Elements and Performance Criteria
- Access and assess the work site
- Inspect site for pests and develop a pest management plan
- Identify hazards and control risks in the work site in accordance with legislative, occupational health and safety (OHS) and company requirements
- Select and use suitable personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and OHS and company requirements
- Identify type and extent of pest and pest activity in accordance with work order and company requirements
- Select most appropriate pestmanagement method option(s) to manage the pest in accordance with work order, manufacturers' specifications and environmental, legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Advise client of proposed pest management plan in accordance with work order and company requirements
- Confirm client willingness to proceed with implementation of the pest management plan in accordance with company requirements
- Prepare work site
- Identify hazards and control risks at the work site in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and environmental, legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Determine the size and usage pattern of the work site to ensure safety of all personnel and efficient use of equipment and materials
- Install appropriate signage and barriers as required to maximise public health and safety during the treatment operation
- Identify any factors affecting the completion of the work order and advise promptly the appropriate person(s)
- Select and prepare equipment and materials
- Select and use suitable PPE in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Select equipment appropriate for completion of the pest management plan
- Check operational effectiveness of application and access equipment in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Adjust equipment to suit operator's requirements in accordance with manufacturers' specifications
- Select and locate materials appropriate for completion of the pest management plan in accordance with company requirements
- Prepare materials for completion of the pest management plan in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and company requirements
- Effect treatment
- Treat work site using appropriate equipment, materials and pest management method options as identified in the pest management plan
- Conduct all work using safe operating practices in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and environmental, legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Respond to emergency situations using emergency response procedures in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and environmental, legislative and company requirements
- Restore work site and complete documentation
- Collect and remove all equipment, materials and waste in accordance with work order and environmental, legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Restore the work site in accordance with the work order and client requests, environmental and company requirements
- Remove any signage and barriers used when the work site is available for re-use in accordance with work order and OHS and company requirements
- Complete and distribute regulatory and company documentation in accordance with legislative and company requirements
- Clean, safety-check and store equipment
- Clean and decontaminate equipment and PPE in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and environmental, OHS and company requirements
- Safety-check equipment and PPE and record any maintenance required in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and environmental, OHS and company requirements
- Store cleaned equipment and PPE to allow ready access and re-use in accordance with company requirements
- Dispose of all collected waste in accordance with work order, manufacturers' specifications and environmental, legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Treat exposed skin to remove any contamination in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and OHS and company requirements