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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) |
Equipment may include: | sawmilling equipment |
Equipmentmaintenance: | covers stationary and mobile equipment typically used for forest harvesting operations may be performed in a forest or workshop environment |
Environmental protection measures may include: | ground growth canopy general forest lean wind speed and direction fallen trees density of trees ground slope soil and water protection ground hazards and obstacles |
Maintenance procedures include: | visual inspections pre-start checks shutdown checks filling procedures service procedures changing bearings, shafts and pulleys removing and replacing parts or components |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisors clients colleagues managers equipment manufacturers service agents |
Plans include: | equipment maintenance and repair needs current operational conditions current work patterns disposal of contaminants and waste |
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 |
Routine service items may include: | equipment structural features and attachments drive lines engine transmission final drives tracks wheels and tyres winch grapple systems electronics computer and cutting systems fuel engine oil coolant brake fluid hydraulic fluid transmission fluid |
Action taken may include: | stopping equipment immediately checking operational concerns in line with seriousness and site standards |
Equipment breakdown assessment includes: | nature cause seriousness likely repair requirements |
Repair options | take account of: likely repair times access to service personnel permanency of repairs potential for further damage and personal injury equipment demand availability of alternatives |
Dealing with may include: | recycling equipment that cannot be repaired sending equipment that cannot be repaired to landfill |
Records and reports may be: | manual a computer-based system another appropriate organisational communication system |