This unit applies to working under routine supervision with intermittent checking. The work undertaken is usually within established routines, methods and procedures.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Prepare for agricultural crop harvesting operations

1.1. Instructions about crop harvesting activities are interpreted and clarified with the supervisor.

1.2. Machinery, equipment and tools are selected and prepared for the task being undertaken.

1.3. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazards are identified, risks assessed and reported to the supervisor.

1.4. Suitable personal protective equipment is selected, used and maintained.

2. Prepare harvesting machinery and vehicles for crop harvesting operations

2.1. Harvesting machinery and vehicles are fuelled and routine checks are made for oil levels, tyre pressures, and water levels and greasing points.

2.2. Instructions are received concerning location of the day's harvesting program, special operating instructions or work procedures.

3. Complete harvesting operation

3.1. Harvesting machinery and vehicles are cleaned according to enterprise procedures and the manufacturer's specifications.

3.2. All containers, leftover fluids, waste and harvest debris is disposed of safely and appropriately.

3.3. All required workplace records are completed accurately and promptly in accordance with enterprise requirements.

Required skills

identify hazards and follow safety directions

participate in teams and contribute to team objectives

read and interpret a range of workplace information

calibrate equipment

measure quantities of treatment

operate machinery to manufacturer's specifications and enterprise procedures

use literacy skills to follow sequenced written instructions and record information accurately and legibly

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification and seeking advice from supervisor

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

harvesting machinery and equipment basic maintenance

harvesting machinery and equipment servicing

hazard identification and safe work practices in harvesting

types of crops and their characteristics

crop hygiene requirements

OHS requirements

environmental impacts and procedures for crop harvesting.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

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

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

prepare harvesting machinery and equipment to harvest crops

operate vehicles and machinery safely and as directed to support the harvesting team

carry out routine checks and refuelling of harvesting vehicles and machinery

dispose of waste liquids and harvest debris according to environmental procedures

record information as requested.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Agricultural crops may include:

canola

wheat

hay

barley

oats

rice

triticale

maize

millet

chickpeas

cotton

faba beans

lucerne

lupins

pigeon peas

sorghum

soybean

sugar

sunflower

other crops grown as part of a broadacre mixed farming enterprise not specifically named as horticultural crops.

Unit sector

Broadacre cropping

This unit contains employability skills.