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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Schedule load shifting
   • Review production and despatch schedules and where required check with appropriate personnel.
   • Assess equipment operations for all sections of the organisation.
   • Determine material handling requirements for loads and schedule required type of equipment to meet requirements.
   • Identify movement frequencies and develop material handling schedules.
   • Identify and assess variations in material handling requirements and product despatch requirements.
   • Adjust material handling schedules to maintain optimal output.
2. Coordinate load shifting
   • Coordinate load shifting arrangements for operators to ensure safe and efficient use of equipment.
   • Assess operating areas for unsafe conditions, acts and congestion to maintain safety.
   • Organise load movement to limit multiple loads being moved at the same time in the same area.
   • Resolve difficult load shifting situations and incidents in line with organisational safety procedures.
   • Record and report load shifting processes and equipment faults to appropriate personnel.

Range Statement

Not Applicable

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Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. If a specific volume or frequency is not stated below, then evidence must be provided that the following requirements have been performed on at least one occasion:

schedule and coordinate load shifting activities in line with production and despatch schedules prescribing quantities and types of material to be shifted.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

applicable fall from heights regulations and compliance requirements

methods used to schedule load shifting according to staff rosters and availability of equipment

typical workplace hazards present during load shifting operations and methods of minimising risks

purpose, features and operation equipment used to shift loads in forest products factories

use of specific equipment to move materials found in forest product factories:

treated paper

wood chips

flakes

wood fibre

logs

bark

off-cuts

timber

raw board

panel products

veneer

capacity of load shifting equipment in relation to dimensions and weight

organisational procedures specific to load shifting:

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out and use of personal protective equipment

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting load shifting processes and equipment faults.

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