Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to care for and maintain reference standards and test equipment used to undertake trade measurement activities and is designed for those personnel performing trade measurement inspection/certification activities in public or private enterprises.

This unit can be applied in relation to inspection of pre-packed articles, examining trading practices, auditing servicing licensees, investigating consumer complaints, performing verification/certification and in-service inspection.

Where interpretation of technical drawings is required, unit MEM09002 Interpret technical drawing should also be selected.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

accessing correct reference manuals and legislation

identifying correct class of reference standard and matching with the appropriate trade measuring instrument

accessing documented operating policies and procedures

using specialised equipment in a safe and metrologically sound manner on at least two occasions

calibrating/maintaining reference standards and test equipment and maintaining a maintenance register on at least two occasions

identifying and recording/reporting malfunction of, or damage to, reference standards or test equipment

interpreting certificates of verification in relation to the use of reference standards.

Note: Where a volume and/or frequency is not specified, demonstration must be provided at least once.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures

WHS requirements relating to reference standards and test equipment

personal responsibility for work, health and safety (WHS) requirements
definition of legal metrology

hierarchy of reference standards in relation to legal metrology

Australian legal units of measurement used for trade

organisations involved in legal metrology in Australia

action to be taken where legal traceability cannot be confirmed

application of different classes of reference standards used to test measuring instruments

maintenance requirements for reference standards and test equipment

test equipment and reference standards storage specifications and procedures

specialised equipment, reference standards and transport specifications and procedures

variations from storage and transport specifications and procedures requiring appropriate approval

maintenance required for test equipment where manufacturers’ requirements are unavailable

actions to be taken if reference standards and test equipment are found to be defective

range of maintenance and calibration procedures

procedure for reporting faults

purpose of certificates of verification issued under the national legislation

information in graphs and tables within certificates.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in using and maintaining reference standards at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires.

Where possible, assessment must occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Foundation Skills

• text: This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Prerequisite Units

• {'code': 'MEM11011', 'title': 'Undertake manual handling'}
• {'code': 'MEM12003', 'title': 'Perform precision mechanical measurement'}
• {'code': 'MEM12004', 'title': 'Perform precision electrical/electronic measurement'}
• {'code': 'MEM12005', 'title': 'Calibrate measuring equipment'}
• {'code': 'MEM12023', 'title': 'Perform engineering measurements'}
• {'code': 'MEM13015', 'title': 'Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering'}
• {'code': 'MEM16006', 'title': 'Organise and communicate information'}
• {'code': 'MEM18001', 'title': 'Use hand tools'}
• {'code': 'MEM18002', 'title': 'Use power tools/hand held operations'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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