CPPCLO3014

Application

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to ensure clean-room environments housing electronic and other sensitive equipment are cleaned and maintained to avoid dust and moisture entering equipment and cabling. It covers assessing the extent of the cleaning task and selecting and using the equipment, chemicals and methods required for the task.

The unit supports cleaners who work alone or in teams. It applies in a range of commercial and residential work sites. Clean rooms may be used for specialised computer installations, computer equipment repairs, installation of PABX units, manufacturing electronic components, laboratories and sterile rooms for food manufacturing. Some clean rooms may be pressurised to reduce the amount of dust entering the room.

Unit mapping information

CPPCLO3014A Maintain clean-room environments

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements

No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit of competency at the time of endorsement.

Foundation skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Unit sector or competency field

Cleaning operations

Prerequisite, co-requisite or interdependent assessment of units

Not applicable

Assessment conditions

The following must be present and available to learners during assessment activities:

• equipment:

  • as listed in the range of conditions

  • personal protective equipment (PPE) as listed in the range of conditions

• materials:

  • cleaning chemicals as listed in the range of conditions

• specifications:

  • equipment operating manuals

  • product labels

  • SDS

• physical conditions:

  • at least two different clean-room environments with surface types listed in the performance evidence

• relationships with team members and supervisor:

  • work may be conducted alone or as part of a team

Timeframe:

• as specified by the task