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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. |
Work may be conducted: | in a range of work environments by day or night |
Customers may be: | internal or external |
Workplaces may comprise: | large, medium or small worksites |
Workplace environment may include: | movement of equipment, goods, products, materials and vehicular traffic |
The cutting/joining process is conducted: | as part of manufacture/repair activities with the operator using discretion and judgement within established specifications |
Timber may be: | hardwood or softwood |
Cutting/joining equipment covers: | a range of docking and trimming saws to which boards are mechanically fed |
Equipment may include: | single or multiple saw positions |
Visual assessment may cover the requirements of Australian Standards AS 2858 or AS 2082 and specifically includes: | timber types and species timber characteristics end condition of the timber |
OH&S requirements include: | manual handling, protective clothing, elimination/control of hazards, machine isolation and machine guarding |
Personal protective equipment may include: | gloves safety headwear and footwear safety glasses two-way radios high visibility clothing |
Hazards in the work area may include exposure to: | chemicals dangerous or hazardous substances stationary and moving equipment, parts and materials noise, light, energy sources electrical equipment humidity, air temperature, radiant heat debris on floor faulty racking poorly stacked materials or finished pallets faulty equipment |
Consultative processes may involve: | workplace personnel supervisors and managers customers/clients suppliers contractors union representatives industrial relations and OH&S specialists other professional or technical staff |
Communication in the work area may include: | phone fax email internet barcode readers oral, aural or signed communications |
Depending on the type of organisation concerned and the local terminology used, workplace procedures may include: | company procedures enterprise procedures organisational procedures established or standard procedures |
Information/documents may include: | job specifications and workplace operating procedures relevant Australian or international standards manufacturers specifications for equipment/tools supplier and/or client instructions quality assurance standards for pallet manufacture material safety data sheets (where applicable) codes of practice including the National Standards for Manual Handling and the Industry Safety Code relevant regulations including the ADG Code award, enterprise bargaining agreement, other industrial arrangements standards and certification requirements emergency procedures |
Applicable regulations and legislation may include: | relevant codes and regulations pertaining to pallet manufacture Australian Standards AS 2858 and AS 2082 relevant state/territory OH&S legislation relevant state/territory environmental protection legislation licence, patent or copyright arrangements ADG Code and regulations workplace relations regulations including equal opportunity, equal employment opportunity and affirmative action legislation workers compensation regulations |