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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements may include: | biodiversity and genetically modified organisms biosecurity, translocation and quarantine business or workplace operations, policies and practices environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control OHS hazard identification, risk assessment and control. |
OHS guidelines may include: | appropriate workplace provision of first aid kits and fire extinguishers codes of practice, regulations and/or guidance notes which may apply in a jurisdiction or industry sector enterprise-specific OHS procedures, policies or standards hazard and risk assessment of workplace, maintenance activities and control measures induction or training of staff, contractors and visitors in relevant OHS procedures and/or requirements to allow them to carry out their duties in a safe manner OHS training register safe lifting, carrying and handling techniques, including manual handling, and the handling and storage of hazardous substances safe systems and procedures for outdoor work, including protection from solar radiation, fall protection, confined space entry and the protection of people in the workplace systems and procedures for the safe maintenance of property, machinery and equipment, including hydraulics and exposed moving parts the appropriate use, maintenance and storage of PPE. |
ESD principles may include: | control of effluents, chemical residues, contaminants, wastes and pollution control of weeds, pests, predators and diseases, and stock health maintenance improving energy efficiency increasing use of renewable, recyclable and recoverable resources minimising noise, dust, light or odour emissions preventing live cultured or held organisms from escaping into environment reducing emissions of greenhouse gases reducing energy use reducing use of non-renewable resources undertaking environmental hazard identification, risk assessment and control undertaking facility quarantine, biosecurity and translocation of livestock and genetic material using and recycling water, and maintaining water quality. |
PPE may include: | hard hat or protective head covering hearing protection (e.g. ear plugs and ear muffs) non-slip and waterproof boots (gumboots) or other safety footwear protective eyewear, glasses and face mask uniforms or overalls. |
Types of effluent and wastes may include: | biohazard material from culture or holding structures nitrogenous wastes solid and soluble toxic liquids and gases uneaten food, settled solids or sediments. |
Treatment programs may include: | chemical, biological or mechanical filtration integration with agriculture, such as hydroponics and aquaponics polyculture recycling or reuse settlement ponds/tanks. |
Labour requirements may include: | specialised equipment operators or contractors transport operators vehicle or vessel operators workers. |
Resource requirements may include: | collection equipment: absorbent materials nets sediment ponds, sumps and gulley traps submersible and sludge pumps water and benthic samplers holding and on-farm transport equipment: bins buckets plastic bags, boxes, metal canisters and packing materials tanks troughs laboratory equipment: acid washed bottles autoclaves balance chemicals and reagents fume hoods ovens spectrophotometer vacuum filtration PPE photographs (video or stills) quadrants and rulers treatment equipment and facilities vessels, vehicles, trucks and trailers water, waste and soil samples. |
Risk factors may include: | absent staff adverse weather conditions equipment failure or breakdown moribund, stressed or dying stock OHS. |
Adverse environmental impacts may include: | build up of hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, phosphorus, methane or other toxins changes in benthos effluent or waste spillage or entry into environment hypernutrification and eutrophication increase in bacterial levels stock death, stress, damage or contamination transfer of pathogens. |
Biohazard materials may include: | anti-fouling agents bacteria, parasites or other pathogens herbicides hormone and growth promoters moribund or dead stock pesticides sodium hypochloridehypochlorite and other acids therapeutic agents, such as malachite green, formalin and antibiotics. |