| 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. |
Work site must include either: | residential premises with different types of construction, orcommercial premises with different uses, ora combination of the above. |
Appropriate persons must include one or more of the following: | clientscolleaguesmanagerspersons in control of work sitesupervisors. |
Inspection equipment must include: | cameraladdermagnifying glassmirrorportable lighting or torchprobespecimen bottles. |
Hazards to be checked for must include: | animal bites and stingsaudible alarmschemicalsconfined or restricted spaceselectricalenvironmental contaminationfireguard dogshazards affecting native specieslightingmanual handlingmoving vehicles and machinerynoiseremote locationsresidual pesticides and other chemicalsrespiratoryslips and tripstemperatureultraviolet (UV) radiationworking at heights. |
Compliance requirements must include: | Australian standards, quality assurance and certification requirements relating to pest managementindustry guides, advisory standards and codes of practice relating to pest managementcommonwealth, state and territory legislation and local government regulations relating to pest management, including those relating to:chemical registers and manifestschemical usageconsumer protection dangerous goods privacy licensing requirements for pest managementpublic health and safetyenvironmental protection, including waste handling and disposalwork health and safety requirements relating to pest management, including:injury, dangerous occurrence and incident reportingprocedures for hazard identification, risk assessment and hazard control, including hierarchy of hazard control manual handling requirements of national registration authority and state government authoritiessite inductions and client safety requirements use of safe work methods. |
Types of pests must include species identification of: | antscockroachesrodentsspiders. |
Extent of pest activity must include: | factors contributing to pest activityscope and degree of activity or infestationsource of pest activity. |
Pest management methods must include: | cultural controlsphysical controls. |
Pest management plan must include: | advice on health, safety, environmental and other legislative mattersadvice on pest prevention strategiesdetails of pest and pest activity and potential for pest activityfollow-up pest management advice, monitoring and call-back schedulemandatory notification requirementspest management methodsrisk management plan. |
Signage and barriers must include one or more of the following: | physical barriers and restraints erected to restrict access to work sitesigns that warn of danger or adverse conditions in compliance with legislative requirements or Australian standards. |
Personal protective equipment must include: | appropriate eye, ear and respiratory protectionfirst aid kit appropriate to the task and locationsite-specific PPE and clothing requirementssoap and towelsun protection. |
Emergency response procedures must include one of more of the following: | calling emergency numberscleaning upisolating hazardsnotifying authorities. |