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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 guarding |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislation organisational policies and procedures workplace practices |
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) |
SHE is to include: | policy set by governments, local authorities, regulatory bodies or organisations to care for people and the environment ensuring a safe and productive workplace while protecting the natural environment and supporting its sustainability using effective communication and education |
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 |
Environmental care principles are to include: | environmental policy which ensures: compliance, improvement (where required to reflect environmental policy) and prevention continuous cycle of planning, implementing, monitoring, reviewing and improving environmental practices and systems |
Hazards may include: | chemical spills gases liquids under pressure moving machinery and equipment hazardous materials work at heights high temperatures noise dust vapours fires protrusions sharp equipment overhanging beams traffic potential of equipment use and unsafe work practices to adversely impact on the environment inappropriate storing of materials and equipment blocked or no access and exit |
Appropriate personnel may include: | safety officers supervisors suppliers clients colleagues managers environmental officers |
Controlling risks and protecting the environment must ensure: | own safety and safety of others takes priority over environmental protection |
Records and reports may include: | OHS policies and procedures quality outcomes hazards incidents equipment malfunctions and may be: manual using a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |
Environmental goals are to include: | environmental sustainability considerations and actions for operational and activity interface material, energy (including renewable energy) and other resource use emissions control and where possible, reduction waste generation, control and where possible, reduction product and service use land and infrastructure interaction accident prevention practices that use materials and energy efficiently and effectively in terms of environmental sustainability waste management, recycling and re-use outcomes that are environmentally effective, efficient and safe |
Training may include: | in-house or external training programs one-on-one supervision programs that maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislative changes at the local, State, Territory and Commonwealth levels |
Operational controls may include: | control of air emissions solid and hazardous wastes contamination of land noise odour dust traffic water discharges energy use raw material and resource use hazardous material storage and handling |
Environmental measures may include: | environmental and energy efficiency improvement plans (including the use of renewable energy) workplace waste management systems reducing emissions of greenhouse gases reducing use of non-renewable resources reducing chemical use supply chain management such as choosing suppliers with environmental sustainability (and methods to monitor and improve their environmental performance) as part of their charter holistically managing wood waste applying carbon footprint strategies in forest operations |
Impact may include: | assessment of actual outcome or potential outcome beneficial or damaging magnitude or degree frequency likelihood duration geographic area which aspects of the environment it affects is it regulated who is involved any consequences for other aspects of the environment potential for escalation |
Corrective action: | is action that supports environmental sustainability |