- AHCCHM403A - Prepare safe operating procedures for calibration of equipment
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AHCCHM403A
Prepare safe operating procedures for calibration of equipment
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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit applies to those whose job role includes preparing enterprise procedures for the calibration of equipment used in the application of weed control chemicals and bioagents.
This unit covers preparing safe operating procedures for calibration of equipment and defines the standard required to: compile information on the equipment, the rate of application required, and the expertise of the operator; develop operating procedures to ensure accurate calibration; carry out an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) risk assessment of the calibration task and incorporate risk controls into the safe operating procedures; review the safe operating procedures in case of accident or incident, and at regular intervals.
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Evidence Required
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Overview of assessment | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following: compile information on the equipment, the rate of application required, and the expertise of the operator develop operating procedures to ensure accurate calibration carry out an OHS risk assessment of the calibration task and incorporate risk controls into the safe operating procedures review the safe operating procedures in case of accident or incident, and at regular intervals. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances. |
Submission Requirements
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Assessment Tasks
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Required skills |
identify needs for calibration analyse tasks involved in calibration prepare procedures for calibration clearly and accurately in a manner suited to the users use literacy skills to read, interpret and follow organisational policies and procedures, develop sequenced written instructions, record accurately and legibly information collected and select and apply procedures to a range of tasks use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification, negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine and more complex workplace measures and data use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities. |
Required knowledge |
relevant OHS, pesticides and environmental legislation, codes of practice and enterprise procedures chemical handling and application OHS issues involved in calibration mechanical and electronic controls on application equipment. |
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. | |
Equipment may include: | the range of equipment used in the application of weed control chemicals and bioagents. |
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Observation Checklist
| Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice | Yes | No | Comments/feedback |
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| Equipment requiring calibration procedures is identified correctly in line with manufacturers' instructions, enterprise practice and regulatory requirements as appropriate. | |||
| Skill levels of operators relating to calibration are assessed in consultation with operators and supervisors where appropriate. | |||
| Information required for procedures is acquired from appropriate sources. | |||
| Information in procedures complies with relevant regulatory requirements, manufacturers' instructions and industry practice as applicable. | |||
| Procedures are in a form clearly understandable to the intended users. | |||
| OHS issues relevant to the activities in the procedures are made clear to the users. |
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