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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 clothingsafety equipmentfirst aid equipmentfire fighting equipmenthazard and risk controlfatigue managementelimination of hazardous materials and substancessafe forest practices including required actions relating to forest firemanual handling including shifting, lifting and carryingmachine guarding |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislationorganisational policies and proceduresworkplace 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 agreementsindustrial relationsAustralian Standardsconfidentiality and privacyOHSthe environmentequal opportunityanti-discriminationrelevant industry codes of practiceduty of careheritage and traditional land owner issues |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal organisational and site guidelinespolicies and procedures relating to own role and responsibilityquality assuranceprocedural manualsquality and continuous improvement processes and standardsOHS, emergency and evacuation proceduresethical standardsrecording and reporting requirementsequipment use and maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
SHE is to include: | policy set by governments, local authorities, regulatory bodies or organisations to care for people and the environmentensuring a safe and productive workplace while protecting the natural environment and supporting its sustainabilityusing effective communication and education |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal languageconstructive feedbackactive listeningquestioning to clarify and confirm understandinguse of positive, confident and cooperative languageuse of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differencescontrol of tone of voice and body language |
Environmental care principles are to include: | environmental policy which ensures:compliance, improvement (where required to reflect environmental policy) and preventioncontinuous cycle of planning, implementing, monitoring, reviewing and improving environmental practices and systems |
Hazards may include: | chemical spillsgasesliquids under pressuremoving machinery and equipmenthazardous materialswork at heightshigh temperaturesnoisedustvapoursfiresprotrusionssharp equipmentoverhanging beamstrafficpotential of equipment use and unsafe work practices to adversely impact on the environmentinappropriate storing of materials and equipmentblocked or no access and exit |
Appropriate personnel may include: | safety officerssupervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagersenvironmental officers |
Controlling risks and protecting the environment must ensure: | own safety and safety of others takes priority over environmental protection |
Records and reports may include: | OHS policies and proceduresquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |
Environmental goals are to include: | environmental sustainability considerations and actions for operational and activity interfacematerial, energy (including renewable energy) and other resource useemissions control and where possible, reductionwaste generation, control and where possible, reductionproduct and service useland and infrastructure interactionaccident preventionpractices that use materials and energy efficiently and effectively in terms of environmental sustainabilitywaste management, recycling and re-use outcomes that are environmentally effective, efficient and safe |
Training may include: | in-house or external training programs one-on-one supervisionprograms that maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislative changes at the local, State, Territory and Commonwealth levels |
Operational controls may include: | control of air emissionssolid and hazardous wastescontamination of landnoiseodourdusttrafficwater dischargesenergy useraw material and resource usehazardous material storage and handling |
Environmental measures may include: | environmental and energy efficiency improvement plans (including the use of renewable energy) workplace waste management systemsreducing emissions of greenhouse gasesreducing use of non-renewable resourcesreducing chemical usesupply chain management such as choosing suppliers with environmental sustainability (and methods to monitor and improve their environmental performance) as part of their charterholistically managing wood wasteapplying carbon footprint strategies in forest operations |
Impact may include: | assessment of actual outcome or potential outcomebeneficial or damagingmagnitude or degreefrequencylikelihooddurationgeographic areawhich aspects of the environment it affectsis it regulated who is involvedany consequences for other aspects of the environmentpotential for escalation |
Corrective action: | is action that supports environmental sustainability |