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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 awareness of danger zone for kickback manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying potential falling objects procedures for cutting on slopes location of other workers |
Legislative requirements: | are to be in line with applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include: Australian Standards OHS the environment equal opportunity relevant industry codes of practice award and enterprise agreements industrial relations confidentiality and privacy 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 fire prevention procedures recording and reporting requirements equipment use and maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) access and equity principles and practices |
Materials may include: | logs packs of timber individual pieces of timber |
Job requirements relate to: | information and instructions relevant to cutting operations including: processing location details materials to be cut environmental requirements and features site plan and may be verbal |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisors clients colleagues line management |
Tools and equipment may include: | chainsaws specific safety attire maintenance tools |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal language hand or other agreed signals eye contact with other operators or personnel use of electronic devices |
Cleared | refers to work area and may include: clearing the work area of off-cuts and shorts ensuring saw clearance around material depositing off-cuts, shorts and debris in recognised areas clearing surfaces of debris likely to cause saw damage in the cutting area |
Supports | are timber or mechanical apparatus that are put under material to stabilise and give clearance to ground and may include: timber bearers specific frames/benches timber/steel trolleys |
Cutting techniques may relate to: | cutting positions work order requirements industry standard lengths cutting patterns maximising volume and quality of recovery securing the section on each side of the planned cut cutting procedures to ensure saw clearance around the material to minimise capping and splitting of material |
Records and reports may include: | log book recording of maintenance outcomes, faults, malfunctions and damage, hazards and incidents may be compiled using a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system to record and report |
Problems | may occur in relation to: defects in material performance of chainsaw communication hazards and risks at the work site capping and splitting of material danger zone for kickback |
Maintained | refers to maintenance during operation to optimise saw performance and includes: refuelling bar checks and oil top up air filter check, clean and replacement cleaning of saw body, air intake vents and cooling fans fitting spare chain and tension chain |