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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 machine isolation and guarding |
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 and maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Work order is to include: | instructions for timber treating and may include: treating method colour type width length thickness quantity instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures environmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisors suppliers clients colleagues managers |
Timber may include: | native timber species imported timber species dressed timber in-the-rough timber stress and non-stress graded timber sleepers logs rounded poles beams or laminated beams |
Treating | is the process of impregnating preservative solution filled with chemicals into the timber to provide it with a durable resistance to weather and insect attack and may include: full cell modified cell empty cell double vacuum dip diffusion vat and sprays other processes developed by the enterprise and is to include: handling techniques for products and chemicals in line with OHS regulations and environmental laws |
Chemicals may include: | those specified by the enterprise and that follow regulatory requirements light organic solvents |
Storage locations may include: | storage racks storage bays bins stacks pallet boxes modularised storage components temporary stacking bays (stand, frame or ground) and may be divided into: standard product classification product designation size dimension stack number weight grade shelf life stock rotation position |
Equipment may include: | treaters vats ovens resin tanks effluent tanks and is to include: procedures for equipment lock-out such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine from the power source |
Cycles | are the times taken for each stage of the process |
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 body language |
Pre start-up checks | are conducted to ensure: oven and rack systems have been set-up correctly systems are performing accurately and operating to optimum performance |
Water management may include: | stormwater contaminated water bore water recycled dam water town mains water |
Moisture content | is the amount of moisture maintained in timber or timber products after kiln drying or to avoid cracking and deforming in Australia generally ranges between 10% in warmer, more humid climates to 14% in cooler climates |
Preservative solution may include: | water-borne solutions oil-based solutions solvent-based solutions |
Treating plant | is the source of providing preservative solution to the timber in a controlled setting |
Branding may include: | burning hammer impressions ink tags |
Records and reports may include: | treating requirements charge records product type size inspection grading and branding outcomes storage locations quality outcomes hazards incidents equipment malfunctions and may be: manual using a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system |