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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. |
Duty of care | Duty of care requires everything 'reasonably practicable' to be done to protect the health and safety of others at the workplace. This duty is placed on: all employers their employees any others who have an influence on the hazards in a workplace |
Responsibilities of individuals and organisations | may include but not be limited to complying, as far possible, with all activities carried out in accordance with the standard and reporting anything that might affect compliance with the standard |
Hierarchy of control | may include but not be limited to the range of feasible options for managing the risk to health and safety. The hierarchy normally ranges over the following controls: elimination of the hazard; its substitution with a less harmful version; its redesign; engineering controls; isolation of the hazard from people at the workplace; safe work practices; redesigning work systems; and the use of personal protective equipment by people at the workplace |
Systematic approach | may include but not be limited to hazard identification, risk assessment, risk control, review |
Legislative requirements | are to be in accordance with applicable legislation from all levels of government that affect organisational operation. Requirements may include but not be limited to 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 and heritage |
OHS requirements | are to be in accordance with Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation and regulations, organisational safety policies and procedures. Requirements may include but not be limited to the use of personal protective equipment and clothing, fire fighting equipment, first aid equipment, hazard and risk control and elimination, control of hazardous materials and substances, manual handling including lifting and carrying |
Organisational requirements | may include but not be limited to 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, ethical standards, recording and reporting, access and equity principles and practices, equipment use, maintenance and storage, environmental management (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Materials | may include but not be limited to adhesives, nails, and staples, paint, treatments and finishes, fixtures, fabrics, animal skin, wood, metal, plastic, foam and oils |
Hazards associated with materials | may include but not be limited to chemical properties such as toxicity, fumes, combustibility physical properties such as strength, weakness, splintering, breakage, weight components such as adhesives, nails, and staples manual handling requirements |
Effects | may include but not be limited to furniture, fixtures, finishes, accessories, soft furnishings, lighting and special effects |
Hazards associated with effects | may include but not be limited to chemical properties such as toxicity, fumes, combustibility physical properties such as strength, weakness, splintering, breakage, weight components such as adhesives, nails, and staples manual handling requirements location and positioning considerations such as accessibility and obstruction, fixing and securing placement of power sources and leads ergonomics |
Range of customers | may include but not be limited to aged and the elderly, people with disabilities, children, adults |
Potential hazards to customers | may include but not be limited to allergies to materials, injury from materials or components, injury due to design faults, lack of stability, breakages, difficult to handle or install effects and electric shock |