MSS11
Diploma of
Environmental Monitoring & Technology
MSL935004A
Maintain instruments & equipment
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
Laboratory equipment and instruments
Basic repairs
Calibration status/qualification checks
Hazards
Safety procedures
Occupational health and safety (OHS) 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 check the serviceability and calibration of
laboratory/field instruments and equipment and perform routine maintenance, such as
cleaning and replacement of consumables and minor components. Personnel are also
required to perform basic troubleshooting and repairs consistent with warranty and service
agreements.
Application
This unit of competency is applicable to technical assistants, instrument operators and
technical officers working in all industry sectors.
Industry representatives have provided case studies to illustrate the practical application of
this unit of competency and to show its relevance in a workplace setting. These can be
found at the end of this unit of competency under the section 'This competency in practice'.
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:
◗ perform routine maintenance safely
◗ determine whether an item of equipment/instrument is in correct working order
◗ locate and rectify basic faults
◗ recognise the need for specialist servicing and/or repairs
◗ conduct calibration status/qualification checks
◗ obtain instrument/equipment readings with the required accuracy and precision
◗ follow all relevant OHS requirements
◗ follow enterprise recording and reporting procedures.
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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)
Perform
serviceability
checks
Performance Criteria (PC)
1.1 Perform pre-/after-use checks in
accordance with appropriate
enterprise and manufacturer's
procedures
1.2 Identify faulty or unsafe components
and equipment
1.3 Troubleshoot basic faults or report
the need for major maintenance
and/or repairs
1.4 Complete instrument/equipment
logbooks to enterprise requirements
Conduct
routine
maintenance
safely
2.1 Identify maintenance procedures,
records and safety requirements
2.2 Plan/adjust maintenance schedules in
accordance with operational
requirements
2.3 Identify and replace or repair
damaged/worn/spent components or
items
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do this task?
(examples)
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Elements (E)
Performance Criteria (PC)
2.4 Clean equipment and instruments
using recommended cleaning agents
and techniques
2.5 Store equipment and instruments in
accordance with
enterprise/manufacturer's
requirements
2.6 Update maintenance records in
accordance with enterprise
procedures
2.7 Arrange for reordering of consumable
stocks and equipment components as
necessary
Perform
calibration/
qualification
checks
3.1 Operate equipment/instrument in
accordance with
enterprise/manufacturer's
procedures
3.2 Check calibration/qualification using
specified standards and/or
procedures
3.3 Record all calibration/qualification
data accurately and legibly
3.4 Document calibration status and
report out of calibration
equipment/instruments
RPL
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do this
task?
How do I show that I can
do this task?
(examples)
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Elements (E)
Arrange
instrument
servicing
where
appropriate
Performance Criteria (PC)
4.1 Assess instrument repair status, and
determine if local
repair/maintenance is possible and
economical
4.2 Contact and arrange
repair/maintenance of equipment
from accredited service agent or
other appropriate personnel in
accordance with enterprise
procedures
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task?
How do I show that I can
do this task?
(examples)
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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
E.g. 1
SWMS ASG23.4 V3 – Chlorine cylinder installation
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Evidence of required knowledge
Provide brief answers for the following questions.
1. For three pieces of monitoring equipment that you use in the workplace provide
information on the following aspects;
a. The sensor (transducer)
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b. Sample introduction method (i.e. pump etc)
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c. Significant circuitry (i.e. analogue-to-digital converters)
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d. Power source
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2. For one of the monitoring pieces discussed above, and for each of the items above, list
or describe how each aspect is or can be maintained.
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3. For any piece of monitoring equipment that you use, identify which aspect of the
equipment fails or is most likely to fail and provide reasons for your assessment.
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4. Identify the most common errors associated with the use of a piece of equipment that
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can lead to false positive or false negative results.
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5. For any piece of equipment that is calibrated, describe the capacity for error in the
calibration span.
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6. Identify the equipment used in your workplace that requires external (certified)
calibration (note that if you are the certified calibrator you still answer the question).
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7. How do you determine the frequency of calibration for your equipment. Provide an
example of when your calibration frequency is different to the manufacturer’s
recommendation and explain why..
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8. What qualification checks do you perform on your equipment to validate that the
equipment is working properly (note that qualification is different to calibration).
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9. Does any of your equipment exhibit any significant WHS aspects during calibration or
qualification? If so, explain these.
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10. List the consumables and reagents required to maintain common equipment you are
tasked with maintaining in your workplace.
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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
Date
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PC
E.g. Chlorine cylinder
installation
E.g. Michael was observed replacing
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 1678 Emergency procedure guide – Transport, AS 2252
Biological safety cabinets, AS ISO 17025-2005 General requirements for the competence of
testing and calibration laboratories, AS/NZS 2243 Set:2006 Safety in laboratories set, AS/NZS
2982.1:1997 Laboratory design and construction - General requirements, AS/NZS 4187:2003
Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilising reusable medical and surgical instruments and
equipment, and maintenance of associated environments in health care facilities, AS/NZS
4501 Set:2008 Occupational clothing set, AS/NZS ISO 14000 Set:2005 Environmental
management standards set, Australian code of good manufacturing practice for medicinal
products (GMP), Australian Dangerous Goods Code, Australian Quarantine and Inspection
Service (AQIS) Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1982, Australian Quarantine and
Inspection Service (AQIS) Import Guidelines, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear
Safety Agency (ARPANSA) Codes of Practice, calibration and maintenance schedules,
enterprise recording and reporting procedures, equipment manuals and warranties,
supplier catalogues and handbooks, equipment startup, operation and shutdown
procedures, gene technology regulations, guide to physical containment levels and facility
types, material safety data sheets (MSDS), material, production and product specifications,
National Code of Practice for the labelling of workplace substances (NOHSC:2012 (1994)),
national environment protection measures, National Health and Medical Research Council
(NHMRC) Guidelines, national measurement regulations and guidelines, OHS national
standards and codes of practice, principles of good laboratory practice (GLP), production
and laboratory schedules, quality manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the
Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1009.
Laboratory equipment and instruments
Laboratory equipment and instruments may include balances, density bottles, pipettes,
burettes and volumetric glassware, thermometers, melting point apparatus, water baths
and incubators, optical microscopes, refractometers and polarimeters, conductivity meters,
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and pH meters, ion selective electrodes, autoclaves, mixing and separating equipment, such
as centrifuges, rifflers and splitters and mixers, noise meters and blast meters, pressure
gauges, torque testers, load cells, strain gauges and tensiometers, disintegration apparatus,
penetrometers, hardness testing equipment, viscometers, soil compaction and classification
equipment, colorimeters and spectrometers, chromatographic equipment and
electrochemical equipment, cell analysers and cell counters as well as motors, pumps and
generators.
Basic repairs
Basic repairs may include replacement of fuses and reagents and consumables, cleaning
and/or replacement of cells, torches and burners, installation, conditioning and removal of
columns for gas chromatographs (packed and capillary) and liquid chromatographs (columns
and guard columns), changing injection port ferrules, connecting gas supplies, maintaining
syringes/injection equipment, cleaning detectors, appropriate storage of columns and other
equipment not currently in use, changing detectors (for gas liquid and liquid
chromatographs), optimising nebulisers, replacement of lamps, realignment of components,
replacement of hoses and belts, replacement or top up of oils, lubricants or coolants, basic
electrical checks involving simple digital multimeters.
Calibration status/qualification checks
Calibration status/qualification checks may include matching cells (for dual beam
instruments), checks for monochromator wavelength and photometric accuracy, checks for
baseline flatness and stray light, checks on electrode performance, checking sensitivity,
injection/use of standard mixtures, comparison with manufacturer's specifications/
chromatogram, use of standard masses and solutions, use of calibrated thermometers and
glassware to assess instrument/component performance.
Hazards
Hazards may include electric shock, chemicals, such as acids and cleaning agents, fluids
under pressure, such as steam and industrial gases, sharps, such as broken glassware,
sources of heat, such as burners, ovens and furnaces, manual handling of heavy equipment,
crushing, entanglement and cuts associated with moving machinery
Safety procedures
Safety procedures may include use of personal protective equipment, such as hearing
protection, gloves, safety glasses, coveralls and safety boots, ensuring access to service
shut-off points, handling and storing hazardous materials and equipment in accordance with
labels, MSDS, manufacturer's instructions, enterprise procedures and regulations, following
appropriate manual handling procedures, regular cleaning of equipment and work areas,
machinery guards, signage, barriers and service isolation tags, lockout and tag-out
procedures.
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Occupational health and safety (OHS) 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:
Workplace assessor position:
Signature:
Date:
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RTO assessor details
RTO:
RTO Representative(s):
Signature:
Date:
Hunter TAFE
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Competence assessment
Result:
Achieved Competency (AC)
Date
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COMMENTS ASSESSOR/EMPLOYEE:
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ACTION PLAN GAPS/TRAINING REQUIRED:
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