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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 plan is to include: | instructions for the trimming and despatch of felled branches from the work site and may include:typesizelengthquantity gradeinstructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Trees may include: | native speciesimported speciesplantation treesnon-plantation trees |
Trimming is to include: | cutting off branches, burls and other small growths at a height requiring the use of a pole saw |
Equipment is to include: | procedures for pole saw lock-out, such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machineand may include:pole sawsspecific safety attiremaintenance tools and equipment |
Pre-startup checks | are conducted to ensure:equipment has been set up correctlysystems are performing accurately equipment is operating to optimum performance |
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 |
Environmental conditions may include: | ground growthground slopeground hazardsobstacles |
Conditions may include: | location of the tree in determining safety for trimming conditionsstability of the tree in determining safety for trimming conditions |
Pole saw is to include: | mechanised saw at the end of a long extension pole from the bottom of the poleand may also include:manual sawsnon-mechanised saws |
Splitting is | the branch tearing away part of the tree bark beneath the branch, once the branch releases from the result of cutting |
Clearing may include: | recycling cut branchesredirecting cut branches for energy recovery |
Records and reports may include: | tree typesizelengthdiameterinspection informationgrading and labelling outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be: manuala computer-based systemother appropriate organisational communication system |
Chain | is the fast moving component surrounding the pole saw blade, containing many linked teeth |
Dealing with may include: | recycling chain and other components that need replacingre-using chain and other components that need replacingsending chain and other components that need replacing to landfill |