Perform street cleansing by machine
Overview
This standard is for those who carry out street cleansing using a vehicle or other automated equipment. You may be cleaning a variety of surfaces including street furniture and signage and need to know the different methods for each. It is important to ensure that, when you have finished your work, grounds are litter free and all debris and detritus, as is feasible, has
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Undertake Cleansing
- ensure you have the correct instructions and are aware of
procedures for carrying out the work
- confirm the area to be cleaned
- chose the vehicle or machinery and cleaning methods that are
suitable for the litter, detritus and the street furniture/surface being
cleaned
- ensure you have the correct legal and organisational authorisation to
use the vehicle or machinery
- ensure the vehicle or machinery has sufficient resources (eg. fuel
and water) to complete the work to the required standard in the required
time
- follow the correct procedures if there is a fault with the vehicle or
machinery
- use the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the
vehicle or machinery being used, and for the working conditions
- use the appropriate methods according to the type of litter and
detritus, surface being cleaned, working conditions and type of vehicle
or machinery being used and for the working conditions
- operate vehicles and machinery with care and take all possible steps
to avoid others such as pedestrians
- when not in use secure the vehicle or mechanical equipment to
prevent risk of injury to others
- ensure maximum clearance of litter and detritus, taking into
account working conditions
Offload collected waste
- ensure that spillages have been treated correctly before you
remove them
- promptly report to your supervisor any problems that you come
across
- take the collected litter and detritus to the designated disposal point
- discharge and dispose of the waste according to legal and
organisational requirements and leave the vehicle body/machine empty
- upon completion of your work clean the vehicle, machinery and
equipment, return to the storage area and ensure it is left secure
- comply with any reporting procedures when you have finished your
work
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
You need to know and 1. the instructions and relevant workplace procedures for carrying out
the work
- potential hazards and risks associated with litter, detritus and street
furniture and reporting procedures when you think they might present a
risk to health and safety
- the vehicles or machinery available to you and the most appropriate
for the type of cleansing
- any legal or organisational authority required to operate the vehicle
or machinery, how to get this and what might happen if you do not have
this
- how to check that the vehicle or machinery has sufficient resources
(eg. fuel and water) and where to get these from
- the procedures to follow upon discovering a fault with the vehicle of
machinery
- the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) required for the
vehicle or machinery, the work being carried out and the working
conditions
- the importance of operating the vehicle or machinery carefully and
responsibly
- the importance of securing mechanical equipment and what could
happen if you fail to do so
- the standard of work to be provided
- different types of spillage and how to check that they have been
treated correctly
- the designated disposal points for litter and detritus
- how to discharge and dispose of collected waste safely and the
legal and organisational requirements that must be observed
- the designated place for cleaning vehicles, machinery and
equipment and the methods for doing this
- storage areas for vehicles, equipment and machinery and why they
must be left secure when you have finished your work
- the reporting procedures for problems and when you have finished
your work and the importance of following these