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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 calibration and maintenance schedules enterprise recording and reporting procedures equipment manuals equipment startup, operation and shutdown procedures industry codes of practice material safety data sheets (MSDS) material, production and product specifications national environment protection measures occupational health and safety national standards and codes of practice production and laboratory schedules quality manuals standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
Tools and equipment | Tools and equipment may include: coating solutions and baths grinding tools and abrasives bench, handlamp and ribbon burners gas supplies and gas economisers glass working lathes annealing ovens measuring and recording equipment hand tools, such as carbon paddles and mandrels, range of forceps, glass tubing gauges, angle setting jigs, calipers, glass support rollers, brass shapers, carbon rods, glass knife, stainless steel gauze, vernier calipers and other measuring tools, and strain viewer mechanical glass cutters and saws mechanical glass grinding equipment safety clothing and equipment |
Glass coating | Glass coating may include: cleaning and preparation of glass preparing coating solutions coating/strip coating and dedicated coating protecting coated surfaces electroplating removal/partial removal of coating |
Grinding | Grinding may include: selection of abrasives and metal grinding tools interpreting specifications for glass-ground joints using grinding procedures testing ground surfaces for leakage preparing glass stopcocks |
Finishing | Finishing may include: cleaning, rinsing and drying evacuating and sealing metallising (if applicable) flame and/or mechanical polishing |
Hazards | Hazards may include: sharps and broken glassware residues on used glassware, such as mercury heat sources, such as burners and ovens fluids under pressure (acetylene and oxygen) glass dust cuts associated with glass grinders and cutters manual handling of heavy equipment and containers |
Safety practices | Safety practices may include: use of personal protective equipment, such as heat resistant gloves, safety glasses, goggles, face guards, coveralls, respirators and safety boots correct labelling of reagents and hazardous materials handling, and storing hazardous materials and equipment in accordance with labels, MSDS, manufacturer's instructions, and enterprise procedures and regulations regular cleaning and/or decontamination of equipment and work areas |
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 |