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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Organise implementation of pest management plan.
  2. Apply pest management methods.
  3. Monitor pest management plan.
  4. Review and revise pest management plan.

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.

Requirements identified in pest management plan must include:

advice on health, safety, environmental and other legislative matters

advice on pest prevention strategies

pesticide application methods

details of pest and pest activity

follow-up pest management advice, monitoring and call-back schedule

mandatory notification requirements

pest management method options

types and quantities of pesticides to be used

required reports.

Compliance requirements must include:

commonwealth, state and territory legislation and local government regulations relating to implementing pest management plans, including:

consumer protection

dangerous goods

pesticide registers and manifests

pesticide use

privacy

environmental requirements relating to implementing pest management plans in complex or high risk operations, including:

clean up, containment or isolation of hazards

emergency pesticide and other chemicals spill control measures

hazardous materials handling

regulations, by-laws and guidelines of environmental protection agencies and government departments

industry advisory standards and codes of practice relating to pest management plan

public health and safety compliance requirements relating to implementing pest management plans in complex or high risk operations, including:

AS/NZS standards

licence endorsements and conditions or limitations

occupant notifications

record of site conditions

regulatory requirements

warning signs

work health and safety requirements to be considered when preparing work orders relating to implementing pest management plans in complex or high risk operations, including:

procedures for hazard identification, risk assessment and hazard control, including hierarchy of hazard control

requirements of national registration authority and state government authorities

site inductions and client safety requirements

use of safe work methods, including use of pesticides according to manufacturer labels.

Documentation must include:

pest activity reports

pest management system problem or action reports

record keeping mandated by licensing or regulatory requirements

service logbooks

site visit reports.

Hazards to be checked formust include:

animal bites and stings

confined or restricted spaces

electrical

environmental contamination

fire

lighting

manual handling

moving vehicles and machinery

noise

pesticides and other chemicals

remote locations

respiratory

slips and trips

temperature

ultraviolet (UV) radiation

working at heights.

Work site must include one or more of the following:

aged care facility

childcare facility

construction project

education facility

food manufacturing premises

general manufacturing premises

health care facility

hospital

motel

recreational club

residential hotel.

Pest management methods must include two or more of the following:

biological controls

chemical controls

cultural controls.

physical controls.

Appropriate persons must include one or more of the following:

clients

colleagues

managers

persons in control of work site

supervisors.