| Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. |
Unit context includes: | WHS requirements, including legislation, building codes, material safety management systems, hazardous and dangerous goods codes, and local safe operating procedures or equivalent work is carried out in accordance with legislative obligations, environmental legislation, relevant health regulations, manual handling procedures and organisation insurance requirements work requires individuals to demonstrate conceptual and analytical ability, discretion, judgement and problem solving customers or suppliers may be internal or external |
Design brief includes: | the aims, objectives, milestones for the design project organisational or personal profiles target audience budget timelineconsultation requirementscolour requirements image requirements function |
Appropriate personnel include: | trainers supervisorssuppliersclients colleagues managers |
Materials include: | timber (native and imported) man-made timber products plastic metal alloysstonesglass textilesfibreglass foamcardboardpaper products any other manipulable substance |
Sources include: | origin of the raw material, including the type and location wood was derived from, how and where it was processed, graph impact growth and available seasoning lead time mining source of metal or alloys and how these were processedformulas for the composition of plastics origin of textiles and how these were milled |
Energy includes: | the measure of energy output in correlation to the cost to the environment in terms of electricity, gas or fossil fuel usage |
Ecological and environmental impacts include: | how the use of raw materials effects the ecology and environment and how its continued use will affect the area it has been sourced from, including illegal loggingenergy consumption in achieving the material greenhouse gases created waste levelsresource utilisation and transport effectswhat impact will be felt by reducing or stopping material from the source |
Sustainability includes: | the amount of resource widely available based on demand and its capacity to renew or be renewed |
Product lifecycle includes: | the evolution of a product from its raw source, through its inception, development, manufacture, completion and time as a completed product until potential renewal |
Manufacturing processes include: | methods by which the product will be produced with steps that entail working from drawings and specifications, producing components utilising machine operations, assembly of the components and finishing techniques |
Assembly methods include: | nailinggluingscrewingweldingpressingsewingbondingjointing connecting various materials |
Finishing includes: | paintswaxeslacquersstains pigments oils plastic coatings |
Wastage includes: | wasting of valuable raw materialswastage of energy to obtain the raw materials wastage during the manufacturing process how waste is or isn’t managed after it is produced |
Equipment includes: | static machineryportable power tools computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipmentand is to include procedures for lock out protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine from the power source |
Components include: | parts which make up the whole of a product (each component often requires some level of machining to result in the desired part) |
Packaging and despatch include: | wrapping in fabric plastic wrappingshrink wrappingboxing foam shells despatch by mobile means |
Transport includes: | truck trailertrain plane ship |
| Personal protective equipment includes: | that prescribed under legislation, regulations and enterprise policies and practices |
Information and procedures include: | work procedures/instructions manufacturer specifications and instructions standard forms of workplace process and proceduresorganisation work specifications and requirements legislation, regulations and codes of practice quality and Australian Standards and procedures |