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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 mechanical 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 may include: | classifying timber into lots consisting of the same size and grade dependent on:lengthwidththickness quality of boardor sorting for other production lines or waste |
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: | mechanical sorting machinesand may include:drop sorterswaterfallsunscramblers tray sortersand is to include:procedures 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 |
Pre start-up checks | are conducted to ensure:equipment has been set-up correctlysystems are performing accurately equipment is operating to optimum performance |
Grading | is the process of:visually evaluating material characteristics and defects for classification into varying strength and appearance gradesinspecting timber to classify quality of individual boards |
Size discrimination | is the settings on the mechanical sorting machine which identify and classify the size of boards, determining their allocation to a size category |
Program | is the computer based program which determines sorting of varying sized boards to their allocated storage area |
Visual inspection is to include: | the assessment of timber to determine:finish quality faults |
Disposing of may include: | recycling rejected boardsre-using rejected boards |
Records and reports may include: | automatic sorting requirementsproduct typesizeinspectiongrading and marking outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system |
Photo electric cells and reflectors | are sensory devices which calculate size and tell the computer where to direct the board |