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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 careheritage and traditional land owner issues |
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) |
Environmental protection measures | may include action to limit the impact to:ground growth and canopysoil and watermay include action to limit the impact of:general forest leanwind speed and directionfallen treesdensity of treesground slopeground hazardsobstacles |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the operation of a single grip harvester and its respective tasksand may include:instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Equipment is to include: | single grip harvesters relevant maintenance equipmentprocedures for equipment lock-out such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine |
Environmental and heritage concerns may include: | dustnoisewaterflora and faunaheritage legislationculturally sensitive sites and artefactsplantationsnative forest |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal languagehand or other agreed signalseye contact with other operators or personnel active listeningquestioning to clarify and confirm understandinguse of electronic communication devices |
Pre start-up checks | are conducted to ensure:equipment has been set-up correctlyattachments are fitted accurately plant is operating to optimum performance |
Hazards may include: | uneven/unstable terraintreesfiresoverhead and underground servicesbridgesbuildingsexcavationstrafficembankmentcuttingsstructures and hazardous materials |
Emergency plan may include: | notification of authoritiesevacuation proceduresisolation proceduresequipment shut-down proceduresclean upfirst aiduse of personal protective equipment and clothingguardingaccess and exit |
Single grip harvesting head | is a piece of equipment capable of felling and processing trees, attached to a tracked or wheeled carrier |
Stability | is to ensure the single grip harvester is positioned and secured so as not to topple over during operations |
Cutting attachments may include: | sprocketbar and chain components used for felling or docking trees |
Tasks | may include processing materials such as:fellingdelimbingmeasuringbuckingcutting to lengthtoppingpiling |
Records and reports may include: | cable recovery operationsextraction methodshazardsincidents or equipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |