CPPSPS3004 — Maintain swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems
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What an assessment for CPPSPS3004 must cover
41 assessable components: 3 elements (17 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 19 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Prepare for routine maintenance of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems.
- 1.1Review task requirements for routine maintenance of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems.
- 1.2Review requirements of legislation relating to the task.
- 1.3Review work health and safety (WHS) requirements for the task, in accordance with safety plans, policies and safety data sheets (SDSs).
- 1.4Identify hazards, assess risks and determine and implement risk control measures including requirements for safety signage, barricade and personal protective equipment (PPE).
- 1.5Review environmental requirements for the task in accordance with environmental plans and legislative requirements.
- 1.6Inspect and assess swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems and environs for operational effectiveness and safe operation against normal operating criteria.
- 1.7Select tools and equipment, check for serviceability and rectify or report any faults.
- 1.8Select materials for task and check against quality requirements.
2 Carry out routine maintenance of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems.
- 2.1Carry out all work in accordance with task, workplace and legislative requirements.
- 2.2Implement identified risk control measures, including erecting safety signage and barricades, and fitting PPE.
- 2.3Carry out routine servicing of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications and workplace requirements.
- 2.4Identify faults in swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems and make routine repairs or report faults and requirements for repairs.
3 Complete maintenance of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems.
- 3.1Reinstate serviced swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems to safe operational condition.
- 3.2Restore work area to original condition and check for and rectify or report safety hazards, dispose of waste in accordance with environmental requirements, and clean and store tools and equipment.
- 3.3Report for repair or replacement any malfunctions, faults, wear or damage to swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems, environs, tools and equipment.
- 3.4Provide client with information on compliance with safety legislation of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems and environs.
- 3.5Complete and store work completion documentation.
Performance evidence
- To demonstrate competency in this unit, a person must perform routine maintenance of water circulation and filtration systems of each of two swimming pools and two spas. In doing this, the person must meet the performance criteria for this unit.
Knowledge evidence
- requirements of jurisdictional work health and safety and environmental legislation and regulations relating to routinely maintaining swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems
- workplace requirements for undertaking all aspects of routinely maintaining swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems, including: - work health and safety procedures - workplace emergency procedures - use of safety data sheets (SDSs) - safe handling of chemicals and equipment - emergency responses relating to hazardous materials and chemicals - interpreting work orders and reporting problems
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission product safety guidelines and Commonwealth, state or territory legislation, and local government regulations, Australian Standards, and codes of practice impacting on the routine maintenance of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems relating to: - electrical and plumbing regulations controlling conduct of electrical and plumbing work - private and public swimming pools and spas - swimming pool and spa safety barriers - environmental health - waste disposal
- processes to identify hazards, assess risks and determine and implement risk control measures in routine maintenance of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems, including: - chemical hazards - electrical hazards - bacteria, viruses - bodily fluids - contaminated water and surfaces - working in confined spaces
- tools, materials and equipment used in routine maintenance of swimming pools and spas water circulation and filtration systems, their application and requirements for safe use
- personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements and use in routine maintenance of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems
- processes and requirements for inspection and assessment of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems for operational effectiveness and safe operation
- requirements for routine servicing of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems
- testing and overflow testing
- filtration principles
- flow rate
- direction suction
- types of filters
- filter area
- filter media changeover
- water removal
- swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems’ components, including: - circulation systems and pumps - control systems - dosing systems - gauges used to determine circulation performance - motors - piping - pressure side elements - suction side elements - valves
- processes for: - reporting faults, wear or damage - providing client with information on compliance of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems and environs with safety legislation - reinstating swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems to safe operational condition after routine servicing - restoring work area after routine servicing - disposing of waste - cleaning and storing tools and equipment - completing workplace documents on routine maintenance of swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems
- differences between hot and cold-water chemistry.
Foundation skills
- reading skills: interpret task documentation, understand written instructions, procedures and signs, access information in safety data sheets (SDSs), interpret manufacturers’ instructions and workplace requirements
- writing skills: report faults and record work completion information
- numeracy skills: interpret numerical information relating to routine swimming pool and spa water circulation and filtration systems maintenance
- oral communication skills: use questioning to identify and confirm requirements, provide client with information, report work site hazards
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Questions about assessing CPPSPS3004
What does an assessment tool for CPPSPS3004 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPSPS3004 needs to address all 41 unit components: 3 elements with 17 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 19 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CPPSPS3004?
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