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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for unpackaging
   • Identify unpackaging requirements from work requests and instructions.
   • Identify, acquire and prepare technical references, tools, equipment, consumables and packaging components.
   • Identify, calculate, analyse and apply net explosive quantities and compatibility.
   • Monitor and maintain environmental conditions.
2. Unpackage explosives
   • Prepare explosives or explosive components for unpackaging.
   • Unpackage explosives or explosive components in accordance with technical instructions, technical drawings and organisational procedures.
   • Interpret emergency procedures and apply contingency plans.
   • Store or dispose packaging material.
   • Carry out and record relevant calculations.
3. Finalise unpackaging procedures
   • Inspect equipment/tools for serviceability.
   • Maintain documentation and records.
4. Unpackage explosives
   • Prepare explosives or explosive components for unpackaging.
   • Unpackage explosives or explosive components in accordance with technical instructions, technical drawings and organisational procedures.
   • Interpret emergency procedures and apply contingency plans.
   • Store or dispose packaging material.
   • Carry out and record relevant calculations.
5. Prepare for unpackaging
   • Identify unpackaging requirements from work requests and instructions
6. Identify, acquire and prepare technical references, tools, equipment, consumables and packaging components
7. Identify, calculate, analyse and apply net explosive quantities and compatibility
8. Monitor and maintain environmental conditions
   • Prepare explosives or explosive components for unpackaging
9. Unpackage explosives or explosive components in accordance with technical instructions, technical drawings and organisational procedures
10. Interpret emergency procedures and apply contingency plans
11. Store or dispose packaging material
12. Carry out and record relevant calculations
13. Finalise unpackaging procedures
    • Inspect equipment/tools for serviceability
14. Maintain documentation and records

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and includes:

applying antistatic procedures applying compatibility/environmental constraints applying operational safety calculating and maintaining net explosive quantity identifying colour coding, markings and labels identifying explosives and packaging materials interpreting and applying technical instructions and drawings related to packaging of explosives using unpackaging tools and equipment venting containers

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and includes:

operational knowledge of: antistatic procedures appropriate explosive packaging colour coding, markings compatibility constraints effects of environmental conditions explosives to be unpackaged net explosive quantity calculations operational safety operations and limitations of unpackaging tools and equipment venting procedures work condition class

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