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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Establish mobile field shower system
  2. Monitor the mobile field shower system
  3. Maintain mobile field shower system

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required Skills

apply correct types of chemicals and dosages

apply formulate solution

cleaning

compile documentation

conduct backwash cycle

correct use of personal protective equipment

identify common problems for fault finding purposes arising from

main assembly listed

diesel motor and alternator

diesel supply pump

literacy skills for completing reports and log books

manual handling and lifting

prepare for movement

repair faults

Required Knowledge

application of correct types of chemicals and dosages

cleaning cycle requirements

fault finding and diagnostic testing requirements

movement and transportation requirements

operational safety

personal protective equipment

prestartstartupshutdown procedures

prestart/startup/shutdown procedures

requirements for maintenance of the field mobile shower system

return to service requirements

short term and long term storage requirements

set updismantle unit procedures

site inspection requirements

solution and chemical dosages and formulas

water usage requirements

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to establish and maintain a shower unit without a breach of safety damage to the equipment injury to personnel or pollution to the environment

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time in a real or simulated field environment to allow the individual to be assessed in a number of realistic scenarios to ensure consistency of performance

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment

Specific resources for assessment

Access to mobile field shower system personal protective equipment face mask goggles hearing protection impervious clothing andor apron gloves and boots digging equipment shovels and picks tool kit socket set hammer shifter and phchlorine sensor remover chemicals mixing container measuring container and a forkliftcrane


Range Statement

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Field environment may include:

disaster relief

operational environment

providing humanitarian aid

primitive conditions where no alternative service is available

Assemble sequence must include:

inspection of all equipment

prestart and startup/shut down procedures

set up and dismantling of the unit

site inspection

water connection and usage

Standard procedures may include:

Australian Standards

Defence Instructions

doctrinal pamphlets

job guides, other publications

manufacturers’ handbooks, industry specifications and technical instructions

WHS regulations

organisational policies and procedures

procedure manuals

relevant local government bylaws

relevant state or federal legislation

routine orders

standing operating procedures

standing orders

written and verbal orders

Transportation may include:

air

rail

road

sea

Storage may include:

long term

return to service

short term

Cleaning cycles may include:

application of correct types of chemicals and dosages

testing and inspecting equipment

Personal protective equipment may include:

boots

face mask or goggles

gloves

hearing protection

impervious clothing or apron

Chemicals may include:

citric acid

hydrogen peroxide

memclean

PH/chlorine sensor remover

sodium hypochlorite

sodium metabisulphite

Filters may include:

carbon filters

membranes

polishing filters