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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 carrying |
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) |
Quality systems may include: | enterprise based systemssecond party certificationthird party certificationISO9000 seriesother regulatory systems |
Blades are to include: | all types of saw blades used by the enterprise |
Visual inspection may include: | assessing the condition of blades assessing any visual wear or damage which may have occurred during operation |
Product may include: | treeslogstimberpanelsboards |
Product specifications may include: | specifications set for optimisation of timber in line with the available resourcecustomer requirementsindustry standard cross sections and lengthsenterprise standards |
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 |
Types may include: | circular saw bladesband saw bladesgang saw bladeswide saw blades |
Styles may include: | standard steel bladestungsten tipped bladesstellite tipped blades |
Properties are to include: | metal from which blades are madetensile strength of the bladegeometry and concentricity |
Characteristics are to include: | blade pitchkerfgulletfacesetstraightnessprofileangledepthteeth shapeapplication (cross cut or ripping) number of teeth per metre |
Design capacity | is the rated capacity of the blade in terms of speed (for tension and temperature) and hardness |
Sawing | is the process of cutting products using cross-cut or ripping methods |
Optimising includes: | planning the sawing of timber to achieve the most from itensuring environmental requirements are central to this planning process |
Dealingwith may include: | repairing blunt or damaged saws and saw bladesdisposing of blunt or damaged saws and saw blades that cannot be repaired |
Records and reports may include: | maintaining quality and product care proceduresriskhazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |