Assessor Resource
UEGNSG006A
Use a portable gas detector to locate escape
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
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This competency standard shall apply to any safe work site where Gas Industry operations occur, subject to all Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and duty of care requirements being met for the workplace.
This unit augments other formally-acquired competencies in a relevant industry and shall be used only in conjunction such competencies. It applies to job function that requires entry to a potentially hazardous area to undertake repair, maintenance or construction work at AQF 2 level or higher.
It is suitable for employment-based programs under an approved contract of training.
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1.1) Descriptor
This unit covers the use of portable gas detection devices to locate and pin point gas escapes and ensure a work place is safe from explosive and toxic gases and vapours in accordance with relevant legislative, standard and code requirements.
It encompasses requires the ability to accurately use measuring instruments, interpreting readings, converting them to known quantities and evaluating the probable locations that gases will accumulate by applying properties of gases being detected and environmental conditions.
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