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Elements and Performance Criteria

Identify workplace radiation hazards
Monitor radiation abatement plans or controls
Maintain workplace radiation records/ documentation
- Workplace radiation records are maintained in accordance with relevant organisational policy, procedures, guidelines, and relevant legislation
- Equipment/instrument deployment and maintenance records/documentation are maintained in accordance with relevant manufacturer manuals/guidelines and/or organisational policy and procedures

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required Skills

access read interpret and apply information on radiation

identify radiation sources

undertake risk assessment and control

Required Knowledge

meaning of OHampS symbols signs and labels in the workplace

OHampS requirements relevant to radiation in the workplace

OHampS requirements for the workplace including ways in which OHampS is managed and designated personnel responsible for OHampS

organisational policy and standards relevant to radiation

relevant Australian and international standards

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to observe and respond to changing circumstances and unusual situations in the workplace to make a subjective and qualitative assessment during a walkthroughsurvey and to identify changes in workplace configurations

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated identifying a range of radiation sources in the workplace or in a simulated workplace

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment

Specific resources for assessment

Access to relevant research material manufacturers equipment specifications and existing related standards policy and instructions

Guidance information for assessment

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA Public Safety Training Package

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

Range Statement


The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.
Radiation may include	Ionising radiation Noise Radio frequency radiation
Hazard controls may include	Barriers and/or guards Limitations and/or controls on how and when equipment may be operated Locally available information on radiation safety awareness Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Relevant organisational policy and procedures may include	Australian or international standards Equipment manufacturers' specifications Exposure standards Job safety analysis Legislation, including state/territory/commonwealth OH&S acts, regulations, codes of practice and guidance material relating to radiation hazards present in the workplace and industry Organisational policies and procedures Previous testing reports Risk assessments Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) Task analysis
Organisational records may include	Inventories Electronic records Journals Registers
Occupational health and safety requirements may include	Award provisions State/territory/commonwealth and local government legislation and by-laws
Stakeholders may include	External agencies Government/agency regulators/inspectors Immediate supervisors Internal agencies OH&S representatives Other interested parties, including members of the public Relevant personnel in the chain of command Unit managers
Workplace walk throughs and observations may be	Ad hoc Formal Informal Scheduled Unscheduled
Protocols, plans and local controls may include	Those formally or informally established in the workplace to mitigate against radiation hazards