Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to treat specialised plants
- Customer requirements are analysed and clarified by market research or with a supervisor.
- Specialist plants requiring treatment are selected for appropriateness to the requirements.
- Treatments appropriate to the specialised plant are selected according to production and/marketing plan of an organisation, or the creative talent of the individual entrepreneur.
- The timing of the treatments is determined according to the seasonality of the plant species and market considerations.
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazards in carrying out specialist plant treatments are identified, risks assessed and controls implemented.
- Implement treatments
- Maintain aesthetic appearance of specialised plants
- The health and aesthetic appearance of the plant is monitored to ensure quality standards are met.
- Water is applied according plant requirements.
- Environmental parameters are modified to ensure optimum growth of plant.
- Remedial or preventative measures are applied to the plants to ensure they maintain their aesthetic appearance.