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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare design and installation estimates
   • Determine facility design and installation estimates to suit the application
   • Document financial and physical resources that impact on the proposed works
   • Identify work health and safety issues that impact on the design and construction of the facility and installation, and incorporate risk controls in the design and construction planning
   • Determine manpower and other resources required and submit the tender
2. Plan installation
   • Complete contract for work including verification of material estimates and costings
   • Obtain relevant building and planning permits
   • Ensure site planning includes consideration of environmental issues, service connections and alternative power supplies
   • Plan required components to match the proposed installation and source from the original equipment manufacturer
   • Plan the installation to eliminate hazards to people and animals during milking, cleaning or service operations
3. Facilitate the completion of the installation
   • Carry out job scheduling with all relevant parties
   • Order and take delivery of physical and material resources
   • Coordinate the implementation of the milking machine installation
   • Establish areas of responsibility for all the project participants and provide full notification

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

prepare design and installation estimates

plan installation

facilitate the completion of the installation

implement work health and safety policies

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

types, functions, cleaning, monitoring and maintenance of milking facilities and milking machine/equipment installations

requirements, resources, components and financial aspects of planning milking equipment installations for milking facilities and enterprises

requirements, resources, components and manpower for implementing installation of milking machine/equipment

relevant enterprise considerations for milking facilities and milking equipment installations

keys aspects and components of tender submissions and contracts for work

types of relevant approvals, authorities and permits required, and procedures to obtain these approvals, authorities and permits

relevant work health and safety requirements

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