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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for repair operations
   • Identify job, appropriate procedure, hazards and safety requirements, and apparatus required
   • Establish correct cleaning procedure for contaminated glassware before commencing repair operations
   • Use safety equipment, safety procedures and personal protective equipment (PPE) specified for the job and materials to be used
   • Record job description, compare with blueprint, drawing, sketch, design or similar specification and report perceived difficulties
   • Prepare equipment for repair in accordance with job requirements
   • Identify, select and prepare glass stocks and components for job
2. Repair apparatus
   • Check and adjust equipment and tools for job requirements
   • Check and adjust equipment and tools for the job
   • Start up equipment using workplace procedures
   • Follow supplied designs and workplace procedures to perform the repairs required
   • Follow equipment shutdown procedures
3. Operate annealing equipment
   • Prepare annealing equipment for the job
   • Start up, operate and shut down annealing equipment using workplace procedures
   • Monitor, adjust and record annealing operation
   • Rectify routine problems
4. Maintain a safe work environment
   • Follow established safe work practices to ensure own safety and that of others
   • Minimise the generation of wastes
   • Ensure the safe disposal of wastes
   • Clean, care for and maintain work area, equipment and tools
   • Report hazards and incidents in accordance with workplace procedures
5. Maintain records
   • Record data in accordance with workplace requirements
   • Maintain equipment logs in accordance with workplace requirements
   • Maintain security and confidentiality of workplace information

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 laboratory safety; quality and environmental management; and labelling, storage, handling and transport of hazardous materials national work health and safety (WHS) standards and codes of practice specific codes, guidelines and procedures, such as principles of good laboratory practice (GLP) workplace documents, such as standard operating procedures (SOPs); quality and equipment manuals; maintenance schedules; material safety data sheets (MSDS); safety procedures; material, production and product specifications; production and laboratory schedules; workplace recording and reporting procedures; and waste minimisation and safe disposal procedures
Hazards	Hazards include, but are not limited to, one or more of: glass dust sharps and broken glassware heat sources, such as burners and ovens fluids under pressure (acetylene and oxygen) cuts associated with glass grinders and cutters manual handling of heavy bags and containers
Safety procedures	Safety procedures include, but are not limited to, one or more of: ensuring access to service shut-off points recognising and observing hazard warnings and safety signs correct labelling of samples and hazardous materials extracting dust following established manual handling procedures handling, and storing hazardous materials and equipment in accordance with labels, MSDS, manufacturer instructions, and workplace procedures and regulations regular cleaning and/or decontamination of equipment and work areas using PPE, such as heat resistant gloves, safety glasses, goggles, face guards, coveralls, respirators and safety boots
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:

safely performing basic repairs to at least three (3) different items of glass apparatus using simple glassblowing equipment

assessing the economics of salvage

following a procedure of disassembly/assembly of the apparatus in accordance with specifications

determining types of contaminants present on or in apparatus and applying appropriate contamination and/or cleaning techniques before repair operations are undertaken

reading and following blueprints, drawings, sketches and designs relevant to repair work

selecting appropriate grades of glass and preparing for use

preparing apparatus for repair

optimising and using appropriate glassblowing and annealing equipment

using appropriate treatment processes, with particular attention to risks associated with blowing used and possibly contaminated glass

identifying atypical or out of normal repair problems

reporting problems to either supervisor or outside service technician according to workplace procedures

completing workplace documentation accurately and communicating work results.

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Knowledge Evidence

Must provide evidence that demonstrates knowledge of:

use and function of the broken apparatus to be repaired

pre-repair apparatus preparation procedures

repair materials and reason for their choice

risks associated with blowing used and contaminated glass

contamination and cleaning techniques to be performed before repair operations

glassblowing techniques used for repairs

selection and use of appropriate tools and equipment

basic chemical and physical concepts related to behaviour of glass under heat and stress

critical material properties and appropriate glassworking parameters

annealing procedures

methods of minimising potential quality problems

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

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