Application

This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely and effectively handle, sort, prepare, position and remove solid plastering materials.
The unit is suitable for people with basic skills and knowledge who undertake routine work tasks under the direction of more experienced workers.
Completion of the general construction induction training program specified by the model Code of Practice for Construction Work is required for any person who is to carry out construction work. Achievement of unitCPCWHS1001Prepare to work safely in the construction industrymeets this requirement.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

To demonstrate competency, a candidate must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit by safely manually and mechanically handling and preparing a minimum of five solid plastering materials, including hazardous materials, for two separate solid plastering projects, and cleaning up after each project.
All work must be performed to the standard required in the workplace and must comply with laws and regulations, Australian Standards, work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements, manufacturers’ specifications, workplace requirements, drawings and specifications.

Knowledge Evidence

To be competent in this unit, a candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
• compliance requirements of Australian Standards and work health and safety legislation for handling solid plastering materials, including HB161 Guide to plastering
• workplace quality policies and standards for handling solid plastering materials
• safety requirements for handling solid plastering materials, including:
• job safety analyses and/or safe work method statements in accordance with Safe Work Australia Code of Practice for Construction Work or state and/or territory equivalent
• personal protective equipment (PPE)
• handling requirements for materials for solid plastering, including:
• loose materials
• bagged materials
• bucketed materials
• pre-mixed materials
• corner beads
• casing beads
• timber or expanded metal lathing (EML)
• plaster compounds and finishing coats
• additives, such as plasticisers, colour and waterproofing agents
• types and uses of tools and equipment for handling solid plastering materials
• types and uses of plans and specifications for handling solid plastering materials
• processes for identifying and handling hazardous materials
• environmental and sustainability requirements for handling and disposing of solid plastering materials.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must meet the requirements for assessors contained in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
This unit must be assessed in the workplace or a close simulation using realistic workplace conditions, materials, activities, responsibilities, procedures, safety requirements and environmental considerations.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.'}

Prerequisite Units

• CPCCWHS2001

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