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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 |
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 heritage and traditional land owner issues nursery hygiene |
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 and maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Genetic resources are to include: | sexual and asexual plant species |
Propagation is to include: | the natural process of breeding new plants from the parent stock using seeds, cuttings, grafting, tissue cultures and layering |
Tending is to include: | the process of regularly checking the plants and the propagation method to aid and promote plant growth |
Provenances are to include: | the place of origin that the plant or propagation method comes from |
Species may include: | native species of one or more types imported species |
Characteristics may include: | growth rate branch angle branch height timber density |
Environmental protection measures may include: | fungal and insect control measures and action to limit impacts on: selected forest vegetation habitat soil and water features |
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 and body language |
Operational activities may include: | propagation planting and tending of the genetic resources |
Tools and equipment may include: | conveyors mixing equipment refrigeration units cool store, mobile beds elevated growing platforms automated seeding equipment fork lifts tractors spray equipment hand tools glasshouses covered beds irrigation systems hoses plumbing fittings trolleys seedling pots or trays artificial media potting mix soil sterilisation chamber personal protective equipment and clothing such as visibility vest, safety boots, spray masks, safety glasses |
Monitored | should be performed at key stages of plant development and may include: health and condition of seedlings water nutrients weeds rate of development |
Records and reports | may be detailed reports outlining the management of genetic resources and regeneration processes and outcomes including: difficulties recommendations for future work results costs data analysis evaluation of outcomes information on health and condition of seedlings seedling treatments water volume administered and may be: manual using a computer-based system other appropriate organisational communication system |