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Elements and Performance Criteria

Determine job requirements
- Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions
Use personal protective equipment
- Select correct and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and use correctly based on information in relevant safety data sheet (SDS)
Adhere to emergency procedures
- Locate emergency equipment and use in accordance with workplace policies and SOPs
Demonstrate responses to emergency procedures as detailed in approved safety procedures and instructions
Observe safe working practices
- Identify hazardous areas and materials and understand and identify special handling procedures and obtain permits to work, if necessary
Use all equipment and hazardous materials in accordance with relevant WHS legislation, manufacturers' instructions and SOPs
Identify and understand all site-specific safety policies, safety signs, symbols and labels
Interpret and apply SDS
Use safe manual handling procedures, including equipment
Ensure decanted chemicals and storage is to state/territory dangerous goods, WHS legislation and requirements
Update chemical manifest following SOPs
Perform housekeeping duties to maintain a safe working environment according to SOPs

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Hierarchy of control measures include the following:

The application of the hierarchy of control follows the six-step preference of control measures to manage and control risk:

2. substitution

4. engineering control measures

5. using safe work practices

6. personal protective equipment (PPE)

PPE includes one (1) or more of the following:

goggles/face shields

air supplied or self-contained helmets

gloves and appropriate clothes/garments

Safe working practices include one (1) or more of the following:

environment is inspected

hazards (and chemical reactive hazards) are assessed and controlled using hierarchy of hazard control

properly maintained PPE is available

emergency management plan is documented/understood

work to be undertaken in safe 'thermal' environments and all possible ignition sources are to be identified and controlled

Storage includes the following:

only using containers, which includes minor quantities and those in consumer packages, that are suitable for chemical exposure

labelling and/or placarding containers

updating chemical manifests

State or territory legislative requirements include one (1) or more of the following:

appropriate WHS

dangerous goods acts and regulations

Australian Standards

Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (ADGC)

Safe Work Australia codes of practice