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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 rounding of logs and despatch of logs from the work site to down-stream processing and may include:treatingspeciesdiameterlengthquantity gradeand may also include:instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Logs is to include: | assessment of:diameter rangecurvaturefaultsspecies moisture content |
Rounding | is the process of forcing a log through a rounding machine which shapes the debarked log into a round pole, making the pole available for further down-stream processing and out-feeding the waste for landscaping supplies |
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: | measuring equipmentrounding plantand may include:automated storage-conveyor systems automated diameter and length sorting systems and is to include:procedures for machine 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:rounding plant has been set-up correctlycutters are installed accurately machinery is operating to optimum performance |
Scanner is to include: | calibration for sizingproblem identification such as:tanglessorting pockets monitor failure |
Feed rate is to include: | rate of speed the material is passed through the machine affecting the sharpness of the cuttersfinish of the material production output |
Conveyors are to include: | belts, chutes or travelator methods of transporting logs to and from the rounding plant, which may be automated in conjunction with the log storage area |
Defects may include: | incorrect moisture contentwarpwanecurvatureshakesinsect defectsknotsresin pockets |
Disposing of may include: | recycling rejected timber re-using rejected timber |
Recorded and reported may include: | the rounding systemproduct typesizeinspectiongrading and labelling outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system |
Dealing with may include: | repairing blunt or damaged cuttersdisposing of blunt or damaged cutters that cannot be repaired |
Back-up file | is the process of copying operating documents and records onto a computer back-up device which is subsequently removed from the site |