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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 machine isolation and guarding hot work permits to be issued by authorised personnel protective shields for welding and grinding activities written/displayed evacuation procedures appropriate fitness for the task |
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 heritage and traditional land owner issues |
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) |
Fire prevention may include: | cutting of fire breaks clearing of undergrowth ensuring equipment is far enough away from combustible materials housekeeping to ensure work area is clear of waste and that waste is stored in line with workplace procedures providing suitable fire extinguishing equipment undertaking regular evacuation training maintaining an ordered work area to ensure access and exit assessing equipment to ensure it is serviced as required in line with workplace procedures quarantining equipment to be serviced in line with workplace procedures |
Types of fires may include: | wildfires electrical storm induced fires arson accidental fires electrical fires mechanical fires |
Potential of fires may include: | assessing environmental conditions and operating procedures for any possible aspects which may cause fire monitoring changes and forecasting potential changes (where possible) to environmental conditions which may cause fire keeping appropriate personnel informed of changes and potential changes to environmental conditions which may cause fire |
Equipment may include: | any plant and equipment used in harvesting or forest growing activities |
Evaluation processes may include: | referring to available information (via MSDSs , HAZCHEM codes and signs) for chemical-based fires continuous monitoring of environmental, weather and equipment conditions and changes continuous monitoring of the impact of activities on the environment |
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 body language and may relate to: evacuation visitors or members of the public on site |
Weather may include: | conditions such as: high winds electrical storms lightning strikes excessive heat and low humidity |
Hazardous and flammable substances may include: | engine oils fuels treatment substances cleaning products |
Appropriate personnel may include: | fire wardens fire response personnel supervisors suppliers clients colleagues managers emergency evacuation committee |
Fire risks and hazards may include: | weather conditions which induce fire welding or grinding sparks dry undergrowth potential of equipment use and unsafe work practices to create fire combustible materials such as dry or dead scrub, tall grasses, rubbish, oily rags waste material proximity to equipment flammable liquids inappropriate storing of materials and equipment blocked or no access and exit |
Controlled may include: | controlling vegetation (such as grass, heath, scrub and forest undergrowth) to minimise risk cutting of firebreaks (including clearing areas which are slashed or ploughed and clear of any combustible material, wide enough to prevent fires jumping the break) housekeeping to ensure flammable, combustible or waste materials are in safe proximity to machinery |
Fire extinguishing equipment may include: | extinguishers for electrical, chemical, gas, mechanical, paper, wood or natural fires and may also include: fire trucks fire reels fire hydrants and hoses manual fire fighting instruments fire service approved fire suppression extinguishing agents, such as foam and retardants |
Environmental management regulations: | eliminate or minimise exposure to hazards within the workplace and may cover: environmental monitoring and audit plan emissions - hazardous substances air quality noise pollution dangerous goods/hazardous substances risk of fire waste minimisation reuse and recycling |
Signs of fire potential may include: | lightning strikes high winds smoke flames storms equipment overheating flammable liquid spills electrical ignition changes to environmental conditions |
Records and reports may include: | environmental care and fire prevention procedures such as risk, hazards, incidents, equipment malfunctions and may be: manual using a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |