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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to work
   • Clarify requirements of the work responsibilities with the supervisor
   • Identify equipment and material resource requirements
   • Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement risk controls
   • Select, use and maintain personal protective equipment according to enterprise procedures
2. Carry out engine and equipment checks
   • Carry out regular engine equipment checks on machinery and equipment
   • Lubricate all relevant grease or lubricant points
   • Change oils and filters at intervals prescribed in operator manual
   • Check hydraulic hoses and systems for deterioration and rectify defects
3. Carry out transmission checks
   • Check drive and steering clutches for operation and adjust where required
   • Check transmission oil levels
   • Check tracks or wheels and undercarriage for oil leaks and wear
   • Identify faulty seals or leaks and take corrective actions where required
   • Clean machine as a part of maintenance checks
4. Maintain components and attachments
   • Check components for wear and condition
   • Replace worn or unserviceable replacement components as part of daily routines
   • Complete component inspection and replacement activities
   • Check moving operational components for wear and condition and adjust to the tolerances specified in operator manual where applicable
   • Clean and maintain work areas and return to operating condition
   • Collect, treat and dispose or recycle waste from maintenance activities according to enterprise environmental requirements
5. Record maintenance
   • Record identified faults and defects in machine record
   • Record maintenance procedures including duplicates usage in workshop record
   • Report and action service or repair requirements

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be observed maintaining machinery and equipment that is used in agriculture, horticulture, or conservation and land management work.

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 implement safe work procedures

carry out engine and equipment checks

carry out transmission checks

carry out lubrication and replacement of oils and filters

check machinery and equipment components for wear and tear, replace parts, tag and report defects

maintain machinery and equipment components

record details of maintenance and monitoring

implement enterprise work health and safety policies

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

engine function principles

turbo charging and after cooling

assessing engine specifications in line with power requirements

engine electric and hydraulic indicators and gauges

transmission and drive systems

machinery and equipment operation principles

environmental impacts of machinery servicing and legislation covering disposal of fuels, oils and other wastes

relevant work health and safety, environmental legislation, enterprise requirements and codes of practice

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