Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSS025016 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform sampling and testing of stationary emissions
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MSS025016 - Perform sampling and testing of stationary emissions |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency covers the ability to collect and test gaseous and particulate components in air pollution emissions from stationary sources. Personnel work in pairs with a senior stack tester or air pollution engineer and use specified sampling points and sampling/test methods. They continually monitor hazards and risks in the work area, apply specified safe working procedures and use prescribed safety equipment. This unit of competency is applicable to environmental technicians in a range of industry sectors, such as environmental services (e.g. sampling and monitoring of air, odour, and air quality consultancy); environmental compliance, auditing and inspection; management of pollution in chemical, food and by-product, mineral process manufacturing and energy production.While no specific licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication, environmental monitoring and management activities are governed by relevant legislation, regulations and/or external accreditation requirements. Local requirements should be checked. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Judgement of competence must be based on holistic assessment of the evidence. Assessment methods must confirm consistency of performance over time, rather than a single assessment event. This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace, or a simulated workplace environment. A simulated workplace environment must reflect realistic operational workplace conditions that cover all aspects of workplace performance, including the environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills. Foundation skills are integral to competent performance of the unit and should not be assessed separately. Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate. Knowledge evidence may be collected concurrently with performance evidence or through an independent process such as workbooks, written assessments or interviews (provided a record is kept in each case). Holistic assessment methods include: inspection of stack samples collected by the candidate review of stack measurements, test results, calculations and observations produced by the candidate review of sampling/testing records and reports completed by the candidate feedback from supervisor about the candidate’s ability to apply workplace procedures and stack sampling/test methods consistently, work safely and produce results within the agreed timeframe oral and/or written questions to assess the candidate’s understanding of the principles of stack sampling/testing, safe operation of stack sampling equipment, set-up and use of test instruments/analysers and processing of data. Access is required to all instruments, equipment, materials, workplace documentation, procedures, and specifications associated with this unit including, but not limited to: vehicles, stack sampling/test equipment, analysers, reagents, gases, safety equipment, camera and consumables work program, workplace procedures, codes of practice, site maps, site sampling/testing plans and methods, safety procedures, standards and equipment manuals, logbooks, and data loggers and computers. Assessors must satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment as set by the VET regulator. The assessor must demonstrate both technical competency and currency. Technical competence can be demonstrated through: relevant VET or other qualification/Statement of Attainment AND/OR relevant workplace experience Currency can be demonstrated through: performing the competency being assessed as part of current employment OR having consulted with an organisation providing environmental monitoring, management or technology related services about performing the competency being assessed within the last twelve months. |
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Competency Field | Sampling and testing |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Confirm stack sampling/testing requirements with supervisor |
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Element: Assist with site liaison |
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Element: Prepare for stack sampling/testing |
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Element: Assist with site inspection and preliminary tests |
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Element: Conduct sampling and in-situ tests |
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Element: Finalise stack sampling/testing |
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Element: Process and interpret data |
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Element: Maintain a safe work environment |
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