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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 carrying |
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, maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Environmental protection measures may include: | ground growthcanopygeneral forest leanwind speed and directionfallen treesdensity of treesground slopesoil and water protectionground hazardsobstacles |
Work order is to include: | details of material to be evaluated, graded and markedand may also include:instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorsclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Timber products may include: | polespilesveneergraded sawlogsnon-graded sawlogspulp |
Characteristics may include: | speciespipeopen pipediscontinuous and irregular shaped pipesloose gum veinsgum pockets and ringstermites and grubshearts out of centrebrown stainrotpunkcork or pithblack borerblack heartstraight shakesshakes in spiral grainovergrowth and doze pocketssmall log pipe allowancelengthnon-allowable length defects |
Safe working conditions will include: | control of potential and existing risks and hazards ensuring log stability during:evaluationgradingmarking |
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 |
Segregating | is the process of locating and removing designated logs from a stockpile or landing to a specified location |
Sorting | is the process of allocating segregated logs into batches, based on:speciessizes characteristics |
Measurement may include: | using callipers using other standard measuring tools |
Records and reports may include: | segregating and sorting operationsdifficulties or issues facedenvironmental issuesrecommendations for future workresultscostshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be: manualcomputer-based systemother appropriate organisational communication system |