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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Notices may include: | enterprise-specific data or industry notices instructions, labels, symbols and rosters messages range of personnel forms, including contact details, taxation and insurance, and association membership receipt and docket books safety instructions and reports. |
Sources ofrequired information may include: | animal health authorities industry bodies local government materials and equipment suppliers other professionals, such as veterinarians. |
Interacting with others should be: | courteous and supportive efficient, effective and responsible presenting the enterprise in a positive way using correct forms of greeting, identification and address as require. |
Meeting protocols include: | compliance with meeting decisions following meeting convention obeying meeting instructions. |
Personal presentation may include: | clothing is clean, in good repair, suitably durable for physical work performed primarily outdoors and presents a professional impression to clients and others hair is tied back or able to be kept out of eyes and away from heat sources language and manner is courteous to others no jewellery no loose clothing. |
Worksite protocols may include: | confirming services to be provided to which animals following worksite safety and horse handling instructions reporting to worksite supervisor prior to starting work verifying when worksite staff are to assist. |
Equipment and material resources may include: | diary, invoice and account books and maps first aid equipment for humans and horses mobile farriers' workshop: anvil forge glue and fillers horse shoes nails other items used to treat special hoof problems (e.g. hoof pads) phone tools to: apply glues and fillers clean shoes clean and sharpen farrier's tools operate forge remove and fit shoes shape pre-made shoes trim feet. |
OHS requirements may include: | being prepared to say no to handling an uneducated, stressed or difficult horse following safe work method statements for: cleaning and sharpening tools completing farriery tasks: removing, replacing and fitting shoes trimming feet applying fillers and other treatments handling horses using bottled gas using personal protective equipment: eye and ear protection gloves for some tasks farrier's apron items for sun and other protection safety footwear and leg protection working with fire to: shape shoes shoe horses weld working with tools and metal. |
Forms may include: | personnel forms telephone messages work rosters. |
Mathematical processes may include: | basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to complete estimates related to: materials product characteristics packing or storing stock/product. |
Documentation may include: | project details and progress: project name, client and horse identification date project description progress of activities major issues OHS issues materials used time take need for any future activities that need to be planned other documentation: accident and incident reports invoice details safety reports worksheets. |
Contingency situations may include: | adverse weather conditions horse behaviour unavailability of required other professionals. |
Corrective action may include: | requirement to analyse and always remain watchful of horse behaviour complete other work away from the site delay the task if possible. |