MSTLA2005 Operate hydro extractor

Release: 1

MSTLA2005 Operate hydro extractor

Modification History

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTLA2005A Operate hydro extractor

Application

This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to operate hydro extractors throughout the hydro extraction process to meet laundry specifications and quality requirements.

Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities. Work is performed within defined procedures under direct supervision.

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

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil

Competency Field

Laundry operations

Unit Sector

Not applicable

Elements and Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1	Determine job requirements	1.1	Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
1.2	Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
1.3	Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
1.4	Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2	Prepare equipment for operation	2.1	Perform laundry operating procedures for hydro machine start-up and stopping in accordance with manufacturer and workplace requirements
2.2	Follow all workplace and safety procedures relating to safe machine operation
2.3	Access operator manuals, as required
3	Operate hydro extraction machine	3.1	Load machines according to type and laundry loading procedures
3.2	Monitor machines during operation to ensure correct balance is maintained
3.3	Load and unload machines using appropriate manual handling techniques or by correctly operating ancillary equipment for loading and unloading
3.4	Identify and report operating faults
3.5	Complete records

Foundation Skills

This section describes those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) 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.
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:	requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions PPE oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS procedures
Australian Standards includes	the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken
Laundry machines include one or more of the following:	ancillary equipment for hydro extraction machine such as manual loading and spring loaded trolleys membrane press hydraulic rams conveying equipment transfer equipment
Laundry operating procedures include the following:	manual handling safe handling of chemicals preparation of chemical products preparation of dispensing systems quality control requirements classification of products safety checks

Unit Mapping Information

Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to LMTLA2005A Operate hydro extractor

Links

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