This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to connect and disconnect reefer refrigeration units in Metalliferous Mining.

This unit is appropriate for those working in operational roles.

Licensing, legislative, regulatory and certification requirements that apply to this unit can vary between states, territories, and Industry sectors. Relevant information must be sourced prior to application of the unit.

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies applicable documentation, policies and procedures

implements requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective connection and disconnection of reefer refrigeration units including:

applying, organisation and site requirements and procedures

establishing work plans

assessing operational capability and limitation of equipment used

assessing capability and limitation of work processes selected

demonstrates completion of connecting and disconnecting reefer refrigeration units that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

planning and preparing for connect/disconnect reefer refrigeration unit

completing activity systematically with attention to detail without damage to goods, equipment or personnel

assessing need for tagging of unserviceable or damaged units

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in connecting and disconnecting reefer refrigeration units through:

applying legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures for:

risk assessment and management

statutory compliance

work health and safety

identifying hazards and risks associated with power sources

identifying and reporting improvements opportunities to processes

applying safety precautions relevant to the task

identifying site layout and location of reefer refrigeration units

identifying problems in the operations of reefer refrigeration units

identifying reefer refrigeration units requiring clip on units

identifying problems in the operation of reefer refrigeration units

identifying units using marking and number systems

identifying the requirements of work systems, equipment, management and site operating systems

identifying the relationships of work activities and operating systems

An assessor of this unit must satisfy the requirements of the NVR/AQTF or their successors; and Industry regulations for certification and licensing; and,

this unit must be assessed in the context of this sector’s work environment; and,

this unit must be assessed in compliance with relevant legislation/regulation and using policies, procedures, processes and operational manuals directly related to the industry sector for which it is being assessed; and,

assessment may be conducted in conjunction with the assessment of other Units of Competency; and,

assessment must confirm consistent performance can be applied in a range of relevant workplace circumstances; and,

assessors must demonstrate the performance evidence, and knowledge evidence as outlined in this Unit of Competency, and through the minimum years of current* work experience specified below in an Industry sector relevant to the outcomes of the unit; or,

where the assessor does not meet experience requirements a co-assessment or partnership arrangement must exist between the qualified assessor and an Industry subject matter expert. The Industry subject matter expert should hold the unit being assessed (or an equivalent unit) and/or demonstrate equivalence of skills and knowledge at the unit level. An Industry technical expert must also demonstrate skills and knowledge from the minimum years of current work experience specified below in the Industry sector, including time spent in roles related to the unit being assessed; and,

assessor and Industry subject matter expert requirements differ depending on the Australian Qualifications Framework Level (AQF) of the qualification being assessed and/or Industry Sector as follows:

*Assessors can demonstrate current work experience through employment within Industry in a role relevant to the outcomes of the Unit; or, for external assessors this can be demonstrated through exposure to Industry by conducting frequent site assessments across various locations.

**Where a unit is being delivered outside of a Qualification the first numeric character in the Unit code should be considered to indicate the AQF level

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit. Further information is available in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Companion Volume.

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