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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare materials and equipment for operation
   • Materials and services are confirmed as available and ready for operation.
   • Materials are prepared to meet fertigation requirements.
   • Injection or fertigation equipment is connected, as directed, and calibrated according to manufacturer's specifications.
   • Fertiliser concentration is calculated and the solution thoroughly mixed according to enterprise, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and environmental requirements.
   • Equipment is set to meet fertigation requirements.
2. Operate the fertigation process
   • Start up sequence is implemented according to operations manual and enterprise procedures.
   • Fertigation process is operated and monitored to ensure delivery is maintained according to enterprise specifications and procedures.
   • Fertigation equipment is monitored to ensure no adverse environmental impact is caused by faulty operation.
   • Corrections to the process and equipment adjustments are implemented as necessary.
3. Shut down fertigation equipment
   • Injection equipment is flushed out according to enterprise standards prior to shut down.
   • Equipment is cleaned according to enterprise procedures.
   • Waste generated by both the fertigation process and cleaning procedures is managed according to environmental protection requirements and enterprise OHS procedures.
   • Fertigation activities are reported and recorded according to regulatory requirements and enterprise procedures.

Required Skills

Required skills

identify hazards and implement safe work procedures calculate and prepare fertigation materials connect calibrate and operate the equipment and monitor and adjust the delivery of fertilisers shut down clean equipment and dispose of waste use personal protective equipment identify adverse environmental impacts of fertigation activities and appropriate remedial action implement enterprise OHS and environmental policies and procedures use literacy skills to read interpret and follow organisational policies and procedures follow sequenced written instructions record accurately and legible information collected and select and apply procedures for a range of tasks use oral communication skillslanguage competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning techniques active listening clarifying information and consulting with supervisors as required use interpersonal skills to work with and relate to people from a range of cultural social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

Required knowledge

fertigation injection equipment chemical handling procedures for fertiliser chlorine acid and cleaning agents cleaning procedures for fertigation equipment Material Safety Data Sheets MSDSs environmental impacts of delivering fertilisers via the irrigation system OHS issues enterprise policies and 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 calculate and prepare fertigation materials connect and calibrate equipment operate monitor and adjust delivery shut down and clean equipment dispose of waste in an environmentally responsible way
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

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Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.
Fertigation equipment may include:	injection and fertigation equipment such as: injection pumps injection points chemical holding tanks.

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