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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) |
Timber may include: | treeslogsplankspanelsboardchipsflakeflitchescantsand may be:native or imported timberhardwood or softwood |
Quality systems may include: | enterprise-based systemssecond-party certificationthird-party certificationISO9000 seriesother regulatory systems |
Visual inspection may include: | assessing the appropriateness of:defectscontaminationtimber coloursinsect attacksurface finishesloose surfacesbubblesholesbreakagesmachine caused defects |
Product specifications may include: | available resourcescustomer requirementsindustry standard cross sections and lengths enterprise standards |
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 |
Growth may include: | growth patternsmake-up of a tree, including bark (cortex)phloemcambium layersapwood (xylem)heartwood (truewood)pith (medulla)medullary raysearlywoodlatewoodgrowth ringscellulosehemicellulosesligninextractives |
Durability may include: | strengthhardness and rating for useclassification and measurement |
Species may include: | native species imported species |
Timber structures may include: | hardwood (pored wood) or softwood (non-pored wood)cell structured timber, including:vesselsfibresray cellspitstracheidstexture seasoning methods |
Characteristics may include: | colourdensitytexturegrainfigurequalitiesuses |
Moisture content: | is the amount of moisture maintained in timber or timber products after kiln drying or to avoid cracking and deformingin Australia, generally ranges between 10% in warmer, more humid climates to 14% in cooler climatesincludes the consideration of free water, bound water and water vapour |
Density may include: | closeness and size of the timber cellsgreen densityair dried densitybasic densitystrength and durabilityswell pressures |
Working properties may include: | timber shrinkageeffects of lightmoisture contentdensity and deterioration of the timbercompressive and tensile stressesmodulus of elasticitymodulus of rupturedeformationcreepsurface hardness |
Faults and features may include: | bowspringtwistwarpwanecuppingshakesinsect defectsfungiknotsresin pocketswild grainsloping grain |
Sawing patterns may include: | live-sawnback sawnquarter sawn |
Despatch is to include: | sending out products relating to a customer order via various means of transportand may include:stackingstrippingstrapping storing and despatching product |
Records and reports may include: | conducting visual inspection and timber selectionriskshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be: manuala computer-based systemother appropriate organisational communication system |