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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) |
Caul plates | are double sided smooth plates used in the drying and heat pressing of board in the semi-wet or dry board forming process (the smoothness allows for easier separation) |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the maintenance of the caul plates and screens in designated equipmentand may also include:instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Screens | are plates which allow for drainage of water as the board forming process takes it through rollers prior to going through the heat press |
Maintenance | is the process of cleaning and repairing caul plates and screens which undergo considerable stress from pressure, heat and sticky substances |
Equipment may include: | caul platesscreenstransport platescleaning equipmentand is to include:procedures for equipment lock-out, ie 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 |
Circuit | is the board forming process from start to finish |
Plate rack | is the racking system which caul plates and screens sit upon |
Cleaning cycle may include: | chemical bathsheat treatment baths |
Defects may include: | bucklingbuild up of board productmarking of the platesdents |
Polishing | ensures both surfaces of caul plates are smooth and polished to ensure easy separation of formed boards |
Disposing of may include: | recycling defective materialre-using defective material |
Load shifting 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 |
Transport plates | are the plates which carry caul plates and screens through the drying process and heat press |
Records and reports may include: | the knife or blade typesizeinspectiongrading and labelling outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system |