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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify repair requirements
  2. Identify or verify service or repair needs to LPG system, including insurance requirements and customer needs
  3. Access and interpret working drawings, plans and job specifications according to model and type of recreational vehicle
  4. Select tools and equipment to meet the job requirements and check them to ensure they are working safely
  5. Identify any safety hazards associated with the job and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

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.

Regulatory framework

The latest version of all legislation, regulations, industry codes of practice and Australian/international standards, or the version specified by the local regulatory authority, must be used, and include one or more of the following:

legislative requirements, including work health and safety (WHS)

industry codes of practice and guidelines

environmental regulations and guidelines

Australian and other standards

licence and certification requirements

Procedures

All operations must be performed in accordance with relevant procedures.

Procedures are written, verbal, visual, computer-based or in some other form, and include one or more of the following:

work instructions

standard operating procedures (SOPs)

safe work method statements (SWMS)

temporary instructions

any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant

Hazards

Hazards include one or more of the following:

heat, dust or other atmospheric hazards

electricity

gas

equipment failures

industrial (machinery, equipment and product)

noise, rotational equipment or vibration

hazardous products and materials

unauthorised personnel

sharp edges, protrusions or obstructions

slippery surfaces, spills or leaks

other hazards that might arise

Routine problems

Routine problems must be resolved by applying known solutions.

Routine problems are predictable and include one or more of the following:

equipment/plant/machine malfunction

variations in process conditions

variations in materials or contamination of materials

equipment, tool, die or mould damage

product faults

tooling problems

Known solutions are drawn from one or more of the following:

procedures

training

remembered experience

Non-routine problems must be reported according to relevant procedures.


Performance Evidence

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

assess and plan LPG system service and/or repair in at least three (3) recreational vehicles

service and/or repair and test an LPG system in at least three (3) recreational vehicles

interpret requirements and plan work

identify hazards and apply relevant hazard controls

recognise situations requiring action and take the appropriate action

communicate effectively with team/work group and supervisors.


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

hazards that may arise in the job/work environment and subsequent use of the LPG system, including gas properties and hazards, and combustion principles

allowable cylinders, regulators, fittings and pressures

determination of system capacity and size for requirements

piping system design for requirements

service/repair procedures and the reasons for those procedures

materials and tools to be used and their correct usage

checks and adjustments to be made

relevant regulatory requirements.