This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. |
Standards, codes, procedures and/or workplace requirements | Standards, codes, procedures and/or workplace requirements include the latest version of one or more of: Australian and international standards covering the requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, laboratory safety, quality management and environmental management Australian standards covering the requirements for cleaning, disinfecting and sterilising reusable medical and surgical instruments and equipment, and maintenance of associated environments in health care facilities national work health and safety (WHS) standards and codes of practice, national environmental protection measures, and national measurement regulations and guidelines specific codes, guidelines and procedures, such as National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accreditation requirements, principles of good laboratory practice (GLP), Australia New Zealand Food Standards (ANZFS) Code, Australian code of good manufacturing practice for medicinal products (GMP), Australian Dangerous Goods Code, gene technology regulations, and Guide to physical containment levels and facility types workplace documents, such as standard operating procedures (SOPs); quality and equipment manuals; calibration and maintenance schedules; material safety data sheets (MSDS) and safety procedures; material, client and product specifications; production and laboratory schedules; workplace recording and reporting procedures; and waste minimisation and safe disposal procedures workplace procedures and standard methods for preparing culture media, and operation and maintenance manuals for automated media preparation equipment |
Applications of plant tissue/cell culture | Applications of plant tissue/cell culture include, but are not limited to, one or more of: mass propagation of commercial species production of disease-free plants by meristem tip culture conservation of rare plants haploid plant production by anther/pollen culture 'sports' produced by somaclonal variation development of resistant plants by directed cell selection protoplast fusion to produce novel plant hybrids |
Applications of animal tissue/cell culture | Applications of animal tissue/cell culture include, but are not limited to, one or more of: establishment and maintenance of animal cell lines, such as liver, epidermal and fibroblastic maintenance of continuous cell lines preparation of cell cultures for commercial sale growth and enumeration of viruses extraction of DNA extraction of antigens for use in diagnostic tests research of cell structure and function, cancer and tumour biology immunofluorescent techniques testing of media efficacy production of monoclonal antibodies production of genetically modified cell cultures secondary metabolite production |
Sterilisation and disposal of biohazardous wastes | Sterilisation and disposal of biohazardous wastes includes, but is not limited to, one or more of: steam and high pressure air or steam boiling, microwaving and autoclaving filtration gas, chemical and radiation |
Plant tissues and cells | Plant tissues and cells include, but are not limited to, one or more of: plant tissue, such as petioles, leaves, stems and petals meristem tissue special tissue, such as fern stolon, seed embryos and somatic embryoids tissue for callus development to initiate cell suspension cultures |
Animal tissues and cells | Animal tissues and cells include, but are not limited to, one or more of: primary cells from animal tissue, such as heart, liver, kidney and epidermal secondary cells, such as epithelial, endothelial and fibroblast continuous cell lines, such as tumour lines, hybidomers and transformed lines (Epstein-Barr virus) |
Preparing a primary culture | Preparing a primary culture includes, but is not limited to, one or more of: thawing of cryopreserved cells and monitoring of cell recovery enzymatic disaggregation from tissue mechanical disaggregation from tissue primary explant technique pre-treatment disinfestation of explants using hypochlorite and water |
Suitable culture conditions | Suitable culture conditions include, but are not limited to, one or more of: specified temperature and light intensity appropriate atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide shaking of cell suspensions or roller bottles conditions for establishment, multiplication or planting out special conditions for protoplast culture |
Subculture | Subculture includes, but is not limited to, one or more of: treatment of callus to multiply or regenerate shoots treatment to encourage adventitious bud treatment to encourage rooting subculture of embryoids cell suspensions preparation of protoplasts |
Safety procedures | Safety procedures include, but are not limited to, one or more of: ensuring access to service shut-off points recognising and observing hazard warnings and safety signs labelling of samples, reagents, aliquoted samples and hazardous materials handling and storage of hazardous materials and equipment in accordance with labelling, MSDS and manufacturer instructions identifying and reporting operating problems or equipment malfunctions cleaning and decontaminating equipment and work areas regularly using PPE, such as gloves, safety glasses, coveralls and gowns using containment facilities (PCII, PCIII and PCIV physical containment laboratories), containment equipment (biohazard containers, laminar flow cabinets, Class I, II and III biohazard cabinets) and containment procedures following established manual handling procedures reporting abnormal emissions, discharges and airborne contaminants, such as noise, light, solids, liquids, water/waste water, gases, smoke, vapour, fumes, odour and particulates, to appropriate personnel |
WHS and environmental management requirements | WHS and environmental management requirements include: · complying with WHS and environmental management requirements at all times, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation. These requirements must not be compromised at any time · applying standard precautions relating to the potentially hazardous nature of samples · accessing and applying current industry understanding of infection control issued by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and State and Territory Departments of Health, where relevant |