Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for monitoring activities
- The turf site to be monitored, nature and regularity of monitoring, and time constraints for delivering reports are identified according to enterprise work procedures.
- Plant tissue and soil analysis consultants are identified and their sampling specifications determined in consultation with the supervisor and/or consultants.
- Monitoring tools and equipment are selected according to enterprise work procedures.
- Pre-operational and safety checks are carried out on tools and equipment according to manufacturers specifications and enterprise work procedures.
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazards are identified, risks assessed, controls implemented and reported to the supervisor.
- Suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is selected, used and maintained.
- Collect soil and plant tissue samples
- Samples for off-site testing are collected from a representative area and prepared, packaged, accurately labelled and dispatched according to consultant's requirements and enterprise work procedures.
- On-site soil tests are performed according to testing instrument instructions, industry codes of practice and enterprise work procedures.
- Divots are replaced from soil sampling sites and waste materials disposed of according to enterprise work procedures.
- Sampling tools and equipment are cleaned of all residues and returned to storage according to manufacturers' specifications and enterprise work procedures.
- Results of analysis are recorded and compared with acceptable parameters according to researched and experiential awareness.
- Recommendations are written to address identified deficiencies and to meet target chemical balances according to researched and experiential awareness.
- Visually monitor turf health
- Monitoring of turf health is undertaken according to OHS requirements.
- Health indicators of the turf are assessed visually with reference to researched and experiential awareness, site conditions, seasonal conditions, and according to enterprise work procedures.
- Deficiencies in turf quality and turf diseases are identified visually with reference to researched and experiential awareness, site conditions and seasonal conditions.
- Reports and recommendations are made to the supervisor according to the playing requirements and desired objectives of the enterprise.