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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Maintain and control stocks of materials or equipment
   • Label, document and store stocks in accordance with relevant standards and specific safety requirements
   • Follow stock rotation procedures to maximise use of stocks within permitted shelf life
   • Identify stock discrepancies and replace redundant or outdated stocks to maintain stocks at prescribed level
   • Identify and replace damaged/worn equipment or arrange for repairs or disposal as appropriate
   • Initiate quality control sampling and testing procedures when appropriate
   • Report stock problems outside own knowledge and authority limitations to relevant personnel
2. Order and receive materials and equipment
   • Determine requirements of customers and suppliers using appropriate communication and interpersonal skills
   • Determine demand for stock, taking into account peak and seasonal variations in stock usage and production conditions
   • Place and/or follow up approved orders using workplace systems and procedures
   • Check condition of received goods and take appropriate action
3. Maintain stock records
   • Record all relevant details accurately using the specified forms/computer system
   • Ensure that written information is legible and indelible
   • File all records in the designated place
4. Maintain a safe work environment
   • Use established safe work practices and personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure personal safety and that of other laboratory personnel
   • Minimise the generation of wastes and environmental impacts
   • Ensure the safe collection of redundant/outdated stocks for subsequent disposal

Range Statement

This field allows for different 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.
Standards, codes, procedures and/or workplace requirements	Standards, codes, procedures and/or workplace requirements include the latest version of one or more of: Australian and international standards covering the requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories; laboratory design and construction; laboratory safety; quality and environmental management; and labelling, storage, handling and transport of hazardous substances national work health and safety (WHS) standards and codes of practice, national measurement regulations and guidelines, and national environmental protection measures specific legislation, regulations, codes, guidelines, procedures and methods, such as Australian code of good manufacturing practice for medicinal products (GMP), principles of good laboratory practice (GLP), dangerous goods, animal welfare, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) Export Control Orders and Import Guidelines, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), gene technology, and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) workplace documents, such as standard operating procedures (SOPs); quality and equipment manuals; calibration and maintenance schedules; material safety data sheets (MSDS) and safety procedures; material, production and product specifications; production and laboratory schedules; workplace recording and reporting procedures; and waste minimisation and safe disposal procedures customer database and supplier catalogues, customer-specific requirements/standards, internal/external stock orders and overdue actions
Workplace procedures	Workplace procedures include, but are not limited to, one or more of: ordering, purchase and receipt of stocks verification of temperature control for delivered and stored stocks (e.g. reagents containing enzymes) organisation of compatible batch or lot numbers storage of stocks, stock control and rotation of stock quality control testing, monitoring of use by dates of standards and shelf life of reagents (e.g. DNA, enzymes, antibodies, radioisotopes and vitamins) reporting non-conformances
Records	Records include, but are not limited to, one or more of: current inventories, stock usage, orders and progress of orders equipment servicing and repairs quality control sampling, testing and stock rotation
Hazards	Hazards include, but are not limited to, one or more of: electric shock chemicals, such as acids and hydrocarbons microbiological organisms associated with blood and blood products radioisotopes sharps, such as broken glassware disturbance or interruption of services manual handling of heavy boxes fluids under pressure and industrial gas bottles
Safety procedures	Safety procedures include: use of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as hearing protection, gloves, safety glasses, coveralls and safety boots ensuring access to service shut-off points handling and storing hazardous materials and equipment in accordance with labels, MSDS, manufacturer's instructions, and workplace procedures and regulations regular cleaning of equipment and work areas
WHS and environmental management requirements	WHS and environmental management requirements include: · complying with WHS and environmental management requirements at all times, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation. These requirements must not be compromised at any time · applying standard precautions relating to the potentially hazardous nature of samples accessing and applying current industry understanding of infection control issued by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and State and Territory Departments of Health, where relevant

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Performance Evidence

Evidence of competence in this unit must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include demonstration of:

accessing online databases and/or catalogues efficiently

following workplace procedures for predicting and/or determining demand for stock; and researching, ordering and receiving stock, materials and equipment

maintaining stocks of materials and equipment at prescribed levels for the work area, through regular inspections, timely ordering of replacement items and follow-up of late orders

performing quality control sampling and testing and rotating stock in accordance with workplace procedures

managing peak and seasonal variations in stock usage and production conditions

interpreting labelling information (lot number, batch and date) and material safety data sheets (MSDS) correctly

applying procedures for safe (manual) handling, storage and transport of stocks

completing and recording all stock records and documentation accurately

demonstrating effective communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with customers and suppliers.

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Knowledge Evidence

Must provide evidence that demonstrates knowledge of:

terminology associated with ordering and storage of stocks

laboratory stock, product and service information relevant to job role

types of hazardous chemical reactions and the rationale for recommended storage systems

workplace procedures and quality system requirements for stock control

codes of practice and regulations concerning the labelling, handling, storage and transport of stock relevant to job role

relevant hazards, work health and safety (WHS) and environment requirements.

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