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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for work on a low volume irrigation installation site
  2. OHS hazards are identified and reported to the supervisor
  3. Prepare the site
  4. Install irrigation components
  5. System components are assembled and connected according to plan, with joints completed and tested
  6. Complete installation tasks

Required Skills

Required skills include

Ability to

identify hazards and adopt safe work practices

organise equipment and materials for installation work

install irrigation components

complete installation work

communicate with work team members supervisors contractors and consultants

use literacy skills to follow sequenced written instructions and record information accurately and legibly

use numeracy skills to estimate calculate and record routine workplace measures

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

Required knowledge includes

Knowledge of

methods and techniques of low volume irrigation

components of low volume irrigation systems

characteristics and operation of joints valves and drip and low volume sprinkler components including controllers

use of recycled water and colour coding of pipes

basic energy efficiency and water efficiency factors

safe work procedures and PPE

OHS and environmental legislation and enterprise procedures

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

assemble equipment and materials for installation work

assemble components and flush the irrigation system

identify faults and fix or report

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 This unit may be assessed in the context of installing domestic microirrigation

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Low volume irrigation may include:

systems that operate under comparatively low volume and pressure including micro irrigation, pop-ups at less than 0.1 litres/second, and drippers.

Personal protective clothing and equipment (PPE) may include:

steel capped boots/shoes, overalls, gloves, sun hat, sunscreen lotion, safety goggles, face mask and hearing protection, and any protection required for the use of equipment.

OHS hazards should be identified through site risk assessment and organisational procedures and may include:

solar radiation, dust, noise, air- and soil-borne micro-organisms, chemicals and hazardous substances, sharp hand tools and equipment, manual handling, holes, and slippery and uneven surfaces.

System components may include:

pumps

delivery equipment

system controllers.