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Elements and Performance Criteria
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Knowledge Evidence
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must identify:
the main types of carpeted flooring and their characteristics including natural, synthetic, looped, tufted, and modular tiled carpetingthe main types of wet and dry soiling and effects on carpeted surfaces including dust, dirt, food, beverages, liquids, and oilcarpet cleaning techniques and equipment including:vacuuming, steam cleaning and manual stain removalindustry standard equipment for cleaning wet and dry carpeted floors, including wet and dry vacuum cleaners and steam cleanerscleaning agents; cleaning solutions for carpets, including carpet shampoo and stain removal cleaning agentsworkplace requirements for undertaking all aspects of cleaning carpeted floors including:key workplace health and safety, hygiene and environmental regulations use of safety data sheets (SDS) and selection, care and use of PPEsafe handling and usage of cleaning equipment and cleaning agentssafe usage of carpet stain removal cleaning agentsmanual handling techniques for moving furniture and fittings and installing coversmethods for communicating and clarifying work requirements with supervisors and clients; verbally, in person or via phone, via electronic medium such as text and email, electronic or written reportsworkplace procedures for:health and safety, hygiene and environmental carecommunicating and clarifying work requirements with supervisor, team members or clientnotifying supervisor, team members or client of work completion; verbal communication in person or by phone, written communication including hard copy cleaning schedules, text or electronic formuse and care of equipment; including checking electrical safety tags to ensure safe use of equipmenttidying work areas, disposing of soil and waste, cleaning equipment and PPE, and storing equipment and chemicalsreporting incidents; accidents and injury, damage to or breakages in the cleaning area or cleaning equipment, theft and threats to personal security