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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, maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Laminated beams: | are wide thick beams which may be straight or curved are made up of many layers of timber board to provide the beam with bulk and subsequent strength to withstand building loads |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the assembly and despatch of timber laminated beams from the work site and may include:construction plans or drawingstype of productsizequantity gradeinstructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Timber may include: | native timber speciesimported timber speciesdressed timberstress and non-stress graded timberpreservative treated timber |
Glue is to include: | water resistant adhesives, such as epoxy resins |
Equipment may include: | measuring equipmentassembly jigsdocking and trimming sawspressesmarking equipmentstrapping equipment |
Assembly jigs may include: | enterprise-manufactured templates that assist in the positioning of components during the assembly process |
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 |
Pre-startup checks | are conducted to ensure:equipment has been set up correctlysystems are performing accurately machinery is operating to optimum performance |
Visual assessment | is the inspection of timber to determine finish quality and faults |
Moisture content: | is the amount of moisture maintained in timber after kiln drying to avoid cracking and deformingin Australia, generally ranges between 10% in warmer, more humid climates to 14% in cooler climates |
Straight or scarf cutting: | straight cutting is docking timber to length with a vertical cutscarf cutting is docking timber at a bevel, providing a larger end grain surface for bonding |
Defective components may include: | components with an unacceptable level of: warpwane cuppingshakesinsect defectsknotsresin pockets |
Disposing of may include: | recycling material with defective components/assembly jigs no longer requiredre-using material with defective components/assembly jigs no longer requiredredirecting material with defective components/assembly jigs no longer required for energy recovery |
Timber components: | are the sections of timber that have been pre-cut in readiness for assembly and have been cut to follow the construction plans and cutting list |
Glue spreader is to include: | equipment that spreads glue evenly to boards being laminated |
Press is to include: | flat presses presses with curved templates |
Stacking may include: | preparing for transportcategorising in common size and shapemarking lots in line with work order and site requirementslocating so as not to block access or passage |
Strapping may include: | securing bundles with metal or plastic straptightening and tensioning using hand-held equipment to prevent slippage, without risk of strap breakage or damage to products |
Dealing with may include: | recycling strapping wastesending strapping waste to landfill |
Equipment faults may include: | damaged equipment componentselectrical faults |
Records and reports may include: | product typesizeinspection informationgrading and labelling outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualcomputer-based systemother appropriate organisational system |