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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) |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the mechanical stress-grading of material and may include:typewidthlengththickness quantityinstructions 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 timberin-the-rough timberpreservative treated timber |
Stress-grading includes: | mechanical methods of testing board strength and durability marking and classifying timber to a grade of quality |
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 is to include: | procedures for equipment lock-out, such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine from the power sourceand may include:mechanical stress-graders or high speed mechanical gradersspray gunsbranding rolls |
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 equipment is operating to optimum performance |
Spray guns and branding rolls | are used to mark timber automatically with grade-related dyes |
Calibration | is the setting of the machine to the desired stress grade level using verification boards in line with industry standards |
Verification boards | are used to ensure the calibration is correcthave been previously assessed as being accurate |
Grade thresholds | are the variations between one grade level and another determining if a board is considered in the higher or lower grade |
Independent testing | is the process of randomly selecting stress graded boards for independent testing, ensuring that enterprise calibrations and grade thresholds are accurate and that grades follow industry standards |
Records and reports may include: | stress-grading requirementsproduct typesizeinspection informationgrading and marking outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be: manuala computer-based system other appropriate organisational communication system |
Photo-electric cells and reflectors | are sensory devices that calculate stress levels of boards |