Unit of competency Outline
Date retreived
22/07/2026 8:59 AM AWST
22/07/2026 8:59 AM AWST
Whilst all efforts are made to provide accurate and timely information from the relevant source/documentation, please be aware that the information supplied may not be the most current version. The accuracy of the detail has not been confirmed by the Department and therefore should not be relied upon without first confirming the contents.
Supervise the operation of plant and equipment for the construction of transmission pipelines
Supervise the operation of plant and equipment for the construction of transmission pipelines
Unit of competency
National Code
UEGNSG328A
UEGNSG328A
State Code
S8195
S8195
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
30/05/2013
Field of Education
030717 - Plant And Machine Operations
Original Release Date
30/05/2013
Nominal Hours
54
Description
1) Scope:1.1) DescriptorThis competency standard unit covers the supervision of personnel that undertake the operation of relevant plant and equipment used in the construction of transmission pipelines. This unit includes understanding the functions undertaken for transmission pipeline construction and the capabilities and the limits of plant, equipment and tools. It also includes supervising the operations to ensure occupational health and safety, environmental and cultural heritage issues are effectively addressed in the transmission pipeline construction process.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Prepare work schedule for use of plant and equipment
- 1.1 Work instructions are received and confirmed
- 1.2 OHS, environmental and sustainable energy policies and procedures to be followed for the work to be performed are received and confirmed
- 1.3 Check the work schedule and ensure the resources required have been checked for compliance in accordance with standard operating procedures and manufacturers specifications
- 1.4 Discussion occurs with all persons to establish and confirm work schedule
- 1.5 Information regarding previous work activities are sought and appropriate actions taken with regard to current work schedule and use of plant and equipment
- 1.6 Hazards are identified, OHS risks assessed and control measures are prioritised, implemented and monitored according to established procedures
- 1.7 Scope of responsibility under the relevant work permit are received and confirmed according to requirements and established procedures with relevant persons
- 1.8 Relevant responsibilities associated with first aid and other related work safety procedures at the worksite are confirmed in accordance with requirements and established procedures to ensure safety measures and followed in the instance of an incident
2 Undertake the supervision of operations as per the work schedule
- 2.1 OHS policies and procedures and safe work practices are followed to eliminate or minimise incidents and hazards
- 2.2 Instructions are provided for any remedial action associated with plant and equipment operation according to established procedures
- 2.3 Instructions are provided to operators to ensure the work area is made safe in accordance with established procedures
- 2.4 Hazards and risks related to safety and plant operation are identified through the application of operational knowledge and action is taken in accordance with established procedures
- 2.5 Non-routine events are referred to the immediate authorised persons for directions according to established procedures
- 2.6 Remedial action is taken using known solutions to ensure work schedule is met
- 2.7 Supervision of plant and equipment operation is undertaken and ongoing checks are undertaken in accordance established procedures
3 Undertake completion of work schedule according to established procedures
- 3.1 Plant and equipment usage is checked against the work schedule and anomalies are reported to authorised persons in accordance with established procedures
- 3.2 Accidents and incidents are actioned and reported to authorised persons in accordance with established procedures
- 3.3 Supervision of shutdown procedures is performed in accordance with established procedures to ensure environmental compliance and condition of plant and equipment is maintained
- 3.4 Tools, plant and equipment and any surplus resources and materials are, where appropriate, cleaned, checked and returned to storage in accordance with established procedures
- 3.5 Appropriate persons are notified of work completion according to established procedures
- 3.6 Work completion records, report forms and data sheets are completed accurately in accordance with given instructions and established procedures
RANGE STATEMENT
10) This relates to the competency standard unit as a whole providing the range of contexts and conditions to which the Performance Criteria apply. It allows for different work environments and situations that will affect performance.
This Unit shall be demonstrated in relation to supervising the operation of transmission pipeline construction plant and equipment.
The following constants and variables included in the element/Performance Criteria in this unit are fully described in the Definitions Section of this volume and form an integral part of the Range Statement of this unit:
Appropriate persons (3)
This unit contains Employability Skills
Documentation (2)
Documentation (3)
This unit contains Employability Skills
Emergency equipment
Emergency Response Manual
Established procedures and requirements
Inspect
Legislation
OHS policies and procedures
Personal Protective Equipment
Procedures
Relevant Regulation and Procedures
Relevant Sections of Standard Operating Procedures
Responsibility
Traffic control
Work plans/schedules
This Unit includes the supervision of transmission pipeline construction that requires operators to conduct functions utilising plant as per the following table:
Backfill
Padding Machine
Excavator
Grader
Dozer
Front End Loader
Clear and Grade
Dozer
Excavator
Grader
Backhoe
Front End Loader
Ditching
Excavator
Rock Saw
Bucket Wheel Trencher
Hydrostatic Testing
Crane Truck
Side Boom
Rough Terrain Crane
Joint Coating
Grit Blasting Rig Over Ditch Wrapping Machine
Thermal Coil
Lower and Lay
Side Boom with Roller Cradles
Excavator
Mechanical
(minor maintenance)
Excavator and Vacuum Lift
Bending Machine and Mandrels
Internal Line up Clamp
Tack Rig
Side Boom
Roller Cradles
Rock Saw
Bucket Wheel Trencher
Thermal Coil
Over Ditch Wrapping Machine
Padding Machines
Mitsu Bucket
String and bend
Excavator
Bending Machine with Mandrels
Side Boom
Welding
Side Boom
Internal Line up Clamp
Tack Rig
10) This relates to the competency standard unit as a whole providing the range of contexts and conditions to which the Performance Criteria apply. It allows for different work environments and situations that will affect performance.
This Unit shall be demonstrated in relation to supervising the operation of transmission pipeline construction plant and equipment.
The following constants and variables included in the element/Performance Criteria in this unit are fully described in the Definitions Section of this volume and form an integral part of the Range Statement of this unit:
Appropriate persons (3)
This unit contains Employability Skills
Documentation (2)
Documentation (3)
This unit contains Employability Skills
Emergency equipment
Emergency Response Manual
Established procedures and requirements
Inspect
Legislation
OHS policies and procedures
Personal Protective Equipment
Procedures
Relevant Regulation and Procedures
Relevant Sections of Standard Operating Procedures
Responsibility
Traffic control
Work plans/schedules
This Unit includes the supervision of transmission pipeline construction that requires operators to conduct functions utilising plant as per the following table:
Backfill
Padding Machine
Excavator
Grader
Dozer
Front End Loader
Clear and Grade
Dozer
Excavator
Grader
Backhoe
Front End Loader
Ditching
Excavator
Rock Saw
Bucket Wheel Trencher
Hydrostatic Testing
Crane Truck
Side Boom
Rough Terrain Crane
Joint Coating
Grit Blasting Rig Over Ditch Wrapping Machine
Thermal Coil
Lower and Lay
Side Boom with Roller Cradles
Excavator
Mechanical
(minor maintenance)
Excavator and Vacuum Lift
Bending Machine and Mandrels
Internal Line up Clamp
Tack Rig
Side Boom
Roller Cradles
Rock Saw
Bucket Wheel Trencher
Thermal Coil
Over Ditch Wrapping Machine
Padding Machines
Mitsu Bucket
String and bend
Excavator
Bending Machine with Mandrels
Side Boom
Welding
Side Boom
Internal Line up Clamp
Tack Rig
EVIDENCE GUIDE
9) The Evidence Guide forms an integral part of this Unit and shall be used in conjunction with all components parts of this unit and performed in accordance with the Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package.
Overview of Assessment
9.1)
Longitudinal competency development approaches to assessment, such as Profiling, require data to be reliably gathered in a form that can be consistently interpreted over time. This approach is best utilised in Apprenticeship programs and reduces assessment intervention. It is the Industry’s preferred model for apprenticeships. However, where summative (or final) assessment is used it is to include the application of the competency in the normal work environment or, at a minimum, the application of the competency in a realistically simulated work environment. It is recognised that, in some circumstances, assessment in part or full can occur outside the workplace. However, it must be in accord with industry and regulatory policy in this regard.
Methods chosen for a particular assessment will be influenced by various factors. These include the extent of the assessment, the most effective locations for the assessment activities to take place, access to physical resources, additional safety measures that may be required and the critical nature of the competencies being assessed.
The critical safety nature of working with electricity, electrical equipment, gas or any other hazardous substance/material carries risk in deeming a person competent. Hence, sources of evidence need to be ‘rich’ in nature so as to minimise error in judgment.
Activities associated with normal every day work have a bearing on the decision as to how much and how detailed the data gathered will contribute to its ‘richness’. Some skills are more critical to safety and operational requirements while the same skills may be more or less frequently practised. These points are raised for the assessors to consider when choosing an assessment method and developing assessment instruments. Sample assessment instruments are included in the Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package.
Critical aspects of evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
9.2)
Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites shall be met.
Evidence for competence in this unit shall be considered holistically. Each element and associated Performance Criteria shall be demonstrated on at least two occasions in accordance with the ‘Assessment Guidelines — UEG11’. Evidence shall also comprise:
A representative body of work performance demonstrated within the timeframes typically expected of the discipline, work function and industrial environment. In particular this shall incorporate evidence that shows a candidate is able to:
Implement Occupational Health and Safety workplace procedures and practices including the use of risk control measures as specified in the Performance Criteria and range
Apply sustainable energy principles and practices as specified in the Performance Criteria and range
Demonstrate an understanding of the essential knowledge and associated skills as described in this unit to such an extent that the learner’s performance outcome is reported in accordance with the preferred approach; namely a percentile graded result
Demonstrate an appropriate level of skills enabling employment
Conduct work observing the relevant Anti discrimination legislation, regulations, polices and workplace procedures
Demonstrate performance across a representative range of contexts from the prescribed items below:
Range of tools/equipment/procedures/workplace
Group No
The minimum number of items on which skill is to be demonstrated
Item List
A
All
Application of organisational management systems and procedures for occupational health and safety which includes:
identifying hazards,
managing risk through the incorporation of effective control measures.
B
All
Working Knowledge of the standard operating procedures and the effective and safe use of Transmission Pipeline Construction small plant and equipment including the following:
General concrete mixer
General trolley
Non pressurised pumps and hoses
Wheelbarrows
Traffic barriers
Extra low voltage lighting equipment
Hand held tools
Gas detectors
Holiday detection equipment
Power tools
Pressurised pumps and hoses
Hand wrapping machines
C
All
Ability to communicate instructions to transmission pipeline construction workforce, contractors and stakeholders, including communication with ground crew during operations.
D
All
Working Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, standards, policies, procedures and permits pertaining to transmission pipeline construction operations.
E
All
Working knowledge of the relevant cultural heritage requirements for transmission pipeline construction operations.
F
All
Working Knowledge of relevant occupational health and safety requirements for Transmission Pipeline Construction Operations including the following:
Procedures for using dial before you dig service or its equivalent.
Location of other services such as utilities and rail and other transport infrastructure.
Effectively use MSDS sheets
Prepare Job Hazard Analyses
Implement control measures for identified Hazards
Hazardous area requirements adhered to
Correct use of PPE appropriate to Gas Industry
Hazard identification in pipeline construction
Safe manual handling techniques
G
All
Read and interpret transmission construction maps and drawings including the identification of key information such as symbols.
H
All
Ability to read, interpret and instruct subordinate staff on transmission construction procedures and other documentation.
I
All
Demonstrate a strategy for the coordination of an effective response to a transmission pipeline construction emergency.
J
All
Demonstrate a strategy for protecting the environment whilst constructing a transmission pipeline that incorporates the following items:
Installation of siltation control methods such as straw and synthetic bails
Curb side filter rolls
Erosion prevention
Weed spread mitigation
Application of MSDS information
Noise control techniques
Odourant handling and testing processes
Excavation restoration, compaction and seeding
Applying green tagging for flora and fauna habitat
Application of cultural heritage awareness and protection requirements for a pipeline construction site
K
All
Demonstrate a strategy for dealing with an environmental incident that includes the following items:
Control and minimise the impact of an environmental incident
Control environment incident
Incident Investigation
Applying incident reporting and notification procedures
Review environmental incident
Make recommendations to prevent reoccurrence
Implement recommendations
L
All
Working knowledge of transmission pipeline construction functions which include the following:
Backfill
Clear and Grade
Ditching
Hydro Testing
Joint Coating
Lower and Lay
Mechanical (Minor Maintenance)
String and Bend
Welding
M
All
Working Knowledge of the safe and efficient operation, including regulatory requirements, and maintenance schedule for large plant and equipment including the following:
Dozer
Excavator
Grader
Backhoe
Front End Loader
Side Boom
Internal Line Up Clamp
Tack Rig: Dozer or Skid Steer
Grit Blasting Rig:
Side Booms with Roller Cradles
Crane Truck: Heavy Rigid Truck
Rough Terrain Crane
Note: the candidate will be expected to ensure that the equipment is operated by appropriately authorised/licensed personnel.
N
At Least 2 of the items in the list
Working Knowledge of the safe and efficient operation, including regulatory requirements, and maintenance schedule for large plant and equipment including the following:
Excavator with vacuum lift
Bending Machine with Mandrel
Rock Saw
Bucket Wheel Trencher
Over ditch Wrapping Machine
Thermal Coil
Padding Machines
Traffic Control
Note: the candidate will be expected to ensure that the equipment is operated by appropriately authorised/licensed personnel.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
9.3)
This unit should be assessed as it relates to normal work practice using procedures, information and resources typical of a workplace. This should include:
OHS policy and work procedures and instructions.
Suitable work environment, facilities, equipment and materials to undertake actual work as prescribed by this Unit.
Appropriate environmental regulation and work practices.
Appropriate organisational requirements.
Appropriate work environment, equipment and tools.
In addition to the resources listed above in context of and specific resources for assessment, evidence should show demonstrated competency in maintaining pipeline easements.
Assessment of this competency must also be undertaken in either an actual workplace or under a simulated work environment. Assessment must also integrate the key competencies.
Method of assessment
9.4)
This Unit shall be assessed by methods given in Volume 1, Part 3 ‘Assessment Guidelines’.
Note: Competent performance with inherent safe working practices is expected in the Industry to which this Unit applies. This requires that the specified Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills are assessed in a structured environment which is primarily intended for learning/assessment and incorporates all necessary equipment and facilities for learners to develop and demonstrate the Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills described in this unit.
Concurrent assessment and relationship with other units
9.5)
There are no recommended concurrent assessments with this unit.
9) The Evidence Guide forms an integral part of this Unit and shall be used in conjunction with all components parts of this unit and performed in accordance with the Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package.
Overview of Assessment
9.1)
Longitudinal competency development approaches to assessment, such as Profiling, require data to be reliably gathered in a form that can be consistently interpreted over time. This approach is best utilised in Apprenticeship programs and reduces assessment intervention. It is the Industry’s preferred model for apprenticeships. However, where summative (or final) assessment is used it is to include the application of the competency in the normal work environment or, at a minimum, the application of the competency in a realistically simulated work environment. It is recognised that, in some circumstances, assessment in part or full can occur outside the workplace. However, it must be in accord with industry and regulatory policy in this regard.
Methods chosen for a particular assessment will be influenced by various factors. These include the extent of the assessment, the most effective locations for the assessment activities to take place, access to physical resources, additional safety measures that may be required and the critical nature of the competencies being assessed.
The critical safety nature of working with electricity, electrical equipment, gas or any other hazardous substance/material carries risk in deeming a person competent. Hence, sources of evidence need to be ‘rich’ in nature so as to minimise error in judgment.
Activities associated with normal every day work have a bearing on the decision as to how much and how detailed the data gathered will contribute to its ‘richness’. Some skills are more critical to safety and operational requirements while the same skills may be more or less frequently practised. These points are raised for the assessors to consider when choosing an assessment method and developing assessment instruments. Sample assessment instruments are included in the Assessment Guidelines of this Training Package.
Critical aspects of evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
9.2)
Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites shall be met.
Evidence for competence in this unit shall be considered holistically. Each element and associated Performance Criteria shall be demonstrated on at least two occasions in accordance with the ‘Assessment Guidelines — UEG11’. Evidence shall also comprise:
A representative body of work performance demonstrated within the timeframes typically expected of the discipline, work function and industrial environment. In particular this shall incorporate evidence that shows a candidate is able to:
Implement Occupational Health and Safety workplace procedures and practices including the use of risk control measures as specified in the Performance Criteria and range
Apply sustainable energy principles and practices as specified in the Performance Criteria and range
Demonstrate an understanding of the essential knowledge and associated skills as described in this unit to such an extent that the learner’s performance outcome is reported in accordance with the preferred approach; namely a percentile graded result
Demonstrate an appropriate level of skills enabling employment
Conduct work observing the relevant Anti discrimination legislation, regulations, polices and workplace procedures
Demonstrate performance across a representative range of contexts from the prescribed items below:
Range of tools/equipment/procedures/workplace
Group No
The minimum number of items on which skill is to be demonstrated
Item List
A
All
Application of organisational management systems and procedures for occupational health and safety which includes:
identifying hazards,
managing risk through the incorporation of effective control measures.
B
All
Working Knowledge of the standard operating procedures and the effective and safe use of Transmission Pipeline Construction small plant and equipment including the following:
General concrete mixer
General trolley
Non pressurised pumps and hoses
Wheelbarrows
Traffic barriers
Extra low voltage lighting equipment
Hand held tools
Gas detectors
Holiday detection equipment
Power tools
Pressurised pumps and hoses
Hand wrapping machines
C
All
Ability to communicate instructions to transmission pipeline construction workforce, contractors and stakeholders, including communication with ground crew during operations.
D
All
Working Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, standards, policies, procedures and permits pertaining to transmission pipeline construction operations.
E
All
Working knowledge of the relevant cultural heritage requirements for transmission pipeline construction operations.
F
All
Working Knowledge of relevant occupational health and safety requirements for Transmission Pipeline Construction Operations including the following:
Procedures for using dial before you dig service or its equivalent.
Location of other services such as utilities and rail and other transport infrastructure.
Effectively use MSDS sheets
Prepare Job Hazard Analyses
Implement control measures for identified Hazards
Hazardous area requirements adhered to
Correct use of PPE appropriate to Gas Industry
Hazard identification in pipeline construction
Safe manual handling techniques
G
All
Read and interpret transmission construction maps and drawings including the identification of key information such as symbols.
H
All
Ability to read, interpret and instruct subordinate staff on transmission construction procedures and other documentation.
I
All
Demonstrate a strategy for the coordination of an effective response to a transmission pipeline construction emergency.
J
All
Demonstrate a strategy for protecting the environment whilst constructing a transmission pipeline that incorporates the following items:
Installation of siltation control methods such as straw and synthetic bails
Curb side filter rolls
Erosion prevention
Weed spread mitigation
Application of MSDS information
Noise control techniques
Odourant handling and testing processes
Excavation restoration, compaction and seeding
Applying green tagging for flora and fauna habitat
Application of cultural heritage awareness and protection requirements for a pipeline construction site
K
All
Demonstrate a strategy for dealing with an environmental incident that includes the following items:
Control and minimise the impact of an environmental incident
Control environment incident
Incident Investigation
Applying incident reporting and notification procedures
Review environmental incident
Make recommendations to prevent reoccurrence
Implement recommendations
L
All
Working knowledge of transmission pipeline construction functions which include the following:
Backfill
Clear and Grade
Ditching
Hydro Testing
Joint Coating
Lower and Lay
Mechanical (Minor Maintenance)
String and Bend
Welding
M
All
Working Knowledge of the safe and efficient operation, including regulatory requirements, and maintenance schedule for large plant and equipment including the following:
Dozer
Excavator
Grader
Backhoe
Front End Loader
Side Boom
Internal Line Up Clamp
Tack Rig: Dozer or Skid Steer
Grit Blasting Rig:
Side Booms with Roller Cradles
Crane Truck: Heavy Rigid Truck
Rough Terrain Crane
Note: the candidate will be expected to ensure that the equipment is operated by appropriately authorised/licensed personnel.
N
At Least 2 of the items in the list
Working Knowledge of the safe and efficient operation, including regulatory requirements, and maintenance schedule for large plant and equipment including the following:
Excavator with vacuum lift
Bending Machine with Mandrel
Rock Saw
Bucket Wheel Trencher
Over ditch Wrapping Machine
Thermal Coil
Padding Machines
Traffic Control
Note: the candidate will be expected to ensure that the equipment is operated by appropriately authorised/licensed personnel.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
9.3)
This unit should be assessed as it relates to normal work practice using procedures, information and resources typical of a workplace. This should include:
OHS policy and work procedures and instructions.
Suitable work environment, facilities, equipment and materials to undertake actual work as prescribed by this Unit.
Appropriate environmental regulation and work practices.
Appropriate organisational requirements.
Appropriate work environment, equipment and tools.
In addition to the resources listed above in context of and specific resources for assessment, evidence should show demonstrated competency in maintaining pipeline easements.
Assessment of this competency must also be undertaken in either an actual workplace or under a simulated work environment. Assessment must also integrate the key competencies.
Method of assessment
9.4)
This Unit shall be assessed by methods given in Volume 1, Part 3 ‘Assessment Guidelines’.
Note: Competent performance with inherent safe working practices is expected in the Industry to which this Unit applies. This requires that the specified Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills are assessed in a structured environment which is primarily intended for learning/assessment and incorporates all necessary equipment and facilities for learners to develop and demonstrate the Essential Knowledge and Associated Skills described in this unit.
Concurrent assessment and relationship with other units
9.5)
There are no recommended concurrent assessments with this unit.
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| WJ039 | UEGNSG348A | Supervise the operation of plant and equipment for the construction of gas transmission pipelines | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| D735 | UEG50211 | Diploma of Gas Supply Industry Operations | Qualification |
| D733 | UEG30211 | Certificate III in Gas Supply Industry Operations | Qualification |