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Elements and Performance Criteria

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.
Hazards to be checked for must include:	animal bites and stings confined or restricted spaces electrical environmental contamination fire lighting manual handling moving vehicles and machinery noise pesticides or other chemicals remote locations respiratory slips and trips temperature ultraviolet (UV) radiation working at heights.

Compliance requirements must include:	Australian standards, quality assurance and certification requirements relating to organising and monitoring pest management operations commonwealth and state or territory legislation and local government regulations relating to organising and monitoring pest management operations, including: consumer protection dangerous goods pesticide registers and manifests pesticide use privacy public health and safety environmental requirements relating to organising and monitoring pest management operations, including: clean up, containment or isolation of hazards company policies and guidelines emergency chemical spill control measures hazardous materials handling industry advisory standards and codes of practice relating to organising and monitoring pest management operations, such as: building codes dangerous goods codes regulations, by-laws and guidelines relating to organising and monitoring pest management operations of environmental protection agencies and government departments work health and safety requirements relating to organising and monitoring pest management 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.

Personal protective equipment must include:	appropriate eye, ear and respiratory protection first aid kit appropriate to the task and location site-specific PPE and clothing requirements soap and towel sun protection.

Schedule must include one or more of the following:	charts and wall-mounted planning boards electronic or paper-based to-do lists work diary.

Allocation of work must include consideration ofavailable staff:	capabilities licences preferences skills.

Training must include one or more of the following:	attendance at formal training sessions demonstrations on-the-job instructions self-paced learning packages structured feedback.