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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Maintain cleanliness of stock handling and storage areas.
   • Clean and maintain stock handling and storage areas to avoid spoilage of flowers, plant materials and ancillary merchandise.
   • Use hazardous substances safely and wear personal protective equipment when cleaning and handling stock.
   • Use energy and water resources efficiently to reduce negative environmental impacts.
2. Take delivery of floristry stock.
   • Check incoming floristry stock against orders and delivery documentation.
   • Identify, record and report discrepancies.
   • Record details for special orders and any licensed floristry stock.
   • Unpack and handle flower and plant materials carefully to avoid personal health issues and spoilage.
   • Inspect items for pests and diseases, damage, quality, use by dates, apply selection criteria and record spoilt materials
3. Store and record floristry stock.
   • Choose and prepare correct environmental conditions for storage of flower and plant materials and perishable merchandise.
   • Store stock promptly in appropriate location.
   • Use safe manual handling techniques when moving and storing stock to avoid personal injury.
   • Use appropriate technology and procedures to maintain accurate records of stock.
4. Maintain, rotate and dispose of stock.
   • Check and adjust environmental conditions of storage areas regularly to maintain floristry stock at optimum quality.
   • Rotate stored flower and plant materials and ancillary merchandise for maximum use according to vase life and expiration dates.
   • Dispose of excess and spoilt stock, hazardous and other waste safely to minimise negative environmental impacts.
   • Update stock control systems.
5. Maintain cleanliness of stock handling and storage areas.
   • Clean and maintain stock handling and storage areas to avoid spoilage of flowers, plant materials and ancillary merchandise.
   • Use hazardous substances safely and wear personal protective equipment when cleaning and handling stock.
   • Use energy and water resources efficiently to reduce negative environmental impacts.
6. Take delivery of floristry stock.
   • Check incoming floristry stock against orders and delivery documentation.
   • Identify, record and report discrepancies.
   • Record details for special orders and any licensed floristry stock.
   • Unpack and handle flower and plant materials carefully to avoid personal health issues and spoilage.
   • Inspect items for pests and diseases, damage, quality, use by dates, apply selection criteria and record spoilt materials
7. Store and record floristry stock.
   • Choose and prepare correct environmental conditions for storage of flower and plant materials and perishable merchandise.
   • Store stock promptly in appropriate location.
   • Use safe manual handling techniques when moving and storing stock to avoid personal injury.
   • Use appropriate technology and procedures to maintain accurate records of stock.
8. Maintain, rotate and dispose of stock.
   • Check and adjust environmental conditions of storage areas regularly to maintain floristry stock at optimum quality.
   • Rotate stored flower and plant materials and ancillary merchandise for maximum use according to vase life and expiration dates.
   • Dispose of excess and spoilt stock, hazardous and other waste safely to minimise negative environmental impacts.
   • Update stock control systems.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

receive, store and rotate these types of perishable and non-perishable floristry stock over 3 supply periods:

fresh and dry flower and plant materials:

non-Australian species whether they are grown in Australia or overseas

Australian species

gift cards

gifts

novelties

perishable food

potted plants

wrapping and packaging materials:

bows

boxes

cellophane

paper

polypropylene

raffia

ribbons

choose and prepare environmental conditions to:

store flowers, plant materials and perishable food items:

in cool rooms or refrigerators

at room temperature

protect flower and plant materials from exposure to:

accidental damage through pedestrian traffic

environmental heat and light

heating or air conditioning

winds and drafts.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

principles of stock control for perishable products:

rotation and replenishment

product life cycle and maximising the use of all stock

checking for slow moving items

segregation of food from non-food items that have potential to cross-contaminate

functions and features of stock control systems:

computerised systems

electronic equipment

documentation

floristry industry and organisational procedures for:

selection of quality incoming stock, including criteria

stock security

recording incoming stock

recording and reporting on discrepancies and quality deficiencies

recording stock levels

key features of a wide variety of fresh, dry and preserved flower and plant materials:

visual characteristics to identify, handle and store appropriately

handling techniques to avoid spoilage

general care requirements

optimum environmental storage conditions, including temperature, light and humidity controls

features of spoilt flower and plant materials

characteristics of common flower and plant pests and diseases:

visual symptoms

segregation methods to avoid cross contamination

disposal methods

optimum environmental storage conditions, including temperature, light and humidity controls, for perishable food commonly sold by the floristry industry

types and correct use of personal protection equipment for stock control activities

safe manual handling techniques for moving and storing floristry stock; those for bending, lifting and carrying heavy items

health issues and safe handling techniques for:

toxic flower and plant materials

flower and plant materials treated with toxic fungicides and pesticides

cleaning and disinfection products

cleaning techniques and uses of cleaning and disinfection products for floristry stock handling and storage areas

cleaning and disinfection products:

role, use and basic content of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) or plain English workplace documents or diagrams that interpret SDS content

safe practices for storing

environmentally sound disposal methods for hazardous waste

environmental impacts of cleaning stock handling and storage areas and practices for reducing water and energy use

environmentally sound disposal methods for floristry waste:

recyclable materials

spoiled and diseased flower and plant materials

flower and plant materials that have a propensity to propagate weeds

basic aspects of local state or territory environmental protection laws:

requirements for growers and harvesters to provide licence details to the floristry business

record keeping requirements for licensed products.

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