Elements and Performance Criteria

Medical gas equipment may include:
Gas cylinders
Regulators
Manifolds
Gas valves
Gas monitoring and alarm systems
Piping systems
Warning signs
Transport trolleys

Gas types may include:
Medical Air
Tool Air
Medical Oxygen
Nitrous Oxide
Carbon Dioxide

Potential risks and hazards include, but are not limited to:
Risks and hazards that could lead to injury or illness of employees, contractors, visitors or the public
Damage to plant
Vehicles or property
Manual handling
Explosion
Gases and fumes

Emergency and personal protective equipment may include:
Gloves
Eye protection
Appropriate footwear
Fire extinguisher
Emergency Procedures Guide
Material Safety Data Sheet information
Face shield or mask
Hearing protection

Supervisor may be:
Nominated personnel
Occupational health and safety nominee

Work instructions may be:
Given verbally
Written
In English
In community language
Provided visually on video, instructions sheets

Workplace procedures may include:
Gas storage, transport and handling procedures
Quality activities
Team meetings
Incident notification
Work performance requirements

Critical aspects of evidence to be considered:
Evidence of competency with include:
Appropriate interpretation of job requirements
Organisation of work areas and medical gas equipment
Selection of appropriate emergency and personal protective equipment
Identification of potential risks, hazards to handling and storage of medical gas equipment
Safe and appropriate use of all medical gas equipment

Critical underpinning knowledge includes:
Gas types
Cylinder identification
Workplace gas use policies
Storage and handling requirements
Potential risks and hazards to gas equipment use
Transportation requirements
Emergency response procedures
Workplace requirements
Occupational health and safety requirements
Relevant industry standards
Relevant legislation

Critical underpinning skills includes:
Communication, including: interpersonal; listening; questioning; following instructions; clear labelling; giving information
Identification of gas/types/characteristics
Reading and interpreting work requirements
Organising equipment availability
Equipment operation
Materials handling skills
Identification of cylinder, regulator and valve types
Identify gas handling non conformances
Methodical organisation of work
Safe and efficient work practices
Use emergency and personal protective equipment

Resource implications:
Facility gas requirements
Gas use plans
Range of gas equipment for identification and handling
Workplace policies and procedures
OHS requirements
Personal protective equipment
Equipment for gas equipment handling

Consistency in performance:
Assessment may include observations, questioning and evidence gathered from the workplace environment
Assessment may require a variety gas equipment that reflect different needs within the work environment
Assessment may be conducted on one occasion but should include normal range of workplace activities
Regular assessment of manual handling implications should be carried out on all tasks, particularly when:
Introduced
Changed
New personnel are inducted

Context of assessment:
This unit is most appropriately assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace and under the normal range of workplace conditions.
Reassessment to accommodate changing workplace requirements and in accordance with the policies of the organisation.