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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to work
   • Identify and report on work health and safety hazards and risks in grain handling to supervisor
   • Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment
   • Follow enterprise work health and safety policies
2. Maintain hygiene in receival storage facilities
   • Clean and inspect receival and storage areas
   • Ensure receival area is free from potential contaminants
   • Inspect facilities and identify and report items that require maintenance or repair
3. Prepare testing equipment for use
   • Assemble testing equipment manufacturers instructions
   • Check equipment calibration and arrange for recalibration if required
   • Inspect testing equipment and identify and report items requiring maintenance or repair
   • Clean testing equipment and ensure it is free from residue
4. Prepare to provide service to growers or suppliers
   • Collate all documentation and information including conflict and dispute resolution procedures
   • Record information on receival and store all documents and data appropriately
5. Prepare for storage of grains and seed
   • Confirm arrangements for appropriate segregation of grain and seed
   • Confirm site transfer arrangements
   • Inspect conveying equipment and identify and report any items requiring maintenance or repair
   • Apply enterprise biosecurity policies as required

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:

identify hazards and assess risks in grain/seed receival area

operate and maintain of grain/seed testing equipment

inspect and clean receival and storage areas and equipment

source grower/supplier information

identify grain/seed types

use personal protective equipment

identify defects such as split grains/seeds, undersize, chaff, weed seeds

prepare the site and maintain hygiene

prepare testing equipment

liaise with growers and/or contractors

maintain segregation of grains/seeds and arrange storage

follow 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:

grain/seed receival processes and industry practice

calibration requirements for testing equipment

types of testing equipment such as protein, oil content, moisture etc

requirements for segregation, traceability and hygiene

impact of residues including chemical

seed and grain industry grains receival standards and quality assurance requirements

legislation, regulations and policies for Work Health and Safety and biosecurity

segregation strategies/methods

conflict and dispute resolution.

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