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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: | information and instructions for collecting, treating and storing seedand may also include:instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Environmental protection measures may include: | ground growthcanopygeneral forest leanwind speed and directionfallen treesdensity of treesground slopesoil and water protectionground hazardsobstacles |
Approvals may include: | licences and permits required for commercial and non-commercial seed collection government permitslandholder permits |
Relevant authorities may include: | local governmentsparks and reserves managersforestry managersrelevant government departments and agencies/ authorities, such as those involved in sustainability and environmental issuesrelevant Indigenous organisations and agencies |
Equipment and resources may include: | personnelvehiclespruning and shaking equipmentsheetstarpaulinsclean containers for holding seedsvacuum seed collecting machinesladders or elevated work platformspersonal protective equipment |
Planning includes: | consideration of:seed collection seasonswhen the required species have fruit at optimal condition |
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 |
Method of seed collection may include: | collecting after falling or fellingusing ladders climbingshakinghigh-powered riflescherry-pickers |
Health of parent plant may require: | hand picking careful and selective pruning |
Labelling may include: | seed locationgenetic identity |
Separation methods may include: | hand selectionwind separation/winnowingsievingvibratingflotationdryingcrumbling of husks |
Seed treatment may include: | heatmechanicalchemical protection against pests |
Seed information may include: | time and date of harvesttime and date of receipt into storeweightspeciesplace or origin of seedcontainer identifier |
Packaging may include: | vacuum sealinguse of inert atmospheres, such as nitrogen and carbon dioxidecontrol of packing environment, including temperature, light and moisture |
Records and reports may be | maintained by:electronic databasecard indexdata sheetsfiling systemsand may be:manuala computer-based systemother appropriate organisational communication system |