CPPSPS3003 — Maintain swimming pools and spas

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What an assessment for CPPSPS3003 must cover

34 assessable components: 3 elements (17 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 12 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 pools and spas.

1.1Review task requirements for routine maintenance of swimming pools and spas.
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 pools and spas 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 pools and spas.

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 pools and spas in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications and workplace requirements.
2.4Identify faults in swimming pools and spas and make routine repairs or report faults and requirements for repairs.

3 Complete routine maintenance of swimming pools and spas.

3.1Reinstate serviced swimming pool or spa 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 pools and spas, environs, tools or equipment.
3.4Provide client with information on compliance with safety legislation of swimming pools, spas and environs.
3.5Complete and store work completion documentation.

Performance evidence

To demonstrate competency in this unit, a person must perform routine maintenance 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 pools and spas
workplace requirements for undertaking all aspects of routinely maintaining swimming pools and spas, including: work health and safety procedures; workplace emergency procedures; use of safety data sheets (SDSs) and selection, care and use of PPE; 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 pools and spas 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
tools, materials and equipment used in routine maintenance of swimming pools and spas, their application and requirements for safe use
processes to identify hazards, assess risks and determine and implement risk control measures in routine maintenance of swimming pools and spas
personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements and use in routine maintenance of swimming pools and spas
processes and requirements for inspection and assessment of swimming pools and spas for operational effectiveness and safe operation
requirements for routine servicing of swimming pools and spas
differences between hot and cold-water chemistry
swimming pool and spa routine maintenance and repairs, including: purpose; common faults in pools and spas; hazards; routine maintenance procedures for: barriers; brushing; pumps; reporting; routine repairs; tile cleaning; vacuuming; water balancing; testing water quality; water testing
routine servicing, maintenance and repairs of a swimming pool or spa, including: addressing seasonal requirements; brushing pool; carrying out routine repairs to pool and spa systems; checking swimming pool and spa safety barriers and gates; checking and cleaning skimmer basket and hair and lint-pot basket; checking and maintaining: pool blankets and rollers, if present; pool chlorinators, if present; pool cleaning equipment; pool filters; pool heating, if present; pump; signs and safety equipment; water level; checking operation of pool lighting; checking suction openings in gutters and skimmers for debris; checking that handrails, ladders, diving boards, slides and other equipment are secure and in good condition; checking that return inlet fittings and vacuum line covers are in place; checking tiles, including water line and gutter tile; maintaining sanitisation; recording routine maintenance activities and required follow-up actions; vacuuming pool; checking water quality; testing and balancing water
processes for: reinstating a swimming pool and spa to safe operational condition after routine servicing; restoring work area after routine servicing; disposing of waste; cleaning and storing tools and equipment; providing client with information on compliance of swimming pool or spa and environs with safety legislation; completing workplace documents on routine maintenance of swimming pool or spa.

Foundation skills

reading: reading skills to: interpret task documentation; understand written instructions, procedures and signs; access information in safety data sheets (SDSs), chemical container labels; interpret manufacturers’ instructions and workplace requirements
writing: writing skills to report faults and record work completion information
numeracy: numeracy skills to interpret numerical information relating to routine swimming pool and spa maintenance
oral communication: oral communication skills to: use questioning to identify and confirm requirements; provide client with information; report work site hazards

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What does an assessment tool for CPPSPS3003 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPSPS3003 needs to address all 34 unit components: 3 elements with 17 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 12 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 CPPSPS3003?

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