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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) |
Timber conversion | is the process of producing boards by re-sawing green flitches or cants to optimise single boards maximising the amount of boards per flitch or cant |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the cutting and despatch of green timber boards from the work siteand may include:typesizewidthanglequantity gradeinstructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Material may include: | hardwoodsoftwoodnative timber speciesimported timber species |
Green boards | are those which are still in the rough (not dressed) and have not been seasoned, having just been converted from green timbermoisture content is yet to be controlled through air drying or kiln drying |
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 equipmentpower operated, automatic feed controlled ripping saws where the cut is controlled relative to the board guides and fencesaws with adjustable cant (sloping table)saws with one bladerip sawstable sawsbench sawsand is to include:procedures for saw lock-out such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine from the power source |
Saw set-up is to include: | setting depthwidth and cant of cut measured from the fence in line with product order and allowing for kerf (width of saw cut) |
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 and operating to optimum performance |
Ordered sizes may include: | a range of sizes cut to widths usually increasing in 5mm increments |
Tolerances | are a set limit for cutting over or under the required width within a set margin of acceptance usually + or - 0. 5 mm or in line with order or organisational requirements |
Feed rate is to include: | rate of speed the material is passed through the machine affecting the sharpness of the cutting bladesfinish of the material production output |
Defects may include: | warpwanecuppingshakesinsect defectsknotsresin pockets |
Disposing of may include: | recycling material with defects, incorrect cuts and off-cutsre-using material with defects, incorrect cuts and off-cuts |
Records and reports may include: | product typesizewidthcantinspectiongrading and labelling outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manual using a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system |
Stacking may include: | preparing for transportcategorising in common size, length, width and cantmarking lots in line with work order and site requirementslocating so as not to block access or passage |
Dealing with may include: | repair of damaged saws and blunt or damaged saw bladesdisposing of saws and saw blades that cannot be repaired |