MSS11
Diploma of
Environmental Monitoring & Technology
MSL952001A
Collect routine site samples
Completion Summary
Trainee Name
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Trainee Assessment Guide
Evidence collection guide for RPL
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Table of contents
UNIT INTRODUCTION
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Description
Application
Resources
Grading
Critical aspects
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HOW DO I COMPLETE THIS UNIT?
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Step 1 - Interview
Step 2 - Collect
Step 3 - Submit
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ASSESSMENT GUIDE
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Elements & Performance Criteria
Physical evidence of competence
Evidence of required knowledge
Evidence of skills demonstration
Other methods of assessment
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RANGE STATEMENT
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Codes of practice
Standards, codes, procedures and/or enterprise requirements
Site hazards
Safety procedures
Types of samples
Materials sampled
Sampling tools and equipment
Maintenance of integrity of samples
Services
Minimising environmental impacts
Workplace health and safety (WHS) and environmental management requirements
FINAL ASSESSMENT REPORT
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Trainee assessment readiness
Workplace assessor details
RTO assessor details
Competence assessment
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Unit Introduction
Description
This unit of competency covers the ability to collect samples at field or production sites
using specified equipment and standard or routine procedures.
Application
This unit of competency is applicable to production operators, field assistants and
laboratory assistants in all industry sectors.
Resources
Resources for this unit may be available at cffet.net/env. Speak to your assessor about the
need for these resources.
Grading
Your result will be recorded and reported to you as Achieved Competency (AC) or Not yet
Competent (NC).
Critical aspects
Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently apply the
skills covered in this unit of competency in new and different situations and contexts.
Critical aspects of assessment and evidence include:
◗ correctly follow sampling procedures and plans when collecting samples
◗ collect samples efficiently, safely and with minimal environmental impact
◗ maintain the integrity and security of samples following the traceability requirements
◗ recognise limitations and seek timely advice
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How do I complete this unit?
Step 1 - Interview
The easiest way to get RPL is credit transfer from another course. If you think you can get
100% credit transfer for this unit from another course, do not continue with this guide.
With this document in hand, contact your assessor and ask for an RPL interview. After the
interview, you will be able to use this document to map out how you will collect you
evidence.
◗ Using the table of Elements & Performance Criteria, speak with your assessor and
identify what you can and cannot provide evidence for.
◗ Discuss how you will prove your competence by using the How can I show I can do this
task? column form the table by using the bold words from the table to help you choose
the most appropriate form of evidence collection.
Step 2 - Collect
Once you have mapped how you are going to prove your competence with your assessor,
use the following sections of this guide to collect all your evidence.
◗ Complete the Physical evidence of competence section which will collect all the
paperwork evidence for you such as training records, policies, procedures, audits etc.
◗ Answer questions in the Evidence for Required Knowledge section which covers the
minimum amount of theoretical knowledge for the unit. These can be performed
verbally to your assessor if required.
◗ Perform any practical demonstrations of your skills to the assessor, and record these in
the Demonstrations & Observations Table.
Under some circumstances you may be asked by your assessor to demonstrate competence
using techniques that are not listed here. These will need to be recorded in the Other
Methods of Assessment table. Examples include workplace projects, exams, external
licences or any other method such as third party reporting.
Step 3 - Submit
Once you have completed the collection of evidence for this unit, you need to submit you’re
the evidence to your assessor (by email, post, however you want). You assessor will review
the evidence and identify any gaps.
◗ If no gaps are found, you ask for the Final Assessment Report to be signed off by your
assessor and workplace supervisor (if required under rules of traineeships).
◗ If gap training is required, you will need to fill those gaps under the guidance of your
assessor to achieve competence.
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Assessment Guide
Elements & Performance Criteria
This table lists the Elements (E) and Performance Criteria (PC) for the unit. The Elements
describe the broader functions or activities of a job, while the Performance Criteria outline
the specific skills and knowledge you must gain competency in.
Read through the table of PC’s and identify those that you can and cannot do. Speak with
your assessor about the types of evidence you can provide and write comments as to how
you can show you are competent.
Elements (E)
Prepare for
sampling
Performance Criteria (PC)
1.1 Confirm the purpose, priority and
scope of the sampling request
1.2 Liaise with relevant personnel to
arrange site access and all necessary
clearances/permits
1.3 Identify site hazards and review
enterprise safety procedures
1.4 Confirm what samples are to be
collected, from where, how and
when
1.5 Assemble all specified sampling
equipment, safety equipment,
materials and containers
1.6 Conduct pre-use and cleanliness
checks of all items to ensure they are
fit for purpose
1.7 Check all items against given
inventory and stow them to ensure
safe transport
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Elements (E)
Conduct
sampling
Performance Criteria (PC)
2.1 Locate sampling points and services
at the site
2.2 Remove security devices, such as
locks and covers as required
2.3 Seek advice if the required samples
cannot be collected or if procedures
require modification
2.4 Select and use required sampling
equipment in accordance with given
procedures
2.5 Closely follow sampling procedures
to obtain required samples and
maintain their integrity
2.6 Record all labelling information in
accordance with enterprise/legal
traceability requirements
2.7 Record sample appearance,
environmental conditions and any
other factors that may impact on
sample integrity
2.8 Replace security devices, such as
locks and covers as required
Finalise
sampling
3.1 Follow enterprise procedures for the
cleaning/decontamination of
equipment and vehicle as necessary
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Elements (E)
Performance Criteria (PC)
3.2 Check all equipment, materials and
samples against inventory and stow
for safe transport
3.3 Liaise with relevant personnel to
restore normal production and/or
services as necessary
3.4 Maintain integrity of samples during
transportation
Maintain a
safe work
environment
4.1 Use established work practices and
personal protective equipment to
ensure personal safety and that of
others
4.2 Minimise environmental impacts of
sampling and generation of waste
4.3 Dispose of all waste in accordance
with enterprise procedures
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Physical evidence of competence
When you include physical items as evidence of competence for this unit, make sure you
key it in this table so your assessor can relate it back to the elements and performance
criteria.
NOTE: Only submit what you need. Providing 100 pieces of evidence does not make you
more competent, it just wastes everyone’s time.
Evidence
number
Evidence name
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SWMS ASG23.4 V3 – Chlorine cylinder installation
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Evidence of required knowledge
Provide brief answers for the following questions.
1. What is the difference between a sample and its population?
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2. What does the term representative mean in relation to sampling?
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3. List the different types of materials (matrix) that you sample in your workplace.
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4. For one sampling procedure that you follow at work, identify the standard or guideline
that the procedure was derived from.
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5. What types of information must be recorded when performing sampling.
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6. Identify the types of samples that you collect in your workplace (i.e. grab, composite,
weighted etc).
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7. For the sample types identified above, explain why the sampling method achieves
representativeness?
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8. Explain how your sample sites are identified geographically. Why is it important for
sample sites to be clearly identifiable?
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9. Explain the decontamination techniques you use in your workplace. Why is
decontamination necessary?
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10. Identify potential hazards that can exist when sampling. How are these hazards
controlled?
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11. What is a chain of custody? Why is it essential when performing sampling for potentially
legal reasons?
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12. Sometimes special equipment is required to sample (i.e. extension poles, pumps etc).
What specialised equipment do you use in your workplace?
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13. Identify the different types of sample container that you use when sampling. For three
different sample containers, identify the reasons for the container material.
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14. DO any of the samples you take require preservatives of some sort. Explain.
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15. Why do samples need to be kept cool before analysis?
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Evidence of skills demonstration
Can you prove your competence for some or all of the skills in this unit via a demonstration
of some kind? If so, organise the demonstration with your assessor and the assessor will
record the details of the demonstration on this page.
Task being observed
Comments
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installation
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the empty chlorine cylinder with a new
one. Task was completed in accordance
with SWMS.
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Other methods of assessment
Use this table to record methods of assessment not recorded elsewhere in this guide.
Stipulate the type of assessment in the first column and provide details of the assessment
event, location and other pertinent details in the ‘details’ column. Your assessor will
complete the E and PC columns.
Type of assessment
Details
E.g. External training and
certification
E.g. Completed confined space training
with private RTO. Photocopy of training
records attached (see evidence log)
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Range statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different
work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if
used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may
be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the
candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be
included.
Codes of practice
Where reference is made to industry codes of practice, and/or Australian/international
standards, it is expected the latest version will be used
Standards, codes, procedures and/or enterprise requirements
Standards, codes, procedures and/or enterprise requirements may include Australian and
international standards, such as AS ISO 1000-1998 The international system of units (SI) and
its application, AS ISO 17025-2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and
calibration laboratories, AS/NZS ISO 14000 Set:2005 Environmental management standards
set, AS/NZS ISO 9000 Set:2008 Quality management systems set, calibration and
maintenance schedules, enterprise recording and reporting procedures, enterprise sampling
procedures for specific samples, sites and clients, environmental legislation and regulations,
equipment manuals, equipment startup, operation and shutdown procedures, industry
codes of practice, maps and site plans, material safety data sheets (MSDS), material,
production and product specifications, National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA)
documents regarding construction materials testing, national measurement regulations and
guidelines , occupational health and safety (OHS) national standards and codes of practice,
quality manuals, safety procedures, standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Site hazards
Site hazards may include solar radiation, dust and noise, wildlife, such as snakes, spiders and
domestic animals, biohazards, such as micro-organisms and agents associated with soil, air
and water, chemicals, such as acids and hydrocarbons, sharps and broken glassware,
manual/handling of heavy sample bags and containers, crushing, entanglement and cuts
associated with moving machinery and hand tools, falling objects, uneven surfaces, heights,
slopes, wet surfaces, trenches and confined spaces, vehicle handling in rough terrain and
boat handling in rough or flowing water
Safety procedures
Safety procedures may include use of MSDS, use of personal protective equipment, such as
hard hats, heavy protection, gloves, safety glasses, goggles, faceguards, coveralls, gowns,
body suits, respirators and safety boots, correct labelling of hazardous materials
handling and storing hazardous material and equipment in accordance with labels, MSDS,,
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manufacturer's instructions and enterprise procedures and regulations, regular cleaning
and/or decontamination of equipment, machinery guards, signage, barriers, service
isolation tags, traffic control and flashing lights, lockout and tag-out procedures
Types of samples
Types of samples may include grab samples, disturbed or undisturbed materials, composite
samples, such as time, flow proportioned and horizontal/vertical cross section, quality
control samples, such as controls, background, duplicate and blanks
Materials sampled
Materials sampled may include gas or air samples, water, wastewater, stormwater, sewage
and sludge, soils, construction materials, solid wastes, such as commercial, industrial and
mining, raw materials, start, middle, end of production run samples and final products for a
wide range of manufactured items, including food and beverages, hazardous materials
and/or dangerous goods
Sampling tools and equipment
Sampling tools and equipment may include front-end loader, backhoe, excavator and drill
rig, shovels, augers and bucket , sampling frames, sampling tubes, dip tubes, spears, flexible
bladders and syringes, access valves, sample thief, weighted sample bottles, bottles,
plastic/metal containers and disposable buckets, sterile containers, pipettes, inoculating
loops and disposable spoons, pumps and stainless steel bailers
Maintenance of integrity of samples
Maintenance of integrity of samples could include appropriate containers and lids (e.g.
glass, plastic, amber and opaque), sealing of sample containers, purging of sample lines and
bores, decontamination of sampling tools between collection of consecutive samples, use of
appropriate preservatives (e.g. sodium azide, toluene or antibiotics), wrapping container in
foil or wet newspaper, temperature control, which may involve prevention of direct contact
between the sample and coolant, transfer of sterile sample into sterile container,
monitoring of storage conditions, enterprise/legal traceability through appropriate sample
labelling and records
Services
Services may include water supply, gas and electricity, telecommunications, irrigation,
stormwater and drainage systems, production plant
Minimising environmental impacts
Minimising environmental impacts may involve replacement of soils and vegetation, driving
to minimise soil erosion and damage to fauna and vegetation, disposal of surplus, spent or
purged materials, recycling of non-hazardous wastes, appropriate disposal of hazardous
waste, cleaning of vehicles to prevent transfer of pests and contaminants.
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Workplace health and safety (WHS) and environmental
management requirements
OHS and environmental management requirements all operations must comply with
enterprise OHS and environmental management requirements, which may be imposed
through state/territory or federal legislation - these requirements must not be
compromised at any time, all operations assume the potentially hazardous nature of
samples and require standard precautions to be applied, where relevant, users should
access and apply current industry understanding of infection control issued by the National
Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and State and Territory Departments of
Health
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Final Assessment Report
Trainee assessment readiness
Name of Employee
Signature of employee
Date
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I am comfortable with completing this assessment task
I understand why the assessment is taking place
I understand my right of appeal
Competency based assessment has been explained to me
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Discussion about special considerations or needs I have has taken place
WH&S issues relating to the assessment task have been considered
My Assessor has related my work role to the range statement
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Workplace assessor details
Workplace technical assessor:
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RTO assessor details
RTO:
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Date:
Hunter TAFE
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Competence assessment
Result:
Achieved Competency (AC)
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COMMENTS ASSESSOR/EMPLOYEE:
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ACTION PLAN GAPS/TRAINING REQUIRED:
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