MSMTMVER402 — Verify liquid measuring instruments using volume measures
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What an assessment for MSMTMVER402 must cover
75 assessable components: 5 elements (28 performance criteria), 26 performance evidence and 21 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 verification
- 1.1Identify and evaluate the type of instrument to be verified
- 1.2Access and correctly interpret documentation required for the verification
- 1.3Identify and access test equipment, products and consumables required for the verification
- 1.4Liaise with the trader to provide the items required on site
- 1.5Ensure specified test equipment is fit for purpose in accordance with applicable legislation and organisational procedures
- 1.6Store and transport test equipment in accordance with organisational procedures and industry best practice
- 1.7Identify relevant local workplace health and safety issues and implement appropriate control strategies
2 Evaluate liquid measuring instrument performance
- 2.1Evaluate whether the operating environment will impact on the instrument performance
- 2.2Modify the operating environment or implement alternative arrangements to ensure reliable test conditions as necessary
- 2.3Identify the maximum permissible errors for the instrument from the legislative requirements
- 2.4Use test equipment safely in accordance with applicable legislation and organisational procedures
- 2.5Check instrument for compliance with the appropriate Certificates of Approval
- 2.6Inspect the instrument in accordance with relevant National Instrument Test Procedures and appropriate National Measurement Institute (NMI) guidance
- 2.7Evaluate results against prescribed performance criteria and determine if the instrument is suitable for trade use in accordance with legislative requirements
3 Report verification results
- 3.1Display the verification result on the instrument in accordance with legislative requirements
- 3.2Use test reports to present verification results in the required format
- 3.3Complete verification documentation in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational procedures
- 3.4Communicate results within the specified time and in accordance with organisational guidelines
4 Model and encourage compliance with statutory requirements
- 4.1Apply organisation’s quality procedures and practices to meet servicing licensee’s legislative obligations
- 4.2Clarify any issues about verifier obligations with their servicing licensee and/or licensing administering authority as they arise
- 4.3Review work and seek feedback from others to confirm continuing compliance with legislative requirements
- 4.4Identify implications of non-compliance with legislative requirements
- 4.5Identify inadequacies in trader’s use of instruments which may contribute to non-compliance with national measurement legislation
- 4.6Explain inadequacies and possible remedial actions to trader
- 4.7Respect the rights of the trader at all times
5 Maintain statutory records
- 5.1Keep accurate and complete records in accordance with servicing licensee’s legislative requirements
- 5.2Ensure authorisation, training and relevant licences are current in accordance with organisational and servicing licensee’s legislative requirements
- 5.3Inform the licensing administering authority of changes to personal information as required by statute
Performance evidence
- testing and marking at least three (3) instruments from one (1) or more of the following classes of liquid measuring instruments using volume measures:
- fuel dispensers other than liquid petroleum gas (LPG) dispensers
- milk flowmeters
- flowmeters used for non petroleum products
- accessing and correctly interpreting documentation required for verification of liquid measuring instruments
- planning, scheduling, preparing for and safely conducting a verification to optimise use of resources and minimise disruption to the public and trader
- ensuring test equipment and reference standards are fit for purpose in accordance with applicable legislation and organisational procedures
- checking compliance and evaluating the performance of liquid measuring instruments using volume measures using appropriate Certificates of Approval, National Measurement Institute (NMI) policy and National Instrument Test Procedures, and adjusting for any impact of the operating environment and operational factors
- reliably determining if liquid measuring instruments are suitable for trade use in accordance with legislative requirements
- displaying the verification result on the instrument and completing all verification documentation in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational procedures
- identifying and communicating any inadequacies in servicing licensee’s organisational procedures and practices that may contribute to non-compliance with legislative requirements
- maintaining the accuracy, completeness and currency of statutory records required of servicing licensees such as authorisation, training and relevant licences
- identifying and communicating any inadequacies in trader’s use of liquid measuring instruments which may contribute to non-compliance with national measurement legislation
- demonstrating professionalism and respecting the rights of the trader at all times
- using communication and negotiation skills to:
- explain the verification purpose, procedures and outcomes to traders, verifiers and managers
- inform traders of non-compliances and consequences of failing to rectify them
- access external equipment and resources to complete the verification
- using numeric skills to perform calculations involving:
- fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions and percentages
- scientific notation, correct units and the correct number of significant figures, calculation of uncertainties
- evaluation of formulae containing powers, exponents and logarithms functions
- preparation and interpretation of linear graphs
- maintaining the security and confidentiality of data in accordance with organisational and regulatory requirements
- reporting results in the required formats and expected timeframe
- working safely.
Knowledge evidence
- general science principles and concepts, including:
- physical states (solid, liquid and gas), weight, mass, gravity and density
- pressure, pressure differential, backpressure and head pressure, fluid flow and viscosity
- temperature effects and coefficients of expansion, flashpoint, boiling point and ice point
- metrological terms and terminology specific to liquid measuring instruments, including maximum permissible errors, maximum permissible difference and maximum permissible variation, traceability, repeatability, uncertainty, error of measurement and error of indication, meter creep, hose dilation, temperature correction, linearization and gas elimination
- basic details of the design, application and function of components used in one class of liquid measuring instruments
- servicing licensee requirements, including:
- quality management system
- licence conditions
- maintenance of statutory records
- national measurement legislation applicable to liquid measuring instruments
- safe work method statements (SWMS) for trading environments relevant to job role
- NMI policy, National Instrument Test Procedures and operating procedures for equipment, and reference standards used in job role, including:
- test conditions and possible environmental impacts on performance of the instrument
- key preparation/measurement steps in test method
- calculation steps to give results in appropriate units and precision
- maximum permissible errors for liquid measuring instruments under test
- safety principles and procedures relevant to liquid measuring instruments
- organisational policy and procedures for verifying liquid measuring instruments, including completion of test results, verification documents and statutory records
- organisational safety procedures and requirements of applicable Commonwealth, state and territory work/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) legislation
- basic first aid and site safety induction, if required.
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Questions about assessing MSMTMVER402
What does an assessment tool for MSMTMVER402 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSMTMVER402 needs to address all 75 unit components: 5 elements with 28 performance criteria, 26 performance evidence requirements, 21 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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