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Perform grave digging using machinery
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in cemeteries. People credited with
this unit standard are able to: conduct grave excavation using machinery;
minimise risk of grave collapse; and clean up and make safe an open grave
site.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Amenity Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
20 June 2006
Date version published
20 June 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2009
Entry information
Recommended: The unit standard(s) covering operation
of the machinery used, or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0032
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
The Primary Industry Training Organisation acknowledges the assistance provided
by the Service Industry Skills Council of Australia in permitting their unit of
competency to be used as the basis for this unit standard. This unit standard is
based on the unit of competency WFSBCR313A, Perform grave digging using
machinery.
2
A grave site is a place of burial, above and below ground, immediately in front of, and
including a headstone (or the immediate area), where a casket is buried. The grave
site may or may not be formally identified or lined.
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3
Workplace policies and procedures may include but are not limited to – standard
operating policies and procedures, standards and certification requirements, quality
assurance procedures, health and safety procedures, emergency, fire and accident
procedures.
4
Legislation and regulations that must be complied with include but are not limited to
the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Burial and Cremation Act 1964, Land
Transport Act1998, Traffic Regulations 1976, Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Rule
1999, and bylaws.
Operators must have the necessary driver licence and
endorsements for the vehicle being operated and the manner in which it is operated.
5
This unit standard does not cover the skill and knowledge needed to drive the
machinery used in the context of this unit standard.
6
Tools, equipment and machinery may include but are not limited to – spreaders;
boards; hydraulic braces; stabilisers; spade; shovel; pick; crowbar; auger; timber
tong; sledge hammer; timber mallet; explosive power tool; power saw; hand saw;
timber of correct grade, size and type; ladder; backhoe/front-end loader; skidsteer
loader; excavator; tractor; truck.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Conduct grave excavation using machinery.
Performance criteria
1.1
Appropriate grave site is identified and located.
1.2
Personal protective equipment is prepared and used in accordance with health
and safety procedures and workplace policies and procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – protective clothing, head
protection, foot protection, eye protection, ear protection, sun
protection, two-way radio.
1.3
Graves are dug using machinery to suit dimensions of coffins or caskets in
accordance with health and safety procedures, workplace policies and
procedures, and applicable legislation.
1.4
Displaced earth is placed on vehicle, vacant site, or other appropriate location
pending backfilling and/or removal.
1.5
Top and/or sides of the grave are shored if required by workplace policies and
procedures or applicable legislation using appropriate shoring method, tools,
and equipment.
Range
shoring methods may include – box set; closed timbering for wet
sand and/or refilled ground; solider set or box sets for firm, hard
clay; shields where suitable for rock.
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1.6
Access and egress to and from confined spaces are undertaken by means of an
appropriate ladder.
1.7
Tools, equipment, and machinery are used in accordance with supervisor’s
instructions and manufacturer’s guidelines.
1.8
Effective communication is carried out with other team members in accordance
with workplace policies and procedures.
Element 2
Minimise risk of grave collapse.
Performance criteria
2.1
Surface loadings are maintained at levels appropriate for the soil type and
condition.
2.2
Excavation is monitored for grave collapse warning signs.
2.3
Grave collapse warning signs are identified in accordance with workplace
policies and procedures.
Range
2.4
Appropriate strategies to prevent the grave collapse are identified and agreed
with team members.
Range
2.5
may include but is not limited to – fretting from top edge, slump in
the surface near an excavation, tension cracks, support timbers
bowing or creaking.
may include but is not limited to – shoring, reducing soil loadings.
Selected strategies are implemented in accordance with health and safety
procedures.
Element 3
Clean up and make safe an open grave site.
Performance criteria
3.1
Surface area from the edge of the excavation is covered appropriately to ensure
the integrity and stability of the soil.
3.2
Grave supports and lowering devices are placed in readiness for the coffin or
casket.
3.3
Area adjacent to grave is tidied and earth is removed or stockpiled in
accordance with workplace policies and procedures.
3.4
Any damage to adjacent graves caused by machinery is assessed and
addressed in accordance with workplace policies and procedures.
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3.5
Protective restraints are placed to limit access to the site when grave is left
unattended, in accordance with workplace policies and procedures and
applicable legislation.
Range
may include but is not limited to – sheeting, barricades, temporary
fencing, reinforced covers.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the New Zealand Industry Training Organisation www.primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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