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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 clothingsafety equipmentfirst aid equipmentfire fighting equipmenthazard and risk controlfatigue managementelimination of hazardous materials and substancessafe forest practices including required actions relating to forest firemanual handling including shifting, lifting and carryingmachine isolation and guarding |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislationorganisational policies and proceduresworkplace 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 agreementsindustrial relationsAustralian Standardsconfidentiality and privacyOHSthe environmentequal opportunityanti-discriminationrelevant industry codes of practiceduty of care |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal organisational and site guidelinespolicies and procedures relating to own role and responsibilityquality assuranceprocedural manualsquality and continuous improvement processes and standardsOHS, emergency and evacuation proceduresethical standardsrecording and reporting requirementsequipment use and maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Quality systems may include: | enterprise based systemssecond party certificationthird party certificationISO9000 seriesother regulatory systems |
Product may include: | treeslogsseedplanting stocktimberpanelsboard |
Product specifications may include: | specifications set for optimisation of timber set in line with the available resourcecustomer requirementsindustry standard cross sections and lengthsenterprise standards |
Visual inspection may include: | assessing the appropriateness of defectscontaminationtimber coloursinsect attacksurface finishesloose surfacesbubblesholesbreakagesmachine caused defects |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorsline managerscolleagues |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal languageconstructive feedbackactive listeningquestioning to clarify and confirm understandinguse of positive, confident and cooperative languageuse of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differencescontrol of tone of voice and body language |
Species may include: | nativeimported species |
Timber structures may include: | hardwood or softwood cell structured timber |
Features may include: | warpwanecuppingshakesinsect defectsknotsresin pockets |
Characteristics may include: | colourdensitytexturegrainfigurequalitiesuses |
Visual appearance may include: | colourgrainfigureaesthetics |
Product recovery may include: | sawn timber used in manufacturing of timber engineered products where defective timber can be recovered to be used in other parts of the plant to minimise wasterecovering logs or converting logs into useable boards without damage or loss of product |
Minimising waste may include: | appropriately assessing timber for recovery maximising product or resource userecycling defective product, off cuts and residues in line with organisational guidelines |
Value adding is to include: | maximising use of the product or resourceminimising wasteoptimising the use of natural resources |
Regular maintenance of machinery and equipment may include: | minimising:the impact of the use of machinery and equipment on the environmentcarbon emissions |
Records and reports may include | but not be limited to:OHS policies and proceduresquality outcomeshazardsincidents equipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |