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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify hazards and risks
  2. Assess risks and develop control procedures
  3. Implement and monitor adherence to chemical risk procedures
  4. Evaluate risk control measures and maintain record

Required Skills

Required skills

develop procedures

evaluate implementation

identify hazards assess risks and implement and monitor risk control procedures

use literacy skills to read interpret and follow organisational policies and procedures develop sequenced written instructions record information collected accurately and legibly and select and apply procedures to a range of tasks

use oral communication skillslanguage competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning active listening asking for clarification negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views

use numeracy skills to estimate calculate and record routine and more complex workplace measures and data

use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

Required knowledge

sources of information relating to chemical use including

guidelines

legislation and regulations

industry requirements

hazard identification and risk assessment strategies

risk factors including human and animal health product integrity weather spray drift spillage and environmental

principles of transport handling and storage for chemicals

requirements for disposal of excess chemicals clearing spillages and equipment clean up

chemical application equipment capabilities and limitations

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following

implement monitor and evaluate a chemical risk control strategy

identify potential hazards and assess risks

develop risk control procedures

monitor and evaluate the risk control strategy

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances