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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for agricultural crop maintenance operations
   • Follow instruction for crop maintenance activities and clarify any special operating instructions
   • Select and prepare appropriate machinery, equipment and tools
   • Identify work health and safety hazards in crop maintenance and report to supervisor
   • Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment
2. Assist with the implementation of maintenance operations
   • Assist with the implementation of the crop weed control program
   • Assist with the implementation of the crop pest and disease control program
   • Assist with the implementation of the crop nutrition program
   • Assist with the implementation of paddock maintenance duties
   • Assist with the implementation of any appropriate irrigation duties
3. Complete maintenance operation
   • Clean and sterilise tools and equipment appropriately
   • Dispose of all containers, leftover fluids, waste and debris according to enterprise polices and minimising the impact on the environment
   • Complete all required workplace records appropriately
   • Apply enterprise biosecurity polices

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

prepare machinery, equipment and tools to maintain crops

conduct scheduled routine checks on machinery and vehicles for oil levels, tyre pressures, water levels and greasing points

assist with cropping duties including weed control, pest and disease control, crop nutrition and paddock maintenance

report the presence of weeds, pests and disease in crops

record the details of crop maintenance

identify hazards and follow safety directions at work

read and interpret a range of workplace information

calibrate equipment

measure quantities of treatment

operate machinery to manufacturer's specifications and enterprise procedures

safely apply under supervision appropriate agricultural chemicals in weed and pest control programs

follow enterprise work health and safety policies in the context of own work

follow enterprise biosecurity policies in the context of own work.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

operations of a range of cropping machinery

importance of correct timing and procedures for crop maintenance

weed control in crops

pest and disease control

crop nutrition

methods of waste disposal causing minimal impact on the environment

enterprise work health and safety and biosecurity polices.

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