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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for gauging of explosives
   • Identify requirement for explosives gauging from work requests/instructions and confirm.
   • Identify, acquire and prepare technical references, tools and equipment required for the gauging.
   • Acquire, prepare, move and position explosives to be gauged.
   • Identify, calculate, assess and apply net explosive quantities and compatibility throughout the operation.
   • Monitor and maintain environmental conditions.
2. Gauge explosives
   • Gauge explosives.
   • Interpret emergency procedures and apply contingency plans.
3. Finalise the gauging operation
   • Maintain equipment/tools.
   • Maintain documentation and records.
4. Gauge explosives
   • Gauge explosives.
   • Interpret emergency procedures and apply contingency plans.
5. Prepare for gauging of explosives
   • Identify requirement for explosives gauging from work requests/instructions and confirm
6. Identify, acquire and prepare technical references, tools and equipment required for the gauging
7. Acquire, prepare, move and position explosives to be gauged
8. Identify, calculate, assess and apply net explosive quantities and compatibility throughout the operation
9. Monitor and maintain environmental conditions
10. Interpret emergency procedures and apply contingency plans
11. Finalise the gauging operation
    • Maintain equipment/tools
12. 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 environmental constraints applying manual handling and team lifting techniques conducting housekeeping ensuring compliance upon completion of gauging task handling dangerous good and hazardous substances safely using PPE using tools and equipment working safely within an explosive ordnance environment

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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: characteristics and limitations of explosive ordnance to be gauged effects of environmental conditions explosive licence limits functioning process of explosive ordnance legislative and regulatory requirements operations, characteristics and limitations of tools and equipment required for the gauging of explosive ordnance organisational documentation requirements organisational safety policies and structures organisational safety requirements

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