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Elements and Performance Criteria
Required Skills
Evidence Required
Range Statement
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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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Policies and procedures | Work is carried out in accordance with workplace procedures, licensing requirements and legislative requirements |
Workplace information | Workplace information may include:Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)specificationsproduction schedules instructionswork notesMaterial Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)manufacturer instructions verbal direction from laboratory manager, supervisor or senior operator |
Equipment | Equipment may vary and should include that listed in test procedure or directions for conducting analyses. Typical equipment may include:balances, pipettes, burettes and volumetric glasswareoptical microscopesmelting point apparatus, viscometers and hardness testing equipmentconductivity meters and pH metersnoise meters and blasting metersdisintegration apparatus, thermometers, incubators and water bathscolorimeters/spectrometers and polarimeterscompaction rammers and soil classification equipmentinstrument chart recorders, penetrometers, force measuring equipment and tensiometersmixing and separating equipment, such as centrifuges, rifflers and splitters, and mixershydrometers (e.g. baumé, specific gravity and alcoholometers)turbidity metersrefractometerscalipers |
Equipment status | Confirming equipment status involves:checking that hygiene and sanitation standards, safety standards and pre-start requirements are met, and that equipment is operationalchecking the operation of measuring instrumentation |