This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to perform regular and perioding cleaning of industrial machinery. It covers assessing the extent of the cleaning task and selecting the required cleaning methods, equipment and cleaning agents.

It applies to machinery cleaning in industrial, civil construction, manufacturing and mining environments. Machinery may include bottle-making machines, concrete-making machines, earth-moving equipment, food-processing machines and equipment, mining industry equipment, trucks or welders.

This unit applies to cleaning industry personnel who work alone or in teams. They use a range of cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply a range of methods, tools, materials and information to complete routine cleaning activities and provide solutions to predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.

All work must be carried out in accordance with relevant state/territory legislation and regulations, including work health and safety (WHS), and codes of practice as well as organisational procedures.

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