MSMTMVER401 — Verify weighing instruments
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What an assessment for MSMTMVER401 must cover
71 assessable components: 5 elements (28 performance criteria), 25 performance evidence and 17 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 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 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 weighing 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 weighing instruments:
- non-automatic weighing instruments ≥3 tonne
- automatic Class Y(a) Catchweighers
- automatic Class Y(b) Catchweighers
- accessing and correctly interpreting documentation required for verification of weighing 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 weighing instruments 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 weighing 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 weighing 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
- interpretation of statistical quantities, such as mean, median, mode, range, variance and standard deviation
- 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 weight, mass and gravity
- metrological terms and terminology specific to weighing instruments, including maximum permissible errors, traceability, uncertainty, maximum permissible difference, eccentricity, repeatability, error of measurement, error of indication and linearisation
- details of the design and applications for one (1) class of weighing instruments, the components and their function
- servicing licensee requirements, including:
- quality management system
- licence conditions
- maintenance of statutory records
- national measurement legislation applicable to weighing 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:
- purpose of test, 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 weighing instruments under test
- organisational policy and procedures for verifying weighing 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.
Foundation skills
- Foundation skills: Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
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Questions about assessing MSMTMVER401
What does an assessment tool for MSMTMVER401 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSMTMVER401 needs to address all 71 unit components: 5 elements with 28 performance criteria, 25 performance evidence requirements, 17 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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