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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) |
Swage | is the process of cold forming the upper portion of the tooth to leave a concave but broader tooth point |
Saws may include: | circular saws band saws gang saws |
Information may include: | organisational terminology fault reports site records manufacturer recommendations internal memos production records stock records machine data outputs accident and incident reports |
Die | is the eccentric specially hardened rod that is turned against the tooth face under pressure to spread tooth steel sideways |
Swage clamp/vice | is the mechanical support responsible for setting saw blade height and holding the blade in position during the swaging and shaping processes |
Kerf | is the width of the uppermost part of a tooth responsible for maintaining clearance for the blade during the sawing process |
Swager | is the machine or hand-held mechanical item of equipment that produces a swage on the tooth point |
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 |
Trial | is the process of testing the tooth specifications after it has been swaged |
Measuring equipment may include: | wire gauge test bar rule micrometer vernier callipers |
Shape | is the act of compressing the excess steel formed during swaging to produce the swage block that incorporates the radial and tangential angles |
Tolerance | is the allowable upper limit of width for the swage block |
Dealing with may include: | recycling unsuccessful trials sending unsuccessful trials to landfill |
Records and reports may include: | saw type size inspection information maintenance outcomes common and recurring faults malfunctions and damage hazards and incidents and may be: manual using a computer-based system other appropriate organisational communication system |