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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) |
Seed may include: | native speciesnon-native species |
Seed collection may include: | seed orchardsforestssoftwoods and hardwoodsrainforestunderstorey plants |
Environmental protection measures may include: | ground growthcanopygeneral forest leanwind speed and directionfallen treesdensity of treesground slopesoil and water protectionground hazards and obstacles contingencies for modifying operations during wet or other adverse weather conditionshygiene of the arearelevant commonwealth, state or territory, and local legislation and regulations |
Seed characteristics may include: | provenancepotential growth characteristicsforest typesoptimum time to collectphysiology and biologydormancyspecies |
Implementation issues may include: | schedulingpeople and skills involvedmaterialshazardsseed quantitiesselection |
Opportunities may include: | field observationorganisational and other relevant information |
Method of seed collection may include: | climbingremoval of branches with rifleelevated platform vehiclesconsideration of the:geography of the local areasize and type of treesavailable resourcesorganisational guidelinesand may also include:collecting after falling or fellingladdersshakinghigh-powered riflescherry pickers |
Impacts may include: | requirements for genetic diversityfrostheatsalt hardinesspotential growth characteristics |
Approvals may include: | heritage requirementsenvironmental sustainability requirementsother issues applying to seed collection operation |
Plan may include: | organisational terminologyguidelinesbudgetspolicies and timelinesinternal memosresources, including people, material and equipment |
Appropriatepersonnel may include: | clientscolleaguesline management those collecting the seed, such as:organisational employeescontractorscommunity groups |
Resources may include: | peoplematerialequipment |
Documentation may include: | provenanceseed species and locationidentity of collectorweight of seed collected |
Individuals, bodies and groups may include: | landholderscommonwealth, state or territory, and local government authoritiesprivate individuals |
Checks may include: | ensuring:relevant organisational OHS procedures, practices, policies and precautions are observed and followedsite environmental requirements follow relevant commonwealth, state or territory, and local legislation and regulationsperformance indicators, targets and specifications are metquantity, cost and provenances collected are in line with plan specificationsrequired organisational documentation is completed clearly and accurately |
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 |
Limitations may include: | job role and responsibilitiesown competency levelindustry requirementsown understanding of risk identification processesown interpretation of legislation, regulations and proceduresOHS and environmental requirements |
Records and reports may include: | difficulties or issues facedrecommendations for future work, results and costscollation of information or documentationinterpreting information in a way relevant to workplace requirementsorganising and maintaining records accuratelyusing a full range of information media, including written, printed, verbal, electronic, visual display units and personal computersand may be:manualcomputer-based systemother appropriate organisational communication system |