Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for water quality sampling and testing
- Receive instructions for taking samples and conducting basic water quality tests.
- Confirm and record samples and tests to comply with requirements.
- Select, check and prepare equipment and resources.
- Select and apply relevant sample preservation methods.
- Select, fit and use personal protective equipment.
- Conduct water quality sampling and testing
- Adopt hygienic work practices.
- Collect samples ensuring that types, locations and times comply with requirements.
- Prepare samples for off-site laboratory testing according to requirements.
- Maintain integrity of samples during sampling andon-site testing.
- Conduct basic on-site water quality tests.
- Assess and report abnormal characteristics and apply incident management principles.
- Record samples and results of on-site analysis.
- Limit hazards and contamination to self, work area and environment.
- Finalise work
- Prepare for water quality sampling and testing
- Receive instructions for taking samples and conducting basic water quality tests.
- Confirm and record samples and tests to comply with requirements.
- Select, check and prepare equipment and resources.
- Select and apply relevant sample preservation methods.
- Select, fit and use personal protective equipment.
- Conduct water quality sampling and testing
- Adopt hygienic work practices.
- Collect samples ensuring that types, locations and times comply with requirements.
- Prepare samples for off-site laboratory testing according to requirements.
- Maintain integrity of samples during sampling andon-site testing.
- Conduct basic on-site water quality tests.
- Assess and report abnormal characteristics and apply incident management principles.
- Record samples and results of on-site analysis.
- Limit hazards and contamination to self, work area and environment.
- Finalise work