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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to inspect spraying and spreading equipment
  2. Conduct inspection and analyse results
  3. Service and repair spraying and spreading equipment
  4. Prepare equipment for operation
  5. Complete work processes
  6. Prepare to inspect spraying and spreading equipment
  7. Conduct inspection and analyse results
  8. Service and repair spraying and spreading equipment
  9. Prepare equipment for operation
  10. Complete work processes

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Spraying equipment must include:

equipment to distribute:

liquid pesticides

herbicides

fertilisers.

Spreading equipment must include:

equipment to distribute:

solids

semi-solids, including fertilisers and waste products.

Safety and environmental requirements must include:

work health and safety (WHS) and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including procedures for working with:

spraying chemicals

high pneumatic and hydraulic pressures

rotating shafts

environmental requirements, including procedures for waste and chemical management, machine hygiene, dust and clean-up management.



Knowledge Evidence

Individuals must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

work health and safety (WHS) and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements relating to inspecting, servicing and repairing spraying and spreading equipment, including procedures for working with:

spraying chemicals

high pneumatic and hydraulic pressures

rotating shafts

environmental requirements, including procedures for waste and chemical management, machine hygiene, dust and clean-up management

procedures for flushing chemicals from spraying and spreading equipment prior to inspect, service and repair work

operating principles of spraying and spreading equipment, including:

pumps, pressure and flow

drive systems

application, purpose and operation of spraying and spreading equipment, including:

spraying equipment for distributing liquid pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, including:

pumping system

nozzle liquid delivery system

mixing system

marking and covering system

electronic weed identification system

spreading equipment for distributing solids and semi-solids, including fertilisers and waste products:

distribution control

delivery system

pumping system

material handling and storage

inspection procedures for spraying and spreading equipment, including:

component wear analysis

system operation analysis

electronic system interrogation

service and repair procedures for spraying and spreading equipment, including:

removing, replacing and repairing components

adjusting pressure, volume and coverage of spraying and spreading equipment

post-repair testing procedures for spraying and spreading equipment, including:

variable operating parameters

impact of environmental factors.