Drain Cleaning Best Practice Project Plan
Thu, 24 Dec 2020Drain Cleaning Best Practice Project Plan
AUSJET/ADCVA would like to thank all those who put themselves forward to participate in the Drain Cleaning Best Practice Work Group. It was the Boards decision to have only one representative per Member Company on the work group, with wider industry able to participate via member workshops.
The following is the project plan commencing in January 2021, with a completion date set for the end of the current financial year.
Scope
The objective of this group is to develop best practice guideline for the use of drain cleaning and combination units.
The project will focus on larger trailer or truck mounted jetters and combination units, with the terms of reference applying to units that have a capacity of 18000 bar litres per minute and above.
Terms of Reference
The Working Group will develop best practice guidelines in relation to the following applications.
- Definition of remote operations
- Hold to activate devices
- Open hose operations
- Hose testing and certification
- Hose repairs and testing
- Fittings compatibility and ratings
- Class B handgun set up and requirements
- Use of manhole grate covers and anti-withdrawal devices
- Crew sizes
- Training
AS 4233 will be used to guide the work group, the guidelines developed by the work group must be in accordance with the standard.
If during the project the Working Group identifies further items that require best practice guidelines, additional items can be added to the terms of reference by majority vote.
Should the Working Group not be able to agree on any point/item, a vote will be taken where the decision will be determined by a majority rule. Should there not be an absolute majority the point/item the Chair will have the casting vote.
Working Group Members
Peter Jones – KOR (Chair)
Rod Purtill – Spoutvac
David Kingston - Veolia
Clay Bartlett - Cleanaway
Jim Paris – Direct Hit
Jeremy Farnant - JR Richards & Sons
Wally Budia - Into Training
Ian Blevin – WOMA
Oliver Bain – Abdex
Aaron Marmara – Pipe Management Australia
Project Plan
| Step No | Detail | Person Responsible | Delivery Via | Date Due |
| 1 | Establish working group | Board | NA | Dec 2020 |
| 2 | Working Group Meeting 1 Set up framework objectives | Working Group | State venues and Zoom | 21/01/2021 |
| 3 | Working Group Meeting 2 Agree on basic principles | Working Group | State venues and Zoom | 04/02/2021 |
| 4 | Working Group Meeting 3 Develop recommended guidelines | Working Group | State venues and Zoom | 18/02/2021 |
| 5 | Working Group Meeting 4 Finalise Draft |
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| 11/03/2021 |
| 6 | Board review and comment | AUSJET/ADCVA Board | Zoom | 25/03/2021 |
| 7 | Working group to consider any feedback and make revisions after board consultation if required | Working Group | State venues and Zoom | 08/04/2021 |
| 8 | Hold member workshops via zoom | Board and Working Group | State venues and Zoom | 22/04/2021 |
| 9 | Working group consider any feedback and make revisions if required | Working Group | State venues and Zoom | 06/05/2021 |
| 10 | Hold a zoom workshop for wider industry consultation | Board and Working Group | State venues and Zoom | 20/05/2021 |
| 11 | Working group to consider any feedback or ideas raised during wider industry consultation and make revisions if required and finalise draft | Working Group | State venues and Zoom | 03/06/2021 |
| 12 | Final Board Review | AUSJET/ADCVA Board | Zoom | 10/06/2021 |
| 13 | Format guidelines and make available | AUSJET/ADCVA Admin | NA | 01/07/2021 |