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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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. Add any 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. |
Duty of care | duty of care requires everything 'reasonably practicable' to be done to protect the health and safety of others at the workplace. This duty is placed on: all employers their employees any others who have an influence on the hazards in a workplace |
Responsibilities | include complying, as far possible, with all activities carried out in accordance with the standard reporting anything that might affect compliance with the standard |
Hierarchy of control | refers to the range of feasible options for managing the risk to health and safety. The hierarchy normally ranges over the following controls: elimination of the hazard its substitution with a less harmful version its redesign engineering controls isolation of the hazard from people at the workplace safe work practices redesigning work systems the use of personal protective equipment by people at the workplace |
Systematic approach | includes hazard identification, risk assessment, risk control and review |
Legislative requirements | are to be in accordance with applicable legislation from all levels of government that affect organisational operation. Requirements may include but not be limited to 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 and heritage |
OHS requirements | are to be in accordance with Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation and regulations, organisational safety policies and procedures requirements may include but not be limited to the use of personal protective equipment and clothing, fire fighting equipment, First Aid equipment, hazard and risk control and elimination, control of hazardous materials and substances, manual handling including lifting and carrying |
Organisational requirements | may include but not be limited to 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, ethical standards, recording and reporting, access and equity principles and practices, equipment use, maintenance and storage, environmental management (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Materials | include all materials associated with the furniture product including fabrics, finishes, wood, metal, plastic, paint, foam, oils, animal skin may also include but not be limited to adhesives, nails, and staples |
Hazards associated with materials | may include but not be limited to chemical properties such as toxicity, fumes, combustibility, physical properties such as strength, weakness, splintering, breakage, weight, and components such as adhesives, nails, and staples |
Hazards associated with production | may include but not be limited to manual handling, finishing and production processes, use of tools and machinery, dust inhalation, power sources and leads, flying debris, fume inhalation, trips, falls, lack of control during pouring, machine safety and vibration (direct and indirect consequences) |
Range of customers | may include but not be limited to aged and the elderly, people with disabilities, children and adults |
Potential hazards for users | may include but not be limited to allergies to materials, injury from materials or components, injury due to design faults, lack of stability, breakage and difficult to handle or install |
Treatments | may include but not be limited to use of production safety strategies such as dust and fumes extraction systems, materials testing, power source protection, personal protective equipment, use of tested materials and accessories, and use of specialised safety features and components |