Elements and Performance Criteria
- Confirm customer requirements.
- Confirm with customer that fertiliser or soil ameliorant products to be spread are those that were ordered
- Verify with customer that technical specification of product is acceptable for job
- Confirm customer's written fertiliser order with customer and document to enable trace back to depot or factory if required
- Document agreement for spreading services according to enterprise or industry codes of practice
- Identify features of the target area.
- Identify and agree with customer on the location and boundaries of area to be treated and record according to relevant industry codes of practice
- Assess visually soil type and condition or seek advice from customer
- Identify environmentally sensitive areas and plan operations to ensure minimum adverse impact and compliance with any required buffer zones
- Inspect and identify in consultation with customer features that may present a hazard to the operation and take appropriate action as required
- Identify in consultation with customer location of services and utilities and adjust proposed spreading operation is if required
- Identify local weather and climate conditions and take into account when preparing to begin operations
- Perform pre-spreading checks.
- Determine rate of spreading and calculate buffer zone allowance
- Ensure machinery and equipment are clean of soil and/or plant material before it is moved onto site
- Prepare machinery and equipment according to enterprise procedures and manufacturer instructions to ensure they are serviceable and are set up and calibrated
- Spread fertiliser
- Select and fit Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to be used by operator and all personnel involved in spreading tasks
- Apply fertiliser or soil ameliorant in a manner that complies with guidelines on buffer zones and minimises run-off into waterways and drains
- Monitor weather and other conditions to ensure that variations that may alter limits to operation are taken into account, and adjust operations as required
- Follow any existing site quarantine or biosecurity protocols as required
- Monitor all work to ensure that it is performed in an environmentally aware and safe manner and according to industry codes of practice
- Perform follow up and clean-up activities on completion of spreading operations
- Return machinery, equipment and hand tools to depot or storage area after cleaning, checking for future serviceability, and carrying out basic preventative maintenance according to enterprise procedures
- Record faults for remedial action
- Complete records according to enterprise procedures and industry codes of practice