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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) |
Stem improvement | may be used to encourage tree growth to suit marketing requirements |
Environmental requirements may include: | hygiene of the area relevant commonwealth, state or territory and local legislation and regulations |
Information may include: | organisational strategic and tending plans appropriate regulations |
Methods may include: | pruning using mechanical or hand tools using chemicals or biological agents recycling pruned material disposing of pruned material that cannot be recycled due to chemicals or biological agents used |
Approvals | may be required where: use of chemicals or biological agents is intended browsing control techniques may impact on neighbouring properties |
Plan may detail: | organisational terminology guidelines and budgets policies and timelines internal memos resources (people, material and equipment) tools (chainsaws) |
Appropriate personnel may include: | operational personnel colleagues clients line management external authorities agencies |
Documentation | may be required where: there is use of chemical or biological agents operation is to be contracted out |
Individuals, bodies and groups may include: | contractors clients peers local, federal, state or territory government agencies/bodies |
Checks may include: | ensuring: relevant organisational OHS procedures, practices, policies and precautions are observed and followed site environmental requirements follow relevant commonwealth, state or territory and local legislation and regulations performance indicators, targets and specifications are met quantity, cost and provenances collected are in line with plan specifications required organisational documentation is completed clearly and accurately |
Hazards may include: | use of machinery use of chemicals or biological agents adverse weather conditions adverse terrain conditions |
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 |
Limitations may relate to: | job role and responsibilities own competency level industry requirements own understanding of risk identification processes own interpretation of legislation, regulations and procedures OHS and environmental requirements |
Records and reports may include: | difficulties or issues faced results costs data analysis recommendations for future work and may be: manual a computer-based system other appropriate organisational communication system |