MSMTMVER302 Verify simple measuring instruments

Release: 2

MSMTMVER302 Verify simple measuring instruments

Modification History

Release 2. Corrections and adjustments to Application, Performance Criteria and Range of Conditions. Adjustment to Performance Evidence, and Assessment Conditions. Equivalent.

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to MSATMVER302A Verify a simple measuring instrument

Application

This unit of competency covers the ability to apply National Instrument Test Procedures to determine whether simple measuring instruments of a particular class are suitable for trade use and then mark it accordingly.

This unit of competency is applicable to verifiers operating under a servicing licence to test and mark a specific class of simple measuring instruments. Simple measuring instruments are used in a very wide range of commerce. Measuring instruments are used to measure liquids in tanks; multi-dimensional measuring instruments are used to measure the cubic measurements of packages for freight; length/area instruments are used to accurately measure a wide range of articles sold by reference to those measurements; quality measuring instruments are used to measure certain characteristics of commodities such as protein content of grain; and point of sale systems (POS systems) and control systems for liquid-measuring instruments (Consoles) are systems connected to approved measuring instruments that are used to transform or supplement displayed and/or printed measurement data and/or control certain functions of the connected instrument.

Under the requirements of Regulation 2.43 of the National Trade Measurement Regulations 2009, a servicing licensee or an employee must not verify a measuring instrument relevant to this unit unless they hold a statement of attainment for this unit of competency.

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil

Competency Field

Trade measurement

Unit Sector

Elements and Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element
1	Prepare for verification	1.1	Identify and evaluate the type of instrument to be verified
1.2	Access and correctly interpret documentation required for the verification
1.3	Identify and access test equipment, products and consumables required for the verification
1.4	Liaise with the trader to provide the items required on site
1.5	Ensure specified test equipment or reference material is fit for purpose in accordance with applicable legislation and organisational procedures
1.6	Store and transport test equipment or reference material in accordance with organisational procedures and industry best practice
1.7	Identify relevant local workplace health and safety issues and implement appropriate control strategies

2	Evaluate simple measuring instrument performance	2.1	Evaluate whether the operating environment will impact on the instrument performance
2.2	Modify the operating environment or implement alternative arrangements to ensure reliable test conditions as necessary
2.3	Identify the maximum permissible errors for the instrument from the legislative requirements
2.4	Use test equipment safely in accordance with applicable legislation and organisational procedures
2.5	Check instrument for compliance with the appropriate Certificates of Approval
2.6	Inspect the instrument in accordance with relevant National Instrument Test Procedures and appropriate National Measurement Institute (NMI) guidance
2.7	Evaluate results against prescribed performance criteria and determine if the instrument is suitable for trade use in accordance with legislative requirements

3	Report verification results	3.1	Display the verification result on the instrument in accordance with legislative requirements
3.2	Use test reports to present verification results in the required format
3.3	Complete verification documentation in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational procedures
3.4	Communicate results within the specified time and in accordance with organisational guidelines

4	Model and encourage compliance with statutory requirements	4.1	Apply organisation’s quality procedures and practices to meet servicing licensee’s legislative obligations
4.2	Clarify any issues about verifier obligations with their servicing licensee and/or licensing administering authority as they arise
4.3	Review work and seek feedback from others to confirm continuing compliance with legislative requirements
4.4	Identify implications of non-compliance with legislative requirements
4.5	Identify inadequacies in trader’s use of instruments which may contribute to non-compliance with national measurement legislation
4.6	Explain inadequacies and possible remedial actions to trader
4.7	Respect the rights of the trader at all times

5	Maintain statutory records	5.1	Keep accurate and complete records in accordance with servicing licensee’s legislative requirements
5.2	Ensure authorisation, training and relevant licences are current in accordance with organisational and servicing licensee’s legislative requirements
5.3	Inform the licensing administering authority of changes to personal information as required by statute

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.
National Instrument Test Procedures include one or more of:	measuring instrument test procedures any other test procedure prescribed by the NMI
Classes of simple measuring instruments include one or more of:	beverage measuring instruments protein quality measuring instruments grain density measuring instrument sugar quality measuring instruments length measuring instruments area measuring instruments multi-dimensional measuring instruments vehicle tanks milk tanks point of sale systems control systems any other instrument prescribed by the NMI
Test equipment includes:	reference standards of measurement certified reference materials, such as grain for testing protein measuring instruments equipment, such as weighing instruments, strikes, funnels, water meters, beakers, roman levels, trammels and pocket length comparators
Certificates of Approval include:	any Certificate issued by the Chief Metrologist under Regulation 60 of the National Measurement Regulations 1999 approving the pattern of a simple measuring instrument as being suitable for trade
Prescribed performance criteria for simple measuring instruments include:	that the instrument is of an approved pattern that the instrument operates within the appropriate limits of error permitted by legislation that the instrument is used in accordance with any legislative requirements
Verification	Has the same meaning as Section 18GG of the National Measurement Act 1960
Verification marks	Verification marks for different instruments are defined in Regulations 2.28 and 2.29 of the National Trade Measurement Regulations 2009
Trading practices include one or more of:	methods used for the sale of goods using measuring instruments position of measuring instruments environmental factors suitability of instrument incorrect measurement
Legislation includes:	national measurement legislation applicable Commonwealth, state and territory work/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) legislation
NMI guidance includes:	NMI sanctioned variances to National Instrument Test Procedures for verification updates directives
WHS/OHS and environmental management requirements include:	complying with WHS/OHS 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 material/product measured applying any necessary hygiene controls

Unit Mapping Information

Release 2. Corrections and adjustments to Application, Performance Criteria and Range of Conditions. Adjustment to Performance Evidence, and Assessment Conditions. Equivalent.

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to MSATMVER302A Verify a simple measuring instrument

Links

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