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AHCLSK209A
Monitor water supplies

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit is normally carried out through working independently within enterprise guidelines.

This unit covers the process of monitoring the supply of potable water for livestock from water storages and sources and defines the standard required to: record and report water supply information, activities and system performance; read and follow manufacturer's procedures; identify blockages and clear them using safe working procedures; check flow rates and inspect and report on water supplies with only routine supervision.

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Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

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:

record and report water supply information, activities and system performance

read and follow manufacturers procedures

identify blockages and clear them using safe working procedures

check flow rates

inspect and report on water supplies with only routine supervision.

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 hazards and follow safety procedures

record and report water supply information, activities and system performance

read and follow manufacturers procedures

problem solve to identify potential as well as actual blockages

check outflow rates

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification and seeking advice from supervisor

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

water delivery systems and components and their operation

enterprise procedures for carrying out inspections, recording and reporting water information and system performance

OHS requirements for working outdoors, with water supplies

environmental impacts and procedures for water supplies.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Water supplies may include:

rivers

dams

ponds

bores

tanks

town or mains water

recycled water.

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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
Routine inspections of water supplies are carried out in accordance with enterprise policy and procedures. 
High and low water levels are recognised and reported. 
Where water quality problems or pathogens are found, treatment is carried out in accordance with enterprise procedures. 
Information on water supplies is recorded and reported in accordance with enterprise policy and procedures. 
Intakes and outlets are inspected. 
Potential blockages are reported and actual blockages are cleared in accordance with safe working procedures. 
Water filters are checked and replaced as required. 
Intake lines are repositioned as necessary to ensure unobstructed suction. 
Strainers are cleared of debris and sludge. 
Water delivery equipment is prepared and checked in accordance with enterprise procedures. 
Water delivery equipment operated in accordance with manufacturer's procedures and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements. 
Outflow is checked to ensure water delivery equipment is operating correctly. 
Water delivery equipment is shut down as required in accordance with enterprise procedures. 
Activities and water delivery equipment function are reported in accordance with enterprise procedures. 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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