Elements and Performance Criteria

The Range of Variables defines the different contexts, work environments and parameters governing the performance of this competency standard. The variables chosen in training and assessment will need to reflect local industry and regional contexts.

How might the identity of machinery and support vehicles be made?
By make, model, serial number and registration number.

How can inspection of machinery and support vehicles be made?
Visually, or utilising an endoscope, torch, mirror or probe.

What sort of ancillary equipment may be included?
Agricultural machinery such as bins, augers, vehicles and comb trailer.

What other machinery may be relevant to this standard?
Hay balers, fodder rollers, bale wrappers, cotton pickers, module builders, potato harvesters, haymaking equipment, seeders, drills, planters, air-seeders, cultivators, tillage equipment, bins, augers, vehicles and comb trailer, any vehicle that has been operated in the work area and any other machinery used for agricultural, horticultural or earthmoving purposes.

Which legislation and operating procedures may be included?
State and Commonwealth noxious weeds legislation, regulations, operating procedures and checklists, with or without diagrams.

What do covers and guards incorporate?
Skid plates, mudguards, end covers, inspection plates and hatches, and top and bottom feeder housing.

Which support vehicles are included?
Those used to transport machinery or any vehicle that has been driven on potentially contaminated ground.

What may be included as machinery and equipment?
Rotary harvesters and conventional harvesters, bins, augers, earthmoving machinery, vehicles and comb trailer.

What disposal methods might be included?
Burning, burial or return to harvested field.

How can inspection of machinery be made?
Visually, or utilising an endoscope, torch, mirror or probe.

What enterprise requirements and regulatory guidelines may be relevant?
Policies, procedures and management plans, relevant occupational health and safety requirements, Codes of Practice, State and Federal quarantine legislation, and enterprise guidelines.

What evidence is required to demonstrate competence for this standard as a whole?
Competence in inspecting machinery for plant, animal and soil material requires evidence that machinery has been thoroughly checked; sources of potential contamination have been identified and reported on. The skills and knowledge required for the inspecting machinery for plant, animal and soil material must be transferable to a range of work environments and contexts. For example, this could include different items of machinery and equipment, or different sources of contamination.
What specific knowledge is needed to achieve the performance criteria?

Knowledge and understanding are essential to apply this standard in the workplace, to transfer the skills to other contexts and to deal with unplanned events. The knowledge requirements for this unit are listed below:

Machinery and equipment operating features.
Major components of machinery and equipment.
Inspection points and procedures required by legislation.
Vectors for spread of weeds, pests or diseases.

What specific skills are needed to achieve the performance criteria?

To achieve the performance criteria, some complementary skills are required. These skills include the ability to:

Inspect machinery and support vehicles.
Inspect other equipment.
Dispose of waste materials.
Report inspection results.

Are there other competency standards that could be assessed with this one?
This competency standard could be assessed on its own or in combination with other competencies relevant to the job function.

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What processes should be applied to this competency standard?
There are a number of processes that are learnt throughout work and life, which are required in all jobs. They are fundamental processes and generally transferable to other work functions. Some of these are covered by the key competencies, although others may be added. The questions below highlight how these processes are applied in this competency standard. Following each question a number in brackets indicates the level to which the key competency needs to be demonstrated where 0 = not required, 1 = perform the process, 2 = perform and administer the process and 3 = perform, administer and design the process.
Communicating ideas and information
Communicating with clients and supervisors. (1)

Collecting analysing and organising information
Visual inspection and through using checklist of inspection points. (1)

Planning and organising activities
Organising work schedules in order to carry out activities within time constraints. (1)

Working with others and in teams
Working with work team and supporting team activities in inspection and cleaning work. (1)

Using mathematical ideas and techniques
Estimating quantities, reading and recording identification numbers. (1)

Solving problems
Identifying parts of different machines likely to carry contaminants. (1)

Using technology
Recording and communicating results of inspections, and carrying out cleaning. (1)