This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to maintain ‘clean room’ environments. Cleaning in a ‘clean room’ environment is a specialised field of cleaning. The unit is an introduction to this type of cleaning and focuses on the need to exercise caution when selecting cleaning methods to ensure safety of personnel and equipment.
The unit requires the ability to assess the extent of the cleaning task through knowledge of the characteristics of a ‘clean room’ environment and by applying and understanding client requirements and company policies and procedures in order to perform the task. Selecting the appropriate equipment, chemicals and methods is essential to performing the task safely and efficiently.
This unit of competency supports employees without managerial or supervisory responsibilities. Performance would usually be carried out under routine supervision and within company guidelines.
Clean rooms are specialist facilities where dust presents a hazard to the safe and efficient operation of electronic and other sensitive equipment. Some clean rooms may be pressurised to reduce the amount of dust entering the room. Clean rooms may be used for specialised computer installations, computer equipment repairs, PABX units, manufacturing electronic components, laboratories and sterile rooms for food manufacturing.
| Mapping | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Is superseded by and equivalent to CPPCLO3014 - Maintain clean-room environments | Replaces superseded equivalent CPPCLO3014A Maintain clean-room environments. | 05/May/2016 |
| Supersedes and is equivalent to PRMCL14B - Maintain a clean room' environment | Unit updated and equivalent to PRMCL14B Maintain a ‘clean room’ environment | 09/Jan/2012 |
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