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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Interpret a landscape maintenance program
   • Determine the scope of the maintenance works from the landscape maintenance program
   • Determine the frequency of maintenance works and implement
   • Establish landscape maintenance standards
   • Plan and prepare maintenance tasks
   • Identify occupational health and safety (OHS) hazards, assess risks and implement controls
2. Monitor and maintain landscape areas
   • Prepare or use a site inspection checklist
   • Identify remedial action, repairs, renovations, treatments and replacements required to restore site to full effectiveness
   • Implement maintenance tasks
   • Report items which are beyond the scope of the maintenance program to the nominated person
   • Record items requiring further action
   • Evaluate and record results of maintenance works

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

determine maintenance requirements

implement maintenance operations

treat diseased plants

repair and renovate landscape structures and features

identify and items requiring further action

evaluate and record results of maintenance works

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices of landscape maintenance

actions permitted in the event of variations to maintenance programs or contracts

horticultural practices for heritage and cultural areas

characteristics of a range of plants

common problems occurring in a range of plants

landscape maintenance programs or contracts

optimal growing conditions for a range of plants

principles and applications of an integrated pest management (IPM) program

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