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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 sampling and testing of wood chipsand may also include:instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Wood chips | are the output product as a result of converting wood into chip material which is then used to produce other products |
Assessment is to include: | the inspection of wood chips to determine:size distributionshapefinish qualitycontaminationfaults |
Equipment may include: | moisture metersbasic testing equipment |
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 |
Contaminants may include: | diseaseinfestationrotpaintplasticbarkcharcoalrockmetal |
Chip characteristics are to include: | moisture contentsizeshape species |
Sampling | is the selection of small lots of wood chips from various points of the stockpile or other designated locations |
Designated location may include: | stock pilesproduction pointstransport methodsfrom transfer systems |
Testing is to include: | the most appropriate approach taken to:ascertain the cause of a problem improve a current methodology |
Moisture content | is the amount of moisture maintained in wood chips after processing to avoid cracking and deformingin Australia generally ranges between 10% in warmer, more humid climates to 14% in cooler climates |
Records and reports may include: | sampling and testing resultsquantities producedcondition changesproduction difficultiesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system |