RIICTC402 — Supervise tunnel boring machine operations
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What an assessment for RIICTC402 must cover
34 assessable components: 4 elements (20 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 6 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 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 Prepare to supervise TBM operations
- 1.1Obtain, interpret and confirm work instructions
- 1.2Access, interpret and apply documentation required to supervise TBM operations and confirm work activity is compliant
- 1.3Prepare and implement a job plan that meets task requirements in consultation with team members
- 1.4Confirm required resources are available for work activity
- 1.5Monitor environmental risks and hazards and address non-compliance as required
- 1.6Check and confirm all team members and own self meet personal protective equipment requirements
- 1.7Identify plant, tools and equipment required for tasks, and check for faults and confirm condition meets job requirements
- 1.8Identify steps required to respond to emergencies and confirm team members are briefed on procedures
2 Prepare team members for TBM operations
- 2.1Identify team member training requirements and implement training plans within scope of own role
- 2.2Communicate and clarify instructions with team members and other involved personnel according to job requirements
- 2.3Set out tasks required to complete work activity according to job requirements
3 Oversee TBM operations
- 3.1Monitor TBM operations according to job requirements
- 3.2Implement adjustments to work processes and job plan as required and confirm required outcomes are achieved
- 3.3Oversee maintenance of plant, equipment and tools and confirm maintenance is recorded as required
- 3.4Oversee technical troubleshoots as required
- 3.5Communicate and coordinate with tunnel manager on decision-making required for TBM operations
- 3.6Check and confirm ring-built quality according to job requirements
- 3.7Monitor and adjust TBM operations to meet production requirements
4 Report on TBM operations
- 4.1Complete and submit reports according to site requirements
- 4.2Recommend required changes to confirm task execution meets job requirements
Performance evidence
- supervise tunnel boring machine (TBM) operations on at least three occasions, including: completing at least 500 metres of overall tunnelling operation without delays from required time frame; completing at least 500 metres of overall tunnelling operation with a maximum of five ring builds that do not meet quality requirements; supervising and overseeing at least three cutterhead intervention sessions; completing at least 1,000 metres of tunnelling operations without an injury incident that requires reporting.
- locate and apply required documentation, policies and procedures and confirm work activity is compliant
- implement the requirements, procedures and techniques to supervise TBM operations, including: calculating quantities of TBM supporting consumables usage for executing tasks; interpreting required documentation, including: engineering drawings, geological data, permits to bore approved by a tunnel manager, TBM operating parameters; identifying and analysing rock profile characteristics; identifying potential issues and providing solutions during operations that meet job requirements; establishing tunnel flood and fire protection systems; providing advice to team members required to improve tunnel ring build quality
- determining key positions of the tunnel rings manually and without the use of supporting surveying tools
- confirming materials and consumables quality meets tunnel construction requirements
- work with others to supervise TBM operations in a way that meets required outcomes, including: providing instruction and supervision using communication techniques and equipment; monitoring movements and hazards and identifying and communicating changes to work environment; preparing for and conducting briefings, toolbox and site meetings; maintaining records and reporting systems, including preparing and presenting job reports; managing team members in a shift and confirming requirements are in place allow team members to carry out work activity.
Knowledge evidence
- policies, procedures and documentation required to supervise TBM operations, including those relating to: environmental protection, including atmospheric monitoring; hazard and risk management; incident and emergency response; materials quality and delivery requirements and procedures; organisational, client and site operational requirements; project quality requirements; reporting and recording requirements; set out requirements and procedures; waste management; training requirements for team members; job plans and instructions; communication techniques and equipment; work health and safety
- types, operational phases, characteristics and limitations of TBM and equipment required to operate TBM
- principles and techniques for effective supervision of TBM operations, including: TBM operational roles and responsibilities; techniques for creating and monitoring safe and stable tunnelling environments; TBM works planning and operations sequencing techniques; TBM monitoring techniques; basic construction craft works, including: carpentering works, hot works, piping installation; techniques for interpreting and applying: TBM controls, permits to bore, engineering drawings
- types and characteristics of tunnels required for TBM operations, including: soil and rock types and characteristics; implications of soil and rock types for TBM operations
- civil construction terminology required for conducting tunnel construction
- principles and techniques for leading, mentoring and coordinating teams.
Foundation skills
- Oral communication: Presents workplace procedures and technical instructions to a group using sector-specific vocabulary
- Writing: Writes job plans, organisational procedures and specifications considering available resources and time frames
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Questions about assessing RIICTC402
What does an assessment tool for RIICTC402 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for RIICTC402 needs to address all 34 unit components: 4 elements with 20 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 6 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for RIICTC402?
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