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Evidence Guide: AHCCHM402 - Plan and implement a chemical use program

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AHCCHM402 - Plan and implement a chemical use program

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Identify requirements for chemical use

  1. Assess the need for chemical use as an option within an Integrated Pest Management or animal health strategy or both
  2. Identify and interpret Codes of Practice, legislation and regulations and industry requirements relating to chemical use
  3. Confirm that personnel are adequately trained in chemical use
Assess the need for chemical use as an option within an Integrated Pest Management or animal health strategy or both

Completed
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Identify and interpret Codes of Practice, legislation and regulations and industry requirements relating to chemical use

Completed
Date:

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Confirm that personnel are adequately trained in chemical use

Completed
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Assess risks and develop control procedures

  1. Identify hazards, assess risks and develop control measures and emergency action plans for transport, handling, storage, application, decontamination and disposal of chemicals
  2. Assess meteorological conditions and forecasts prior to application to determine the need to control the risk of spray drift and other off-target movement
  3. Assess the risk to sensitive areas and environmentally sensitive organisms according to label restraints and protection statements
  4. Assess the risk to human and animal health according to label safety directions, Safety Data Sheet SDS by hazard statements and exposure controls
  5. Document preferred control procedures as management component of application or spray plan
Identify hazards, assess risks and develop control measures and emergency action plans for transport, handling, storage, application, decontamination and disposal of chemicals

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess meteorological conditions and forecasts prior to application to determine the need to control the risk of spray drift and other off-target movement

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess the risk to sensitive areas and environmentally sensitive organisms according to label restraints and protection statements

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess the risk to human and animal health according to label safety directions, Safety Data Sheet SDS by hazard statements and exposure controls

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document preferred control procedures as management component of application or spray plan

Completed
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Develop an operational and maintenance program for chemical use

  1. Determine correct chemicals to be used after accessing the Integrated Pest Management Strategy or Animal Health Strategy
  2. Define and calculate mixing rates for chemicals, including mixing order if more than one chemical is to be mixed in the tank, adjuvants and water quality
  3. Specify pre-operational checks that must be carried out and calibration requirements
  4. Develop and implement a maintenance strategy for application equipment and personal protective equipment
  5. Document all procedures as operational and maintenance component of application or spray plan
Determine correct chemicals to be used after accessing the Integrated Pest Management Strategy or Animal Health Strategy

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Define and calculate mixing rates for chemicals, including mixing order if more than one chemical is to be mixed in the tank, adjuvants and water quality

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specify pre-operational checks that must be carried out and calibration requirements

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop and implement a maintenance strategy for application equipment and personal protective equipment

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document all procedures as operational and maintenance component of application or spray plan

Completed
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Implement and monitor application or spray plan

  1. Provide appropriate personal protective equipment for employees using chemicals
  2. Monitor the implementation of safe practice in the workplace including preparation and application of chemicals
  3. Monitor implementation of procedures for transport, handling, storage, decontamination and disposal
  4. Monitor implementation of maintenance procedures
  5. Monitor implementation of procedures to mitigate residues in produce and the environment
Provide appropriate personal protective equipment for employees using chemicals

Completed
Date:

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Monitor the implementation of safe practice in the workplace including preparation and application of chemicals

Completed
Date:

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Monitor implementation of procedures for transport, handling, storage, decontamination and disposal

Completed
Date:

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Monitor implementation of maintenance procedures

Completed
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Monitor implementation of procedures to mitigate residues in produce and the environment

Completed
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Finalise work activities in accordance with application or spray plan

  1. Check that excess chemicals are disposed of appropriately
  2. Check all required records including incident reports are completed
Check that excess chemicals are disposed of appropriately

Completed
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Check all required records including incident reports are completed

Completed
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Evaluate application or spray plan and records for continuous improvement

  1. Develop procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of the application or spray plan including risk control measures to achieve continuous improvement
  2. Develop a continuous improvement strategy to minimise risk Identify shortfalls during evaluation and subsequently rectify
Develop procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of the application or spray plan including risk control measures to achieve continuous improvement

Completed
Date:

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Develop a continuous improvement strategy to minimise risk Identify shortfalls during evaluation and subsequently rectify

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify requirements for chemical use

1.1 Assess the need for chemical use as an option within an Integrated Pest Management or animal health strategy or both

1.2 Identify and interpret Codes of Practice, legislation and regulations and industry requirements relating to chemical use

1.3 Confirm that personnel are adequately trained in chemical use

2. Assess risks and develop control procedures

2.1 Identify hazards, assess risks and develop control measures and emergency action plans for transport, handling, storage, application, decontamination and disposal of chemicals

2.2 Assess meteorological conditions and forecasts prior to application to determine the need to control the risk of spray drift and other off-target movement

2.3 Assess the risk to sensitive areas and environmentally sensitive organisms according to label restraints and protection statements

2.4 Assess the risk to human and animal health according to label safety directions, Safety Data Sheet SDS by hazard statements and exposure controls

2.5 Document preferred control procedures as management component of application or spray plan

3. Develop an operational and maintenance program for chemical use

3.1 Determine correct chemicals to be used after accessing the Integrated Pest Management Strategy or Animal Health Strategy

3.2 Define and calculate mixing rates for chemicals, including mixing order if more than one chemical is to be mixed in the tank, adjuvants and water quality

3.3 Specify pre-operational checks that must be carried out and calibration requirements

3.4 Develop and implement a maintenance strategy for application equipment and personal protective equipment

3.5 Document all procedures as operational and maintenance component of application or spray plan

4. Implement and monitor application or spray plan

4.1 Provide appropriate personal protective equipment for employees using chemicals

4.2 Monitor the implementation of safe practice in the workplace including preparation and application of chemicals

4.3 Monitor implementation of procedures for transport, handling, storage, decontamination and disposal

4.4 Monitor implementation of maintenance procedures

4.5 Monitor implementation of procedures to mitigate residues in produce and the environment

5. Finalise work activities in accordance with application or spray plan

5.1 Check that excess chemicals are disposed of appropriately

5.2 Check all required records including incident reports are completed

6. Evaluate application or spray plan and records for continuous improvement

6.1 Develop procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of the application or spray plan including risk control measures to achieve continuous improvement

6.2 Develop a continuous improvement strategy to minimise risk Identify shortfalls during evaluation and subsequently rectify

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify requirements for chemical use

1.1 Assess the need for chemical use as an option within an Integrated Pest Management or animal health strategy or both

1.2 Identify and interpret Codes of Practice, legislation and regulations and industry requirements relating to chemical use

1.3 Confirm that personnel are adequately trained in chemical use

2. Assess risks and develop control procedures

2.1 Identify hazards, assess risks and develop control measures and emergency action plans for transport, handling, storage, application, decontamination and disposal of chemicals

2.2 Assess meteorological conditions and forecasts prior to application to determine the need to control the risk of spray drift and other off-target movement

2.3 Assess the risk to sensitive areas and environmentally sensitive organisms according to label restraints and protection statements

2.4 Assess the risk to human and animal health according to label safety directions, Safety Data Sheet SDS by hazard statements and exposure controls

2.5 Document preferred control procedures as management component of application or spray plan

3. Develop an operational and maintenance program for chemical use

3.1 Determine correct chemicals to be used after accessing the Integrated Pest Management Strategy or Animal Health Strategy

3.2 Define and calculate mixing rates for chemicals, including mixing order if more than one chemical is to be mixed in the tank, adjuvants and water quality

3.3 Specify pre-operational checks that must be carried out and calibration requirements

3.4 Develop and implement a maintenance strategy for application equipment and personal protective equipment

3.5 Document all procedures as operational and maintenance component of application or spray plan

4. Implement and monitor application or spray plan

4.1 Provide appropriate personal protective equipment for employees using chemicals

4.2 Monitor the implementation of safe practice in the workplace including preparation and application of chemicals

4.3 Monitor implementation of procedures for transport, handling, storage, decontamination and disposal

4.4 Monitor implementation of maintenance procedures

4.5 Monitor implementation of procedures to mitigate residues in produce and the environment

5. Finalise work activities in accordance with application or spray plan

5.1 Check that excess chemicals are disposed of appropriately

5.2 Check all required records including incident reports are completed

6. Evaluate application or spray plan and records for continuous improvement

6.1 Develop procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of the application or spray plan including risk control measures to achieve continuous improvement

6.2 Develop a continuous improvement strategy to minimise risk Identify shortfalls during evaluation and subsequently rectify

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

evaluate implementation of procedures

identify hazards, assessment of risks and implementation and monitoring of control measures

develop a continuous improvement strategy to minimise risk

communicate critical chemical information to staff and ensuring understanding

direct staff to perform tasks

keep records

implement enterprise work health and safety policies and procedures

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

where to source legislation, Codes of Practice and industry requirements relating to chemical use

hazard identification and risk assessment strategies

risk factors including human and animal health, product integrity, weather prior, during and after application, spillage and environmental

principles of transport, handling and storing chemicals

requirements for the disposal of excess chemicals, clearing spillages and equipment clean up

chemical application equipment capabilities and limitations

life cycle of a variety of pests and the target stages

implications of pest resistance to chemicals

maximum residue limits

how to calibrate equipment

first aid and emergency procedures that may be required

signs of pest damage and signs of beneficial organisms

Range Statement