Manually clear snow and treat highways and land for ice
Overview
This Standard is about clearing snow and ice from highways and then treating them for ice manually using equipment such as brushes and shovels. It is important that all work is completed in a way that does not cause damage to the environment and possible personal harm to others. This Standard is for those who keep the highways free from snow and ice
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Treat and clear snow and ice from highways and land
follow all health and safety and work procedures and instructions
throughout the treating and clearing process
use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in accordance with
organisational procedures
deploy any specified traffic measures for the task
check the condition of the area that needs to be treated in
accordance with work instructions and the amount of treatment
required
select and use clearance and treatment methods and equipment
that are fit-for-purpose and are in accordance with work
instructions
clear and remove loose snow to designated place in accordance
with work instructions and environmental regulations and
requirements
scatter the treatment evenly in a way that will prevent freezing
avoid scattering the treatment beyond the area to be treated
leave the finished area in a condition that is as safe as possible
for other users of the highway/land
communicate the completion of the work activity to designated
personnel
carry out your job responsibilities and report to managers all
incidents outside of own responsibility
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
General
how to identify work-related hazards and risks
details of operational procedures and documentation
how to work with colleagues and other people and resolve
disagreements
operational procedures and why it is important to comply with
them
how to use personal protective equipment (PPE) in line with
operational procedures
the limits of the job responsibility and when to report to managers
how to work safely on or near the highway and any specific
measures that must be put in place including traffic measures and
signage
why you must check the type and amount of treatment required
the various removal processes are and how they may vary
according to the type and amount of snow or ice
where loose snow should and should not be cleared to
the different methods for gritting and salting
the types of risks that users of surfaces could be faced with and
how to decide how much treatment is necessary to reduce these
risks
the problems that you may find during treatment the correct action
to take
your job responsibilities and when to report to managers