Unit of competency
Modification History
Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to MSL916004A Maintain registration and statutory or legal compliance in work/functional area
Application
This unit of competency covers responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the work or functional area and its compliance with legislation and licensing, registration, ethical or accreditation requirements, e.g. National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), and workplace policies and procedures.
This unit of competency is applicable to senior technical officers and laboratory supervisors in all industry sectors. While statutory or legal compliance is the responsibility of all personnel, supervisors have an important leadership role in promoting and monitoring workplace practices that enhance compliance. They work under broad supervision of scientists/medical staff/engineers.
While no specific licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication, laboratory operations are governed by relevant legislation, regulations and/or external accreditation requirements. Local requirements should be checked.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil
Competency Field
Communication/organisation
Unit Sector
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
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1 |
Interpret and communicate current legislation, codes and standards |
1.1 |
Maintain knowledge of current and new requirements impacting on work/functional area |
1.2 |
Distribute clear information regarding the roles and responsibilities of teams and individuals to maintain the laboratory's statutory or legal compliance |
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1.3 |
Explain the implications of non-conformance to all personnel within the work area |
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2 |
Ensure that work practices meet compliance requirements |
2.1 |
Plan work practices to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and licensing, registration, ethical or accreditation requirements |
2.2 |
Ensure that calibration and testing procedures are implemented so that equipment and methods are fit for purpose and reliable |
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2.3 |
Empower team members through coaching and mentoring to manage their responsibilities |
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3 |
Monitor, analyse, adjust and report performance |
3.1 |
Ensure that actual and potential problems are identified, rectified and reported promptly to ensure workplace compliance |
3.2 |
Analyse and supervise activities so that potential non-compliance is minimised |
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3.3 |
Recommend to designated personnel, strategies to improve compliance |
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3.4 |
Ensure that individuals/teams are informed of new and improved procedures |
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3.5 |
Maintain systems, records and reporting procedures according to legislative and licensing, registration, ethical or accreditation requirements and workplace procedures |
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4 |
Investigate, rectify and report non-conformance |
4.1 |
Investigate and deal with non-conformance according to legislative and licensing, registration or accreditation requirements and workplace procedures |
4.2 |
Provide on/off-the-job training for personnel to acquire and apply competencies to meet legislative and licensing, registration or ethical accreditation requirements |
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4.3 |
Re-design or adjust workplace practices to ensure that non-conformance is not repeated |
Foundation Skills
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.
Range of Conditions
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. |
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Standards, codes, procedures and/or workplace requirements |
Standards, codes, procedures and/or workplace requirements include the latest version of one of more of:
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Workplace policy and procedures |
Workplace policy and procedures include one or more of:
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WHS and environmental management requirements |
WHS and environmental management requirements include: · complying with WHS and environmental management requirements at all times, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation. These requirements must not be compromised at any time · applying standard precautions relating to the potentially hazardous nature of samples
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Unit Mapping Information
Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to MSL916004A Maintain registration and statutory or legal compliance in work/functional area
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5c63a03b-4a6b-4ae5-9560-1e3c5f462baa