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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. |
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements may relate to: | controlling and minimising risks correct manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying elimination of hazardous materials and substances identifying hazards safe use and operation of equipment including business technology first aid equipment fire safety equipment personal protective clothing and equipment safety equipment safety procedures for the protection of self and others. |
Legislative requirements may relate to: | Australian standards and quality assurance requirements award and enterprise agreements Compliance Policy Guidelines (CPGs) counter-terrorism general 'duty of care' responsibilities licensing or certification requirements privacy and confidentiality relevant commonwealth, state and territory legislation, codes and national standards for: anti-discrimination cultural and ethnic diversity environmental issues equal employment opportunity industrial relations OHS relevant industry codes of practice telecommunications. |
Organisational requirements may relate to: | access and equity policies, principles and practices business and performance plans client service standards code of conduct, code of ethics communication and reporting procedures complaint and dispute resolution procedures emergency and evacuation procedures employer and employee rights and responsibilities environmental management including waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines OHS policies, procedures and programs own role, responsibility and authority personal and professional development privacy and confidentiality of information quality assurance and continuous improvement processes and standards resource parameters and procedures roles, functions and responsibilities of security personnel standard operating procedures storage and disposal of information use and maintenance of equipment and systems. |
Standard operating procedures are: | established procedures specific to a given workplace operation that describe the activities necessary to use biometrics technology including staff training requirements, business processes and procedures relating to the use of biometrics, and requirements for enrolment, operation and maintenance of the biometrics system. |
Biometric refers to: | a measurable physical characteristic or personal behavioural trait used to recognise the identity or verify the identity of an individual. |
Biometric technologies include: | facial recognition fingerprint recognition hand geometry iris recognition retina recognition signature recognition vein recognition voice recognition. |
Privacy legislation may include: | Commonwealth, State and Territory Privacy Acts national information privacy principles national privacy principles. |
Modes may be: | multiple (a biometric system that integrates two ore more biometric technologies) single. |
Biometric equipment and systems are: | automated systems able to capture a biometric sample from an individual person, extract biometric data from the sample, compare the data with one or more reference templates, determine the quality of a match, and indicate whether or not an identification or verification of identity has been achieved. |
Biometric equipment and systems may include: | acquisition devices: cameras (video, infrared-enabled video, single-image) chip or reader embedded in peripheral device microphones optical scanners biometric servers hardware interconnecting infrastructure software: server-based authentication software for biometric authentication and logging software associated with acquisition devices. |
Riskrelates to: | the chance of something happening that will have an impact on objectives. |
Risksmay relate to: | data and information personnel property. |
Hazardsmay be: | associated with electrical or mechanical faults environmental (improper use of materials and chemicals) ergonomic (improper manual handling methods) obstructive (blocked access to emergency entry and exit points). |
Relevant personsmay include: | biometric technology specialists clients colleagues external consultants information technology specialists manager. |
Communication may be: | face-to-face group interaction in Indigenous languages in languages other than English oral reporting participation in routine meetings reading independently recording of discussions speaking clearly and directly through the use of assistive technology via an interpreter visual or written writing to audience needs. |
Interpersonal techniques may involve: | active listening being non-judgemental being respectful and non-discriminatory constructive feedback control of tone of voice and body language culturally aware and sensitive use of language and concepts demonstrating flexibility and willingness to negotiate effective verbal and non-verbal communication maintaining professionalism providing sufficient time for questions and responses reflection and summarising two-way interaction use of plain English use of positive, confident and cooperative language. |
Social and cultural differencesmay relate to: | dress and personal presentation food language religion social conventions traditional practices values and beliefs. |
Appropriate format may include: | formats that cater for those with special needs for example, producing documents in large print. |
Administrative requirementsmay relate to: | access authorisations licensing. |
Safety information and instructionsmay detail: | correct waste disposal guidelines hazards and associated risks maintaining a safe work area personal protective equipment and clothing requirements precautions to be undertaken before commencing the workplace operation ways of minimising risk. |
Records and reports: | may be computer-based manual other appropriate organisational communication system may detail assessment outcomes legislative, regulatory and OHS issues reviews and modifications undertaken workplace operation including specific work tasks. |