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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify and locate materials
   • Identify material requirements correctly from documentation
   • Identify type, quantity and quality of materials
   • Identify material hazards and handling procedures
   • Locate and check materials to procedures
   • Confirm availability of required quantity of materials
   • Note and report material shortages
2. Contribute to controlling hazards
   • Identify other hazards in work area
   • Take action to control material hazards as per documentation
   • Take appropriate action to control other hazards in the workplace
3. Measure quantity of materials
   • Identify measuring requirements and select appropriate measuring equipment
   • Measure and assemble required quantities
   • Check material quantities required
   • Complete required documentation and labelling
   • Deliver materials to correct location
4. Prepare materials as required
   • Check that hoppers, bins and holding tanks are free from contamination
   • Identify classes of compatible and incompatible chemicals
   • Prepare materials to procedures
5. Store assembled materials
   • Identify the storage conditions required for the main classes of chemicals
   • Identify materials that have special storage requirements
   • Store and supply materials
6. Dispose of waste materials
   • Correctly identify waste materials
   • Dispose of materials to procedures and work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements

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
Materials preparation	Materials preparation includes one or more of the following: pre-production measuring, assembling and identification of materials warming to melt waxy or other materials breaking up solid materials into pieces or smaller lumps passing materials through an in-line delumper blending a powder or liquid into a solution prior to use in the process blending powders prior to production dilution of solutions preparation of a solution for dosing into a process
Materials	Materials include one or more of the following: raw materials packaging materials consumables
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: emergency procedures work instructions standard operating procedures (SOPs) safe work method statements (SWMS) formulas/recipes batch sheets temporary instructions any similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant
Equipment	Equipment includes one or more of the following: buckets stirring paddle propeller or drum mixers delumpers hammers or axes measuring equipment, including scales, flow meters and graduated vessels hard hats goggles/glasses/face shields hearing protection (ear muffs and plugs) dusk masks/canister masks/self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)/long range breathers gloves/gauntlets safety boots antistatic equipment overalls/aprons/acid jackets/pants handling aids other safety equipment
Material hazards and handling procedures	Material hazards and handling procedures include one or more of the following: labels safety data sheets (SDS) verbal direction from supervisor or other person other standard sources, such as: enterprise procedures HAZCHEM symbols and codes spill containment and disposal procedures
Hazards	Hazards include one or more of the following: smoke, darkness and heat dust or other atmospheric hazards electricity gas gases and liquids under pressure structural hazards structural collapse equipment failures industrial (machinery, equipment and product) equipment or product mass noise, rotational equipment or vibration plant services (steam, condensate and cooling water) limited head spaces or overhangs working at heights, in restricted or confined spaces, or in environments subjected to heat, noise, dusts or vapours or other atmospheric hazards flammability and explosivity hazardous products and materials unauthorised personnel sharp edges, protrusions or obstructions slippery surfaces, spills or leaks extreme weather other hazards that might arise

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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 include the ability to:

identify job requirements and safe work procedures

identify and operate equipment

identify hazards and apply hazard control procedures

complete required workplace forms

communicate with team and supervisors

measure and prepare materials to meet requirements

identify and dispose of waste materials according to work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

types and application of measuring equipment relevant to job/work environment

classes of compatible and incompatible chemicals and implications in job/work environment

types of materials in plant and their storage requirements

routes of entry of chemicals to the body (basic only)

procedures for safe handling and storage of chemicals and hazardous substances relevant to job/work environment

types and application of personal protective equipment (PPE) relevant to job/work environment

labelling requirements (dangerous goods codes, classification numbers and packaging group numbers)

HAZCHEM symbols and codes relevant to the job/work environment

organisation procedures relevant to job/work environment

hazards that may arise in the job/work environment, and:

their possible causes

potential consequences

appropriate risk controls

environmental requirements related to waste disposal.

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