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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. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety permits or permission for access environmental regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety use and maintenance of equipment communication protocols emergency procedures code of ethics. |
Hazards may include: | temperature extremes slippery or unstable terrain dangerous animals and insects. |
Risks may include: | hypothermia heat exhaustion injuries exhaustion equipment failure. |
Artificial surfaces may include: | portable or fixed walls fixed towers or bridges indoor or outdoor. |
Relevant sources may include: | Bureau of Meteorology media land managers or agencies local knowledge. |
Weather and environmental information may include: | satellite images daily and weekly forecasts maximum and minimum temperatures weather warnings event warnings synoptic charts. |
Communication system may include: | calls radio hand signals whistles. |
Features may include: | arĕtes chimneys corners cracks edges flakes jugs ledges overhangs pockets roofs slabs. |
Capabilities may include: | body weight or strength ratio stamina. |
Equipment may include: | helmets karabiners harnesses belay device slings ropes tapes anchors quick draws protection footwear chalk bag and chalk first aid kit. |
Contextual issues may include: | weather conditions, including times season transport location trip distance and duration group objectives group size. |
Safety checks may include: | A - anchors - secure and suitable to application B - buckles - locked as per manufacturers recommendations C- connector - locked, secured and orientated D - devices - threaded correctly and secured E- everything else including end or rope knots, belayer ready, helmet chin strap, clothing, jewellery and hair secured. F - friend - cross check. |
Belay system may include: | top belay bottom belay single rope double rope. |
Knot tying may include: | end of rope knot midline knots stopper knots lock off knots. |
Climbing techniques may include: | bridging dynamic movement heel hooks jamming lay backing layaways and side pulls mantle pinch grips smearing underclings. |
Obstacles may include: | ledges overhangs squeezes traverses. |
Fixed protection may include: | fixed hangers fixed draws chains. |
Belaying position may include: | anchored or unanchored bottom of the pitch. |
Belay device may include: | plate device tube device auto locking device. |
Belayer safety may include: | wearing of helmets attaching to safety ropes standing out of direct line of gear fall. |
Relevant aspects may include: | objectives planning process activity site weather equipment selection clothing selection directing techniques rescue techniques employed. |