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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 substancesmanual 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) |
Board requirements may relate to: | profilecross section dimensionslengths and quantitiesselectionordering of suitable sawn timber sizes |
Boards assessed may include: | speciessizedefectsmoisture contentsawn finishtype of preservative treatment |
Equipment may include: | single or multi-headed machinesmachines cutting on one side of board onlymachines cutting two or more sides of board simultaneouslymachines incorporating grooving or splitting saws |
Recovery: | is the volume of timber dressed from a resource compared to the volume of that resourceis expressed as a percentage - sawn timber volume/initial log volume x 100maximises the value of the resource |
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:machine has been set up correctlycutters are installed accurately machine is operating to optimum performance |
Trial boards | are test pieces to trial the setting for the purpose of achieving the desired dimensions within tolerances |
Disposing of may include: | recycling trial boards that do not achieve the desired dimensions within tolerances/sub-standard boardsre-using trial boards that do not achieve the desired dimensions within tolerances/sub-standard boardsredirecting trial boards that do not achieve the desired dimensions within tolerances/sub-standard boards for energy recovery |
Dressing conditions may relate to: | feed rate and finishboard sizematerial removaltimber species and conditioncross section dimensions and profilesadjustments to maintain accurate sizing |
Feed rates are to include: | rate of speed the material is passed through the machine affecting the sharpness of the cuttersfinish of the material production output |
Records and reports may include: | tally sheetsquality sheets and formsproduction sheets and downtime sheetsand may relate to:production detailsmaintenance detailsbreakdowns or equipment faultscomputer problemsinterruptions to productionand may be:manuala computer-based systemother appropriate organisational communication system |
Cutter may include: | jointing cuttersaw and/or head |
Dealing with may include: | repairing or sending for repair blunt or damaged cuttersrecycling cutters that cannot be repairedsending cutters to landfill |