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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 clothing safety equipment first aid equipment fire fighting equipment hazard and risk control fatigue management elimination of hazardous materials and substances safe forest practices including required actions relating to forest fire manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying machine isolation and guarding hot work permits to be issued by authorised personnel protective shields for welding and grinding activities written/displayed evacuation procedures appropriate fitness for the task |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislation organisational policies and procedures workplace practices environmental risk assessment and hazard identification |
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 agreements industrial relations Australian Standards confidentiality and privacy OHS the environment equal opportunity anti-discrimination relevant industry codes of practice duty of care heritage and traditional land owner issues |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal organisational and site guidelines policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility quality assurance procedural manuals quality and continuous improvement processes and standards OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures ethical standards recording and reporting requirements equipment use and maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) established Emergency Evacuation Committee |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures, such as: hot work permits procedures to prevent fires and may include: environmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Fire prevention may include: | cutting of fire breaks clearing of undergrowth identifying and using appropriate equipment to cut fire breaks and clear undergrowth ensuring equipment is far enough away from combustible materials housekeeping to ensure work area is clear of waste provision of suitable fire fighting equipment undertaking regular evacuation training |
Appropriate personnel may include: | fire wardens supervisors suppliers clients colleagues managers emergency evacuation committee |
Fire risks and hazards may include: | weather conditions which induce fire welding or grinding sparks dry undergrowth unsafe work practices and use of equipment to create fire combustible materials such as dry or dead scrub, tall grasses, rubbish, oily rags waste material proximity to equipment flammable liquids inappropriate storing of materials and equipment blocked or no access and exit |
Fire extinguishing equipment may include: | extinguishers for electrical, chemical, gas, mechanical, paper, wood or natural fires and may also include: fire trucks fire reels fire hydrants and hoses manual fire fighting instruments fire service approved fire suppression extinguishing agents, such as foam and retardants |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal language constructive feedback active listening questioning to clarify and confirm understanding use of positive, confident and cooperative language use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences control of tone of voice and body language and may relate to: evacuation visitors members of the public on site |
Signs of fire may include: | lightning strikes smoke flames storms equipment overheating flammable liquid spills electrical ignition changes to environmental conditions |
Records and reports may include: | fire prevention procedures such as risk, hazards, incidents or equipment malfunctions and may be: manual using a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |