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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 |
Environmentalrequirements 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) |
Detecting fires | may be from:all types and locations commonly found in forested and grassland countrytowersaircraft |
Smoke may include: | assessing for:colourtype meaning |
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 |
Sighting details may include: | locationsbearingsestimated distances |
Specialist advice may include: | supervisorfire command or controlcolleagueslocal fire brigade |
Communications equipment may include: | public radiotelephone networks or those used by the organisationlocal fire brigadesemergency management organisations |
Safe work practices may include: | evacuation procedures when threatened by fireappropriate clothinghydration and nutrition requirements |
Training may include: | fire command or controlsupervisor colleagues |
Relevant information may include: | meteorological readings satellite imagery |
Records and reports may include: | chronological log of sightings and noteworthy events, such as:significant changes in smoke column colour or sizelocations and bearings of sightingsestimated distances to sightingsmeteorological readings and conditionsand may be:manuala computer-based systemother appropriate organisational communication system |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorsfire command or controlcolleaguesmanagers |