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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. |
Hazards may include: | contact with electrical wiring environmental hazards: air pollution dangerous gases heavy or noxious metals pollution noise petrochemical spillage prevailing weather condition release of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) fibre offcut damage to eyes and skin flammable cleaning chemicals fluids and solvents health hazards: dangerous or harmful substances handling of optic fibres and lasers risk of infection risk of sustained injury from repetitive tasks laser damage to eyes radio frequency (RF) exposure from transmitting antenna in close proximity roof safety system in poor condition or non existent safety hazards biomechanical lifting potentially harmful procedures, such as welding working at heights. |
Designated personnel includes: | OHS personnel other persons authorised or nominated by the enterprise or industry to: perform specified work approve specified work inspect specified work direct specified work project manager site manager supervisors team leaders. |
OHS legislative requirements may relate to: | Australian standards duty of care health and safety representatives, committees and supervisors industry OHS standards and guidelines licences, tickets or certificates of competency national safety standards OHS and Welfare Acts and regulations safety codes of practice. |
Workplace procedures may include: | assessing risks controlling hazards emergency responses to: accidents fires other emergencies identifying hazards reporting OHS issues resolving OHS issues using personal protective equipment using personal safety equipment. |
Control risks may include: | three steps in risk management process: assess risk identify hazard implement control methods. |
Safe work practices may relate to: | avoiding contact with chemicals, breathing in fumes and vapours, and digesting such materials being aware of what to do and how to treat any potential accident drugs and alcohol at work general requirements for: safe use of plant and equipment use of personal protective equipment and clothing and personal safety equipment housekeeping to ensure a clean, tidy and safe work area manufacturer's warnings or instruction labels in relation to the laser product are not damaged or obscured during installation no fibre particles, hazardous solvents or chemicals are left on site at the completion of the work observing warning labels used in conjunction with laser and optical fibre systems and RF system preventing bullying and harassment relevant Australian standards of required health and safety precautions smoking in designated areas specific organisational safety requirements storing and removing debris using appropriate warning labels on climbing equipment and rooftop using fire fighting equipment using first aid equipment using safe operating procedures, including recognising and preventing hazards associated with: hazardous materials and substances service lines surrounding structures and facilities trip hazards use of tools and equipment worksite visitors and the public working at heights working in proximity to others. |
Environmental requirements may include: | clean-up protection and management dust noise ozone protection waste management. |
Duty of care requirements relate to: | legal responsibility to do everything reasonably practicable to protect others from harm own responsibilities to comply with safe work practices: activities that require licences certificates of competency tickets relevant state OHS requirements: construction supervisors construction workers designers employers and self-employed persons inspectors manufacturers and suppliers persons in control of the work site subcontractors. |
Job safety analysis (JSA) may include: | each new workplace or worksite situation health, safety and environmental hazards primary application of assessment sheets to record the steps in the risk management process: assessment control identification. |
Hazard identification may include: | checking equipment and work area: before work commences during work housekeeping reviewing accident or incident records workplace inspections. |
Risk assessment may include: | a scale: high low medium awareness of likelihood and consequence factors JSA. |
Personal protective equipment used to control a hazard may include: | breathing apparatus: dust masks respirators clothing: boots gloves overalls protective jackets or pants for preparing, cutting or jointing optical fibres face and head protection: face masks goggles helmets radiation detectors. |
Personal safety equipment includes: | aerial safety belts and lines anchor straps karabiners lanyard rope clamps safety harness. |
Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards shall include: | Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes AS Communications Cabling Manual (CCM) Volume 1 AS/NZS 3000:2007 AS/NZS 3080:2003 AS/NZS 3084:2003 AS/NZS 3085.1:2004 AS/NZS IEC 61935.1:2006 AS/NZS IEC 61935.2:2006 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 14763.3:2007 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 15018:2005 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 24702:2007 Australian building codes and regulations cabling security codes and regulations compliance with appropriate Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) technical standard requirements for aerial cables Environmental Protection Acts fire regulations Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) noise abatement and heritage legislation OHS technical standards AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/ACIF S009:2006. |
Job information details may include: | diagrams and sketches instructions issued by customer regulatory and legislative requirements safe work procedures relating to working on roofs signage work order work schedules, plans and specifications. |
Tools and equipment may include: | communications equipment: mobile phones 2 way radios fall protection ladders lifting and load shifting equipment, including: chain blocks elevated work platforms hoists and jacks scaffolds perimeter protection signage and barricades. |
Roof safety system may include: | footwalks handrails harness fixing points kickboards safety harness scaffolds. |
Lifting method may include: | arranging for pre-delivery of goods using block and tackle using construction elevator using elevated work platforms. |
Report faults may be: | according to company's workplace procedures written or verbal notification. |
Documentation may include: | completed work order modifications to procedures reported faults work details. |