Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MEM13003 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MEM13003 - Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to work safely with industrial chemicals and materials subject to codes and regulations that are stored and used in a workplace, for example, chemicals, solvents, dangerous materials, acids and noxious waste products in a manufacturing and/or engineering environment. This unit describes the competencies which are beyond those safety requirements normally applied in the workplace as described in unit MEM13015 Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering, or specifically described in individual units, such as welding.Where the selection and use of engineering measurement is required unit MEM12023 Perform engineering measurements should also be selected.Evidence of competency is to encompass the satisfactory application of current state/territory work health and safety (WHS) legislation, standards and codes of practice, and the hierarchy of hazard control measures.Band: AUnit Weight: 2
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Work health and safety
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Determine job requirements
  • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
       
Element: Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
       
Element: Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions
       
Element: Use personal protective equipment
  • Select correct and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and use correctly based on information in relevant safety data sheet (SDS)
       
Element: Adhere to emergency procedures
  • Locate emergency equipment and use in accordance with workplace policies and SOPs
       
Element: Demonstrate responses to emergency procedures as detailed in approved safety procedures and instructions
       
Element: Observe safe working practices
  • Identify hazardous areas and materials and understand and identify special handling procedures and obtain permits to work, if necessary
       
Element: Use all equipment and hazardous materials in accordance with relevant WHS legislation, manufacturers' instructions and SOPs
       
Element: Identify and understand all site-specific safety policies, safety signs, symbols and labels
       
Element: Interpret and apply SDS
       
Element: Use safe manual handling procedures, including equipment
       
Element: Ensure decanted chemicals and storage is to state/territory dangerous goods, WHS legislation and requirements
       
Element: Update chemical manifest following SOPs
       
Element: Perform housekeeping duties to maintain a safe working environment according to SOPs
       

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

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:

1. elimination

2. substitution

3. isolation

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

respirators

air supplied or self-contained helmets

safety boots

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

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) 
 
 
Select correct and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and use correctly based on information in relevant safety data sheet (SDS) 
Locate emergency equipment and use in accordance with workplace policies and SOPs 
 
Identify hazardous areas and materials and understand and identify special handling procedures and obtain permits to work, if necessary 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

MEM13003 - Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials
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Assessment Record Sheet

MEM13003 - Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials

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