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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to work
   • Select and use appropriate personal protective equipment
   • Identify hazards and report to supervisor
   • Identify and check tools and materials required for the task
2. Inspect machinery and support vehicles
   • Make machinery and support vehicle safe before inspection and ensure free moving parts pinned or supported as required
   • Inspect machinery and equipment for contamination according to organisational biosecurity procedures and legislative requirements
   • Remove covers and guards safely
   • Recognise all points identified in legislation or operating procedures and inspect for contamination
3. Clean machinery, equipment and support vehicles
   • Select correct equipment and location of site for cleaning
   • Clean and check all points listed in appropriate regulations, checklists or organisational biosecurity procedures
   • Replace guards and covers safely
4. Complete cleaning work
   • Dispose of waste materials according to organisational procedures and relevant legislative requirements
   • Record cleaning history on appropriate forms according to organisational procedures
5. Report inspection results
   • Record inspection results on appropriate forms according to organisational procedures
   • Deliver inspection reports to appropriate person in the organisation

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:

select the equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE), and location of site for cleaning

prepare to inspect and clean machinery and vehicles

apply safe work practices in the context of own work

inspect machinery for plant, animal and soil material and taking samples of contamination

clean machinery, equipment and vehicles

use PPE

dispose of waste materials

record cleaning history and inspection results

deliver inspection reports to appropriate person

apply biosecurity protocols in the context of own work.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

biosecurity protocols for particular contaminants relevant to industry and location

types of contamination

ways in which weeds, pests and soil borne diseases can be spread by machinery and equipment

cleaning techniques appropriate to machinery, vehicles and types of contaminant

machinery and equipment operating features important to know for inspection and cleaning

safe work practices associated with inspecting and cleaning machinery

methods of disposing of solid and liquid waste

procedures for completing forms and delivery of reports.

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