MSFFL3053
Establish and maintain a safe flooring technology work environment


Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct a systematic risk assessment of the work and work area to establish and maintain a safe work environment throughout the conduct of flooring technology operations.

This unit applies to all flooring technicians.

No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.


Elements and Performance Criteria

Elements

Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify and interpret operational and environmental information

1.1 Read and interpret instructions and/or plans and identify processes for completion of work tasks

1.2 Identify and analyse the safety implications of required tools and equipment and their operating characteristics

1.3 Identify and analyse the safety implications of proposed flooring materials

2. Identify hazards

2.1 Identify and analyse work area conditions and potential hazards

2.2 Access and analyse safety systems information and eliminate situations covered adequately by existing procedures

2.3 Recognise and accurately document the type and scope of unresolved hazards and their likely impact

3. Assess risk

3.1 Consider and determine likelihood of the event happening

3.2 Evaluate and determine consequence if the event should occur

3.3 Consider and determine risk level based on identified likelihood and consequence

4. Identify and decide on risk treatment

4.1 Identify and assess treatments which may eliminate or minimise the risk

4.2 Subject feasible options to detailed analysis in the context of job parameters and constraints

4.3 Select most appropriate treatment based on analysis

5. Implement the risk treatment

5.1 Prepare a detailed plan for the course of risk treatment that includes actions, responsibilities and resource requirements

5.2 Organise resources in accordance with workplace procedures

5.3 Implement the risk treatment in accordance with the detailed plan, applying safety information and procedures throughout operation

5.4 Communicate information on the risk treatment and implementation to the relevant people

Foundation Skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.


Sectors

Flooring technology