MSL974035 — Prepare tissue or cell cultures

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What an assessment for MSL974035 must cover

45 assessable components: 5 elements (21 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 20 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 Work safely according to the legal and regulatory framework

1.1Identify hazards and workplace controls associated with the sample, preparation methods, reagents and equipment
1.2Select, fit and use personal protective equipment (PPE)
1.3Address hazards and incidents as they arise in accordance with workplace procedures
1.4Maintain a chain of custody, traceable to the worker, for all cells and tissues

2 Prepare and test cell or tissue culture media

2.1Select and confirm media specifications and processes and methods
2.2Prepare culture media to suit the application
2.3Sterilise culture media and check for sterility
2.4Perform quality control checks to ensure that culture media is fit for purpose
2.5Store culture media in accordance with specifications

3 Use tissue or cell culture preparation techniques

3.1Select tissue or cell sample to optimise growth and prepare it for culture
3.2Add specified growth agents and/or nutrients
3.3Inoculate culture medium using aseptic techniques

4 Monitor tissue or cell culture

4.1Incubate culture in specified conditions
4.2Monitor growth of culture and record appearance and characteristics
4.3Identify expected cell types and recognise normal and abnormal cells
4.4Report presence or absence of contamination
4.5Subculture the culture to continue the cell line
4.6Dispose of biohazardous and other laboratory waste safely

5 Maintain records

5.1Maintain accurate records of batches of media
5.2Complete records of tissue cultures so that they are retrievable, legible and accurate
5.3Complete records in accordance with workplace and legal requirements

Performance evidence

safely preparing at least 3 different primary tissue or cell cultures that are free of contamination using tissue or cell culture and basic subculture procedures, including:
manipulating equipment and materials and samples to prevent contamination at all preparation stages
performing routine maintenance and checks on raw materials and consumables, including use-by-date, possible contamination and storage conditions
growing cell lines or tissue to specifications without contaminating the original sample and the environment.

Knowledge evidence

basic classes and classification of culturable material including microorganisms, plant or animal cells and tissue
structure and function of plant or animal cells and organelles
cell structure, physiology and processes, including simple and facilitated diffusion, plasmolysis, osmosis, tonicity, active transport, energy production, mitosis, motility, phagocytosis and pinocystosis
concepts and principles of cell growth, including the need for nutrients, the role of growth regulators and the removal of wastes
types and sources of contamination
importance of strict aseptic techniques and cleaning procedures
common applications of plant tissue or cell culture
common applications of animal tissue or cell culture
typical methods for sterilisation and disposal of biohazardous, including:
steam and high-pressure air or steam
boiling, microwaving and autoclaving
filtration
gas, chemical and radiation
methods to prepare a primary culture and subculture, and suitable culture conditions
quality control checks and quality assurance procedures
standard methods for preparing culture media
technological advances in media preparation equipment
workplace and/or legal traceability requirements
environmental sustainability issues as they relate to the work task
legal, ethical and work health and safety (WHS) requirements specific to the work task.

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