit components: 4 elements with 22 performance criteria, 13 performance evidence requirements, 41 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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