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. |
Potential hazards and risks are those identified by the organisation that may lead to: | damage to plant, vehicle or property harm to the environment illness or injury to employees, contractors or the public injuries resulting from manual handling and repetitive work. |
Potential hazards and risks may include: | broken glass broken metal compaction equipment contamination dust fire gases and fumes hazardous waste (e.g. sharps) narrow driveways other vehicles and equipment overhanging signs projectiles spark-producing equipment unguarded conveyor belts weather. |
Emergency may include: | chemical reaction contamination fire gas leak hazardous waste spill fallen powerlines. |
Emergency reporting procedures may include reporting to: | emergency services other affected parties organisational personnel, including: supervisor team leader team member environmental protection agencies. |
Organisational requirements may include information found in: | briefing papers job sheets letters memos operations manuals quality assurance documents tender and contract documents verbal or written instructions work procedures. |
Legislation and codes may include: | codes, including: Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail industry commonwealth, state and territory legislation, including: anti-discrimination environmental protection equal employment opportunity freedom of information industrial OHS trade practices road laws. |
Emergency response action or procedures may include: | cleaning up containing emergency isolating or shutting down equipment or plant evacuation first aid making site safe notifying authorities using PPE. |
Emergency and personal protective equipment must include: | communications equipment eye protection, such as goggles and protective glasses eyewash kit fire extinguishers first aid kit footwear hearing protection MSDS spill kit overalls and protective clothing. |
Emergency and personal protective equipment could also include: | breathing apparatus emergency procedure guides face shields or masks gloves hard hats. |
Personal protective equipment must be: | cleaned and fitted according to organisational requirements, manufacturer specifications and OHS requirements worn when required according to organisational requirements stored according to organisational requirements. |
Evacuation procedures may be found in: | emergency procedures manuals legislation and codes OHS requirements organisational requirements. |
Contamination may include: | exposure to sunlight infestation mixing with other waste types rot or mould waterlogging. |
Regulated waste identification signagemay include: | classification of dangerous goods communications equipment first aid hazardous class HAZCHEM codes packaging group number nature, type, source and severity of emergency. |
Clean-up may include: | removing equipment, plant and vehicle from site removing and disposing of contaminated soil and liquid shovelling seeping out using cleaning products using high pressure water or air-hosing vacuuming. |