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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Organise for work
   • Confirm specifications for raw materials
   • Select hand tools and check for serviceability
   • Identify, assess and report existing and potential hazards to health and safety
   • Use, maintain and store suitable personal protective equipment
2. Receive raw materials
   • Recognise and assess raw materials against acceptance criteria
   • Reject non-conforming materials
   • Note and report non-conformances
   • Estimate and record raw materials quantity
   • Calculate fee and charge to customer based on raw material type and quantity
   • Record fee payment and provide receipt
3. Unload raw materials
   • Give drivers directions for unloading at a specific location
   • Provide unloading assistance as required
   • Inspect and assess raw materials against specified acceptance criteria
   • Reject unacceptable materials
   • Note and report unacceptable materials
   • Identify and monitor designated unloading areas to ensure compliance with unloading instructions, containment and segregation of materials and availability of storage capacity
4. Remove contaminants and stockpile acceptable raw material
   • Remove physical unacceptable materials from raw materials
   • Segregate, stockpile and contain or otherwise manage raw materials in appropriate areas
   • Monitor raw material stockpiles to ensure adequate available storage capacity and containment

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:

inspect raw materials for contamination and acceptability against established criteria

measure quantity for billing

operate a weighbridge

provide clear directions to drivers entering site

receive raw material for processing at a compost facility

record raw material quantity and calculate fee

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices of composting raw material assessment

characteristics of a range of raw green waste

enterprise policies and procedures including workplace health and safety procedures

safety risks to self and product posed by contaminants in raw materials and products

standard risk control measures used in the industry to minimise risk associated with handling raw materials and products

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