Unit of competency Outline
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Interpret work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance
Interpret work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance
Unit of competency
National Code
MEA101
MEA101
State Code
AUF25
AUF25
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
22/07/2015
Field of Education
061301 - Occupational Health And Safety
Original Release Date
22/07/2015
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to comply with work health and safety (WHS) regulations and work safely in aircraft maintenance areas. It requires application of WHS practices relevant to aviation maintenance workplaces in order to ensure own safety and that of others in the workplace.Workplaces include the flight line or tarmac, hangars and workshops. Maintenance activities include all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on fixed or rotary wing aircraft and on the components thereof. Work may be performed individually or as part of a team.The unit is used in workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Where a CASA licensing outcome is sought this unit forms part of the CASA requirement for the granting of the chosen maintenance certification licence under Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR) Part 66, in accordance with the licensing provisions in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Interpret safe work practices
- 1.1 Relevant regulatory and enterprise policies and procedures that identify the requirements for conduct of safe work are interpreted and understood
- 1.2 Workplace housekeeping measures are identified in accordance with standard enterprise procedures
- 1.3 Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is identified and understood and maintenance measures are interpreted and understood according to regulatory and enterprise procedures
- 1.4 Safety signs and symbols are interpreted and understood, and their directions observed in accordance with enterprise and safety requirements
2. Interpret reporting procedures for workplace hazards
- 2.1 Workplace hazards are correctly identified and reporting procedures interpreted and understood according to standard enterprise procedures
3. Interpret emergency procedures
- 3.1 Method of contacting the appropriate personnel and emergency services in the event of an accident is appropriate to enterprise requirements
- 3.2 Emergency and evacuation procedures are interpreted and understood to ensure safe conduct of personnel according to enterprise procedures
- 3.3 Use of emergency equipment is correctly identified to comply with regulatory or enterprise procedures
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Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| W8305 | MEA101B | Interpret occupational health and safety practices in aviation maintenance | Unit of competency |
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAD03 | MEA154 | Apply work health and safety practices in aviation maintenance | Unit of competency |