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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 substancesmanual 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) |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the manual sorting of timberand may include:typewidthlengththickness quantityand may also include:instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Boards may include: | native timber speciesimported timber speciesdressed timberin-the-rough timberstress and non-stress graded timberpreservative treated timber |
Sorting | is the process of classifying timber into lots consisting of the same size and grade, dependent on length, width, thickness and quality of board |
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 is to include: | conveyors and transfer equipmentprocedures for equipment lock-out such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine from the power source |
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 |
Grading | is the process of: visually evaluating material characteristics and features for classification into varying strength and appearance gradesinspecting timber to classify quality of individual boards |
Features may include: | incorrect moisture contentwarpwanecuppingshakesinsect defectsknotsresin pockets |
Visual assessment is to include: | the inspection of timber to determine finish quality and faults |
Disposing of may include: | recycling sub-standard boards/materialre-using sub-standard boards/material |
Records and reports may include: | sorting requirementsproduct typesizeinspectiongrading and marking outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system |
On-site movement of material may include: | the use of:conveyor belt systemstrack systems lifting equipmentlifting equipment such as:fork liftsslingstrolley jacksgantry cranes loadersassistance with lifting such as:the involvement of two or more personnel to lift materials manually or to guide the movement of mechanical equipment |