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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) |
Environmental protection measures: | may relate to:hygiene of the arearelevant commonwealth, state, territory and local legislation and regulationsmay include:ground growthcanopygeneral forest leanwind speed and directionfallen treesdensity of treesground slopesoil and water protectionground hazardsobstacles measures may also include:contingencies for modifying operations during wet or other adverse weather conditions |
Work order may include: | details of organisational terminologyguidelinesplansbudgetspolicies and timelinesinternal memosresources, including people, plant, equipment and consumablesinstructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorsclientscolleaguesline managementrelevant external authorities and agencies, including:local, state, territory and federal agenciesutility providers, such as gas, water, power and telecommunicationsenvironmental protectionprivate ownersfire services |
Range of seedbed preparation techniques may include: | herbicidesburningclearingrough-heapingcultivationrippingpost-raking |
Evaluation may involve: | consideration of the speciesrange of species to be sown or plantedseasontopography of the area |
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 |
Site plan may include: | information detailing the forest area to be preparedparticular preparation techniques to be usedschedulingresource requirementsresponsibilities |
Limitations may relate to: | job role and responsibilitiesown competency levelindustry requirementsown understanding of risk identification processesown interpretation of legislationregulations and proceduresOHS and environmental requirements |
Recommendations may come from: | staff or contractors undertaking the workexternal bodiesclients client groups |
Records and reports may document: | techniques usedresources usedtimeframesresultsrecommendationsand may include: collation of information or documentationinterpretation of information in a way relevant to workplace requirementsaccurate organisation and maintenance of recordsuse of a full range of information media, including written and printed, verbal, electronic, visual display units and personal computersmay be:manual computer-based systemother appropriate organisational communication system |