CE002 Construction equipment
Construction engineering and management
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Competency ID |
CE002 Construction equipment |
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Competency area |
Construction engineering and management |
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Stream/s |
Construction |
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Core |
Competency descriptor
This competency requires a pipeline engineer to have a fundamental knowledge of the equipment and machinery used to construct pipelines, including knowledge of the following:
- Differentiate between types of equipment and machinery used in pipeline construction and their primary application.
- Understanding the legal operational requirements for such equipment for example licences, registrations, the need for spotters etc.
- Safety considerations for pipeline equipment and machinery.
Competency application
This competency enables the pipeline engineer to understand the implications of equipment dimensions and limitations for design of easements, to analyse field conditions and assign appropriate equipment to complete tasks safely and to use this in day-to-day site tasks. This competency also enables the pipeline engineer to have an understanding of the limitations of equipment and machinery and the associated safety issues and legal requirements for operation and maintenance taking into consideration terrain, weather, materials, and general site conditions.
Prerequisites
Nil.
Competency elements
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Element type |
Element description |
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Knowledge |
The most commonly used equipment in the construction phase of a pipeline and their application, including: · how machines are used and operate · machine sizes, capacities and high-level technical specifications · brands and distributors in Australia · the required conditions for safe operation and limitations the equipment may have under certain conditions. Typical equipment: · general construction o general earthmoving (excavators, graders, bulldozers) o rock breakers o drilling rigs o cranes o trucks o generators o air compressors o tow tractors o boring machines o HDD rigs and ancillaries o grit blasters o ditch pumps. · Pipeline specific o Side booms o Trenchers o Vaculifts o Field bending machines o Induction heating coils o Welding Rigs o Welding habitats o High pressure testing pumps and hoses |
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The legal requirements for operating such equipment on a pipeline in Australia, identifying: · the licences/training required for operation · logbooks, maintenance, qualified repairs etc · incident and accident reporting procedures · transport requirements to and from site · requirements for traffic management plans. |
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The safety requirements for operating such equipment on a pipeline in Australia, identifying: · machinery/ equipment blind spots during operation · provision of measures to adequately separate equipment from public and safety interface with construction workers · interactions between equipment and construction activities on the ROW eg spoil placement from trenching, equipment access to pass wide bell holes at tie-in locations · operating procedures for intended applications. |
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Fundamental knowledge of the maintenance requirements for the range of pipeline construction equipment. |
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Experience |
On site experience during pipeline construction phases and activities (including personal inspection and familiarisation with controls, inspection for maintenance and auditing of log books) namely, ROW preparation, stringing and bending, excavation, lower-in and backfill and reinstatement. |
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Expertise |
Understands, at a general level, construction equipment common to pipeline construction activities and their applications in a pipeline construction context. |
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Applies basic knowledge of construction equipment to identify when a specific piece of equipment will be required to complete tasks safely. |
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Understands equipment operating procedures common to pipeline construction and better document them in site pre-starts and job hazard analyses. |
Resulting capabilities of competency
Capable of assigning appropriate equipment for specific construction tasks/activities.