Plan and monitor small scale processing activities
Overview
This standard covers the competence you will need to plan
and monitor small scale processing activities in accordance
with approved procedures and practices.
You will be required to demonstrate that you can plan, run
and monitor a small scale processing activity, taking prompt
corrective action if required in accordance with workplace
procedures.
The activity is likely to be undertaken by someone in a
science related work setting, including individuals working
in hospitals, scientific laboratories, schools and universities.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 ensure that your work is carried out in accordance with
workplace procedures
P2 use safe practices and the appropriate personal
protection equipment (PPE) where scientific or technical
activities are performed
P3 identify and agree the business and scientific or
technical requirements of your role in the workplace
P4 establish processes that deliver scientific or technical
outcomes based on organisational goals and aims
P5 evaluate available information and consult with others to
prepare plans for small scale processing activities
P6 establish the conditions for small scale processing and
take the appropriate action to maintain them
P7 detail the calibration status of equipment and the
preparations required for the processing operation
P8 submit proposed plans to the relevant people in the
organisation, for approval and to assist the overall planning
P9 use the agreed plans to start, monitor and control
delivery of small scale processing activities
P10 evaluate variances between what was planned and
what actually happened on the activities
P11 take prompt corrective action, obtaining agreement
from the relevant people if required, to deliver the critical
processing outcomes
P12 gather information from implementation of the small
processing plan to assist in the preparation of future plans
P13 present the results of the work done to the appropriate
people, in accordance with departmental and organisational
procedures
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 the health and safety requirements of the area in which
you are carrying out the scientific or technical activities
K2 the implications of not taking account of legislation,
regulations, standards and guidelines when conducting
scientific or technical activities
K3 the scientific or technical techniques and processes you
must use correctly in the workplace.
K4 the importance of wearing protective clothing, gloves
and eye protection for scientific or technical activities
K5 the importance of correct identification, and any unique
workplace coding system
K6 the organisational requirements for maintaining the
security of the workplace and keeping confidential
documents
K7 the workplace business aims and goals and the
planning process
K8 the workplace organisational structure, its values and
culture
K9 how your scientific or technical activities add value
through delivering workplace products, services and
processes
K10 the lines of communication and responsibilities in your
department, and the links with the rest of the organisation
K11 the limits of your own authority and to whom you
should report if you have problems that you cannot resolve
K12 how to identify and assess the scientific or technical
requirements of your work role
K13 the different ways in which you are set your agreed
personal work objectives
K14 the different perspectives and approaches that are
important when exercising autonomy or judgement about
scientific or technical activities used
K15 the types of investigation initiated and used to review
the effectiveness or appropriateness of methods, action
and results of your scientific or technical work
K16 the consequences of breaches of quality procedures
K17 how to identify hazards and what action to take
K18 the principles and procedures for small scale
processing
K19 the essential features of a process plan and how to
establish it
K20 how to source and access relevant standards
K21 the operating conditions that are necessary to conduct
the small scale processing, and how to maintain them
K22 why it is important to establish set procedures
K23 the range of equipment used for small scale
processing
K24 why it is important to establish data recording and
reporting procedures for activities
K25 the methods that can be used for dealing with the
handling, storage and disposal of materials
K26 the cleaning materials and methods that should be
used
K27 the range of resources needed for small scale
processing
K28 the reporting procedure in the event of deviations from
processing plans
K29 the document control and reporting procedures that
should be used
K30 the reasons why effective communication is important and the methods used for communicating effectively
Scope/range
- produce small scale processing plans for two of the
following:
1.1 testing the viability of a proposed large-scale
manufacturing method
1.2 meeting a customer's requirements for a specialist
product not required in any great quantity
1.3 producing small quantities of products to be used in
sampling
1.4 testing or other investigations such as reference
standards or design evaluation - establish plans for all of the following controlled
conditions during processing
2.1 health and safety
2.2 allotted time
2.3 cleanliness & hygiene
2.4 environment
2.5 recording systems - set out data collection requirements for all of the
following processing information:
3.1 sample identification
3.2 results of small scale processing
3.3 calculations and data
3.4 conditions of in-process test - consult two of the following people during the planning
and running of small scale processing:
4.1 supervisor
4.2 team leader
4.3 teacher or trainer
4.4 manager
4.5 head of department
4.6 customer
4.7 the processing team
4.8 health and safety officer - quantify four of the following resource requirements for
small scale processing activities:
5.1 materials
5.2 equipment
5.3 financial
5.4 time
5.5 personnel - record and communicate details of work done, to the
appropriate people, using:
6.1 verbal report plus one method from the following:
6.2 written or typed report
6.3 computer-based record
6.4 specific workplace documentation
6.5 electronic mail