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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 carryingheritage and traditional land owner issues |
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 careheritage and traditional land owner issues |
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 and maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Tree breeding | may be to improve the yield and form of trees through improved breeding |
Environmental protection measures may relate to: | hygiene of the arearelevant national, State and local legislation and regulationsground growthcanopygeneral forest leanwind speed and directionfallen treesdensity of treesground slopesoil and water protectionground hazards and obstaclesand may include: contingencies for modifying operations during wet or other adverse weather conditions |
Timeline may be critical to: | the productivity of the forestsuccess of the operation suitability for various forest products (e.g. pruning certification) |
Appropriate personnel may include: | operations supervisormanagementcolleaguesclientrelevant groups |
Consultative processes may include: | face-to-face meetingstelephonefacsimilewritten and email communicationand may be with: clientstechnical operatorsmarketing groupsoperations supervisorcolleaguesrelevant groups/bodies such as environmental bodieslocal, State and federal government bodies and agenciesinternal policy groupslabour force |
Operational requirements may include: | end product requirementsstand treatment certification documentationcontractual requirements and obligationsenvironmental and public relations imperativescurrent state of the forest resource |
Breeding characteristics may include: | growth ratetree formbranch anglefibre lengthfibre orientationextractive contentsalt tolerancedrought tolerancedensity |
Reproduction techniques may include: | self and cross pollinationcuttingsgraftinglayeringstolonssuckers |
Approvals may be required by: | environmental bodieslocal, State and federal government bodies and agenciesand may refer to:long-term budget approvals |
Resources may include: | peoplematerials equipment |
Authorisations may include: | permitsapprovalslicences relating to neighbouring propertiesand may refer to:hours of operationuse and application of chemicalsthe environment |
Communication may include: | regular communication with the operations supervisor to ensure smooth operation and progress |
Documentation requirements | must be clear and accurate and may include: changes to the plan or processsupplementary approvalssupplementary notifications |
Monitoring points | should be performed at key stages of the process |
Compliance requirements may include: | OHSorganisational, legislative and environmental regulations, procedures, practices and precautionsand adherence to: site environmental imperativesspecificationsqualityperformance targets |
Information | may be from numerous sources and include:legislationforest biologytree physiologynew technology |
Records and reports may refer to: | difficulties or issues faced during planning and implementation of tree breeding operationrecommendations for future workresultscostsdata analysisand may be: manualusing a computer-based system other appropriate organisational communication system |