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Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any 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.
Where reference is made to industry codes of practice, and/or Australian/international standards, the latest version must be used.ContextThis competency applies to all sectors of the manufacturing industry. It may also be applied to all sections of an organisation, including office, warehouse etc. This unit will need to be appropriately contextualised as it is applied across an organisation and across different industry sectors.ProceduresAll operations are performed in accordance with procedures.Procedures include all relevant workplace procedures, work instructions, temporary instructions and relevant industry and government codes and standards. Environmental and resource efficiency issuesEnvironmental and resource efficiency issues include minimisation of environmental risks and maximisation of opportunities to improve business environmental performance and to promote more efficient production and consumption of natural resources, for example by:minimisation of waste, through implementation of the waste management hierarchyefficient energy use, seeking alternative sources of energyefficient water useefficient use of materials and appropriate disposal of waste.Appropriate techniquesAppropriate techniques include:material fed to/consumed by plant/equipmentplant meters and gaugesjob cards including kanbansexamination of invoices from suppliersmeasurements made under different conditions examination of relevant information and data.ComplianceCompliance includes meeting relevant federal, state and local government laws, by-laws and regulations.IncidentsIncidents include:breaches or potential breaches of regulationsoccurrences outside of standard procedure which may lead to lower environmental performance.Enterprise plansEnterprise plans include:documented policies and procedureswork plans to minimise waste, increase efficiency of water use etc.SuggestionsSuggestions includes ideas that help to:prevent and minimise environmental risks and maximise opportunitiesreduce emissions of greenhouse gases reduce use of non-renewable resources improve energy efficiency increase use of renewable, recyclable, reusable and recoverable resourcesreduce wasteincreasing the reusability/recyclability of wastes/products.