Assessor Resource
MSL977006A
Apply specialised knowledge of gas chromatography techniques to analysis
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
This unit of competency is applicable to experienced laboratory technical officers/technicians, laboratory supervisors and technical specialists who conduct instrumental analysis in laboratories providing consultancy, research and development and quality assurance services. These services may be provided for a wide range of industry sectors, such as forensic science (e.g. fire debris, toxicology and explosives), biomedical (e.g. isotopic labelling of metabolites), environmental monitoring (e.g. organics), food and beverage processing (e.g. aromatics, pesticide residues) and pharmaceuticals (e.g. active ingredient) testing.
Industry representatives have provided case studies to illustrate the practical application of this unit of competency and to show its relevance in a workplace setting, at the end of this unit of competency under the section 'This competency in practice'.
This unit of competency covers the ability to analyse samples using advanced gas chromatography (GC) instruments including GC-MS. The unit also includes establishing client needs for routine and non-routine samples, optimising enterprise procedures and instruments for specific samples, obtaining valid and reliable data and reporting test results. Personnel are required to recognise atypical test data/results and troubleshoot common analytical instrument and procedure problems and perform routine instrument maintenance.
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