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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 carryingmachine isolation and guarding |
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 and maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Poles and debarked logs may include: | hardwood or softwoodpoles left in the roundwith or without preservative treatmentlogs destined for conversion to boards |
Work order is to include: | instructions for receipt/despatch and gradingsorting and marking of poles or debarked logs to/from the designated storage location or processingand may include:typesize quantityand may also include:instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Storage locations may include: | storage racksstorage baysbinsstackspallet boxesmodularised storage componentstemporary stacking bays (stand, frame or ground)and may be divided into:standard product classificationproduct designationsizedimensionstack numberweightgradeshelf lifestock rotation position |
Equipment may include: | measuring equipmentmoisture meterslifting equipment for the movement of poles or logs |
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 voicebody language |
Size is to include: | largest through to smallest diameters of poles and debarked timber within industry or site standardslongest through to shortest lengths of poles and debarked logs within industry or site standards |
Range | is the number of classifications/grades poles or logs are sorted into based on diameter or length |
Defects may include: | warpwanecurvatureshakesinsect defectsknotsresin pockets |
Moisture content | is the amount of moisture maintained in poles or debarked logs after kiln drying to avoid cracking and deformingin Australia generally ranges between 10% in warmer, more humid climates to 14% in cooler climates |
Records and reports may include: | product typesizeinspectiongrading and labelling outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system |
Disposing of may include: | recycling sub-standard materialre-using sub-standard material |
On-site movement of material may include: | the use of:conveyor belt systemstrack systems lifting equipmentlifting equipment such as:fork liftsslingslifting/moving framestrolley jacksgantry cranesdozers loadersassistance with lifting such as:the involvement of two or more personnel to lift materials manually or to guide the movement of mechanical equipment |