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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. |
OHS requirements: | are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include: personal protective equipment and clothing safety equipment first aid equipment fire fighting equipment hazard and risk control fatigue management elimination of hazardous materials and substances safe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest fire manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislation organisational policies and procedures workplace practices |
Legislative requirements: | are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include: award and enterprise agreements industrial relations Australian Standards confidentiality and privacy OHS the environment equal opportunity anti-discrimination relevant industry codes of practice duty of care |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal organisational and site guidelines policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility quality assurance procedural manuals quality and continuous improvement processes and standards OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures ethical standards recording and reporting requirements equipment use, maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Stand health may include: | stress problems pests and diseases, such as insects, fungal, bacterial, viral, birds and animals structural storm damage root damage gassing compaction incineration nutrient deficiencies chemical changes in levels competition poor draining vandalism salt drought |
Environmental protection measures may include: | ground growth canopy general forest lean wind speed and direction fallen trees density of trees ground slope soil and water protection ground hazards and obstacles contingencies for modifying operations during wet or other adverse weather conditions hygiene of the area relevant commonwealth, state or territory, and local legislation and regulations |
Information may include: | organisational strategic and tending plans appropriate regulations |
Methods may include: | application of fertilisers application of pesticides and herbicides pruning techniques competition management techniques browsing control techniques consideration of environmental sustainability issues |
Approvals may be required: | where the use of chemicals or biological agents is intended where browsing control techniques may impact on neighbouring properties where consideration of environmental sustainability issues applies |
Program may include: | organisational terminology guidelines plans budgets policies and timelines internal memos resources, including people, material and equipment disposal methods, such as burning, burying and chemical destruction |
Appropriate personnel may include: | operational staff and contractors clients colleagues line management relevant external authorities and agencies |
Required documentation may include: | maps plans reports |
Individuals and groups may include: | neighbouring landholders |
Checks may include: | ensuring: relevant organisational OHS procedures, practices, policies and precautions are observed and followed site environmental requirements and relevant commonwealth, state or territory, and local legislation and regulations are followed performance indicators, targets and specifications are met quantity, cost and provenances collected are in line with plan specifications required organisational documentation is completed clearly and accurately |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal language constructive feedback active listening questioning to clarify and confirm understanding use of positive, confident and cooperative language use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences control of tone of voice |
Limitations may include: | job role and responsibilities own competency level industry requirements own understanding of risk identification processes own interpretation of legislation, regulations and procedures OHS and environmental requirements |
Records and reports may include: | difficulties or issues faced costs data analysis results recommendations for future work and may be: manual a computer-based system other appropriate organisational communication system |