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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) |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the drying of softwood and may include:speciescolourtypewidthlengththickness quantityinstructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Softwood | is non-pored wood, usually comes from trees with needle like foliage and has a more uniform cell structure native timber speciesand may include:imported timber speciesdressed timberin-the-rough timberpreservative treated timber |
Drying | is the process of: placing timber in a heat controlled kiln to dry high levels of moisture from timber causing cell collapsefollowed by humidity generation to recondition timber to its former shape and desired EMC |
Conversion process is to include: | sawing logs into flitches converting flitches into green boards |
Equipment may include: | conventional, high temperature, very high temperature and extremely high temperature kilns and vacuum dryers of 60 to 150 degrees Celsius or higher with a heat source that may be steam, hot oil or gasand 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 |
Visually assessed | is the assessment of materials to determine finish quality and faults and may include:stabilityspacing of strips support to minimise warping |
Moisture content | is the amount of moisture maintained in timber or timber products after drying to avoid cracking and deformingand may include:testing for capacitanceresistance oven dry conditions |
Pre start-up checks | are conducted to ensure:equipment has been set-up correctlysystems are performing accurately equipment is operating to optimum performance |
Emergency shut down | is the immediate shutting off of the equipment to prevent an accident or prevent damage to the machine or product |
Kiln | refer to equipment |
Baffles and blankets | assist in the drying process by controlling moisture |
Drying schedule | is the drying times based on moisture content |
Drying end point | is the predicted time when the drying process will be completed and the desired moisture content achieved |
Equilibrium moisture content (EMC) | is the moisture level to be achieved by drying which will be sustainable in the environment after processing thereby retaining its shape and strength without excessive movement |
Moisture probes | are probes pierced into random boards which provide moisture readings on the kiln gauges to assist in modifying the drying schedule |
On-site movement of material may include: | the use of:conveyor belt systemstrack systems lifting 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 |
Storage 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 |
Disposing of may include: | recycling sub-standard materialre-using sub-standard material |
Records and reports may include: | drying requirementsproduct typesizeinspectiongrading and labelling outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system |