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. |
Relevant compliance documentation may include: | legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures manufacturer's guidelines and specifications Australian standards code of practice Employment and workplace relations legislation Equal Employment Opportunity and Disability Discrimination legislation |
The areas of managerial responsibility covered by this may include: | statutory compliance occupational health and safety environment quality property security business risks, such as: credit management capital expenditure sales and marketing finance and accounting |
The policy is: | the statement of overall intent and direction of the organisation in respect of the specific area of managerial responsibility |
The system's procedures are: | the procedures that support and expand on the policy and set out the requirements for implementing the system on individual sites. They provide direction and guidance to those responsible for implementation of the system and in the preparation of site-specific work procedures, instruction and practices to put the system into effect |
System's procedures may include: | identification of hazards risk identification risk assessment risk treatment interim solutions dealing with unplanned incidents and events consultation communication monitoring review record keeping reporting training |
Hazards are: | sources of potential harm or situations with the potential to cause loss |
Risk is: | the chance of something happening that will have an impact upon objectives. It is measured in terms of consequence and likelihood |
Risk identification is: | the process of determining what can happen, why and how |
Risk treatment is: | the selection and implementation of appropriate options for dealing with risk |
Risk treatment should: | considered using options in sequence from eliminating the hazard, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and finally PPE |
Site procedures and practices may include: | standard operating procedures safe operating procedures work instructions emergency procedures allocation of responsibilities permit requirements sampling, testing and worksite inspection requirements documentation and reporting requirements |
Consultation with relevant personnel would typically include: | senior management subject matter experts regulatory authorities tenderers project managers contractors employees community customers suppliers |
Resources may include: | people finance equipment buildings/facilities technology information |
Site personnel may include: | employees contractors |
Records and reports may include | results recommendations assessment forms action planning documents, etc |
Monitor is: | to check, supervise, observe critically, or record the progress of an activity, action or system on a regular basis in order to identify change |
Management systems documentation may need to include: | requirements for the maintenance of records for statutory/legal breaches provision of information and training regulations and code of practice relating to statutory/legal compliance site representatives and committees issue resolution |