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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 carrying |
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 care |
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) |
Materials may include: | hardwood and softwood logs and timberboardspanelsveneerlaminated veneerimported speciesnative speciesrecently felled or stored materialswood chipsplywoodparticle boardfibreboardmedium density fibreboard |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresinstructions for the receipt/despatch and visual assessment of materials to/from the designated storage location or processing operationsand may include:typesize quantity environmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Assessment is to include: | visually assessing the quality of materials for characteristics, defects and imperfectionsand may include:measuring the amount of moisture contained in a log to determine if it falls within specifications for conversion and drying or other processing operations |
Storage locations may include: | storage racksstorage baysbinsstackspallet boxesmodularised storage componentstemporary stacking bays (stand, frame or ground) and may be divided into:standard product classificationproduct designationsizedimensionstack numberweightgradeshelf lifestock rotation position |
Equipment may include: | moisture meterslifting equipment for the movement of materials |
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 voicebody language |
Processing operations may include: | sawmillingpanel productionwood chippingpulp and paper production |
Defects may include: | water damagechipssplitswarpwanecuppingshakesinsect defects or attackresin pocketscontaminationburlscracksdry rotwet rotbreakage from fellingdentsloose surfacelifting coatingspoor adhesionthin or missing coatingschipped edgessurface bubblespin holesgrain anglesgum veinsloose or missing knots |
Treatment may include: | chemical treatment of materials to eradicate insect attack or other defects |
Sawing may include: | cutting out sections of the material (if practical) to retain good quality sections |
Records and reports may include: | product typesizevisual inspectionlabelling outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |
Disposing of rejected sub-standard materials may include: | environmentally effective, efficient and safe waste management, recycling and re-use practices and guidelines |
On-site movement of material: | lifting equipment may include:fork liftsslingstrolley jacksgantry cranes loadersassistance with lifting may include:the involvement of two or more personnel to lift materials manually or to guide the movement of mechanical equipment |