Preparing for work
- Obtaining, interpreting and confirming work requirements
- Accessing, interpreting and applying vacuum excavation documentation and confirming work activity is compliant
- Identifying hazards, environmental issues, assessing the risks and implementing control measures in line with workplace policies
- Identifying and adhering to traffic management signage requirements
- Selecting equipment and tools required for work activities and checking for faults and reporting or rectifying within scope of own role
- Selecting and wearing personal protective equipment required for work activities
- Completing induction procedures as required by workplace policies and procedures and job role requirements
- Identifying and applying safety and environmental protection requirements
Completing on-site preparation and setting up job
- Checking job scope, location and requirements with job owner and contact person as required
- Obtaining required permits and approval and checking potential for ground contamination and nature of materials with landowner or job contact as required
- Confirming waste management, disposal and tracking procedures required for material types are in place
- Defining work area, checking exclusion zone, confirming trench shoring requirements and preparing worksite to comply with job and safety requirements
- Implementing protective screening or other methods as required of containing excavation debris
- Inspecting, assembling and checking vacuum excavation equipment according to organisational requirements
- Completing pre-operational procedures, pre-start and checking emergency stop
- Establishing communication processes between operators and confirming correct positioning of personnel
Undertaking vacuum excavation job
- Starting up vacuum excavation system according to operating procedures
- Operating equipment to meet job requirements and minimising direct contact of high-pressure water on assets
- Monitoring hazards and activating emergency stop as required
- Monitoring job, conditions and equipment
- Recognising and diagnosing problems and reporting or rectifying within scope of own role
Completing job
- Shutting down equipment according to operating procedures
- Determining and implementing disposal, recycling and waste removal documentation procedures required by material type and clearing work area
- Advising job owner and contact person of job completion and reporting any issues and incidents as required
- Cleaning and maintaining condition of equipment, confirming stability for use, and reporting issues as required or addressing within scope of own role
- Checking vehicle is clean and fit for transit
- Refuelling vehicle, refilling with digging water as required and return to base
- Completing required paperwork and processing written records
