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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 |
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 |
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, maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Laminated beams: | are wide thick beams which may be straight or curved are made up of many layers of timber board to provide the beam with bulk and subsequent strength to withstand building loads |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the assembly and despatch of timber laminated beams from the work site and may include: construction plans or drawings type of product size quantity grade instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures environmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisors suppliers clients colleagues managers |
Timber may include: | native timber species imported timber species dressed timber stress and non-stress graded timber preservative treated timber |
Glue is to include: | water resistant adhesives, such as epoxy resins |
Equipment may include: | measuring equipment assembly jigs docking and trimming saws presses marking equipment strapping equipment |
Assembly jigs may include: | enterprise-manufactured templates that assist in the positioning of components during the assembly process |
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 |
Pre-startup checks | are conducted to ensure: equipment has been set up correctly systems are performing accurately machinery is operating to optimum performance |
Visual assessment | is the inspection of timber to determine finish quality and faults |
Moisture content: | is the amount of moisture maintained in timber after kiln drying to avoid cracking and deforming in Australia, generally ranges between 10% in warmer, more humid climates to 14% in cooler climates |
Straight or scarf cutting: | straight cutting is docking timber to length with a vertical cut scarf cutting is docking timber at a bevel, providing a larger end grain surface for bonding |
Defective components may include: | components with an unacceptable level of: warp wane cupping shakes insect defects knots resin pockets |
Disposing of may include: | recycling material with defective components/assembly jigs no longer required re-using material with defective components/assembly jigs no longer required redirecting material with defective components/assembly jigs no longer required for energy recovery |
Timber components: | are the sections of timber that have been pre-cut in readiness for assembly and have been cut to follow the construction plans and cutting list |
Glue spreader is to include: | equipment that spreads glue evenly to boards being laminated |
Press is to include: | flat presses presses with curved templates |
Stacking may include: | preparing for transport categorising in common size and shape marking lots in line with work order and site requirements locating so as not to block access or passage |
Strapping may include: | securing bundles with metal or plastic strap tightening and tensioning using hand-held equipment to prevent slippage, without risk of strap breakage or damage to products |
Dealing with may include: | recycling strapping waste sending strapping waste to landfill |
Equipment faults may include: | damaged equipment components electrical faults |
Records and reports may include: | product type size inspection information grading and labelling outcomes storage locations quality outcomes hazards incidents equipment malfunctions and may be: manual computer-based system other appropriate organisational system |