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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. 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 printing and film decorating equipment within the plastics and rubber industries. It includes the operation of all relevant additional equipment where that equipment is integral to the printing and film decorating process.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. Tools and equipmentThis competency includes use of equipment and tools such as:hand carts and trolleysknives and other package opening equipmenthoists/lifting equipment not requiring any special permits or licences relevant personal protective equipmenthand tools used in the printing and decorating process material loading equipment used for loading of raw materials relevant personal protective equipment.HazardsTypical hazards include:dusts/vapours/fumes hazardous materials manual handling hazards knife hazards.Problems'Anticipate and solve problems' means resolve a wide range of routine and non-routine problems, using product and process knowledge to develop solutions to problems which do not have a known solution/a solution recorded in the procedures.Typical process and product problems may include:variations in materials contamination of materials equipment operation problems machine malfunctionproduct anomalies such as sticking, 'veining', misprints.VariablesKey variables to be monitored include:speed colourproduction time output rateproduct integrity and general conformance to specification/sample.