Elements and Performance Criteria
- Access and assess work site
- Inspect site for pests and develop a pest management plan
- Identify hazards and control risks at the work site in accordance with legislative, occupational health and safety (OHS), public health and safety 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 pesticide application method(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 site for treatment
- Identify hazards and control risks at the work site in accordance with work order, 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 pesticides
- 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 pesticides
- 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 pesticides in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Calculate accurately the pesticide quantities required for the work order in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and legislative and OHS requirements
- Mix or otherwise prepare pesticide(s) in accordance with the product label directions, manufacturers' specifications and environmental, legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Apply pesticides
- Treat work site using appropriate equipment and pesticides 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, OHS and company requirements
- Restore work site and complete documentation
- Collect and remove all equipment, pesticides and waste in accordance with work order and environmental, legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Remove and dispose of any waste arising from accidental spillages or contamination in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and environmental, legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Restore work site in accordance with the work order, client requests and environmental and company requirements
- Eliminate hazards prior to handover in accordance with environmental, legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Remove any signage and barriers used when work site is available for re-use in accordance with work order and OHS and company requirements
- Notify appropriate person(s) of any further hazard reduction or rectification measures necessary in accordance with environmental, legislative, OHS and company requirements
- Complete and distribute regulatory and company documentation in accordance with legislative and company requirements
- Clean, safety-check and store equipment and pesticides
- 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 OHS and company requirements
- Store cleaned equipment and PPE to allow ready access and re-use in accordance with company requirements
- Transport and store pesticides in accordance with manufacturers' specifications and OHS and company requirements
- Dispose of all collected waste in accordance with work order and 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