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. |
Learner characteristics may include: | language, literacy and numeracy levels learning styles past learning work experience. |
Safe and comfortable learning environment may include: | safe access exit requirements use of equipment, including PPE. |
Interpersonal skills may include: | actively listening adjusting personal language and manner to learners communicating clearly and effectively engaging and motivating learners maintaining appropriate body language. |
Personnel training plans may include: | alarm systems containment and isolation procedures evacuation plans readiness for various types of potential emergencies reporting and shut-down procedures selection and use of PPE storage systems. |
Details may include: | attendance requirements location proposed outcome of training reason for instruction or demonstration. |
Instruction and demonstration objectives may include: | competencies to be achieved individual or group objectives learning outcomes proposed skill development. |
Learning resourcesmay include: | CDs and audio tapes competency standards language, literacy and numeracy support resources manuals organisational learning resources emergency response plans record and log books support material, including: assessment material case studies learner and user guides professional development materials trainer or facilitator guides. |
Learning materials may include: | activity sheets assignments case studies handouts for learners materials sourced from the workplace material, such as: operating procedures specifications presentations PowerPoint and notes projects research tasks role plays scenarios subject information sheets workbooks worksheets. |
Waste characteristics may include: | density level of contamination quality shape size volume weight. |
Waste stream may include: | construction and demolition dangerous goods green waste hazardous substances municipal waste. |
Waste categories may include: | solid (non-hazardous), e.g. construction and demolition liquid (non-hazardous), e.g. chemical and aqueous hazardous – regulated, prescribed, quarantined, medical and clinical recoverable resources, e.g. recyclable and green waste. |
Contamination may include: | exposure to sunlight infestation mixing with other waste types rot or mould waterlogging. |
Emergency may include: | external: airplane crash bushfire civil disturbance explosion flood hazardous material motor vehicle accident fallen powerlines storm toxic emission terrorism internal: bomb threat civil disturbance contamination equipment malfunction fire gas leak machinery malfunction medical emergency security breach spill. |
Emergency response plan may include: | chain of command or supervision in an emergency cleaning up containing emergency emergency communication system and central control emergency evacuation procedures, including emergency escape route emergency response teams equipment or plant isolation or shut-down evacuation first aid making site safe names or regular job titles of person or department to be contacted for further information or explanation of duties under the plan notifying authorities preferred means for reporting fires and other emergencies procedures to account for all employees after emergency evacuation has been completed procedures to be followed by personnel who remain to perform or shut down critical plant operation before site is evacuated rescue and medical duties for those employees who are to perform them security measures training vehicle contact with overhead wires using PPE. |
Emergency response systems may include: | communication systems emergency lighting PPE regulated waste identification, including: classification of dangerous goods communications equipment first aid hazardous class HAZCHEM codes packaging group number. |
Emergency and personal protective equipment must include: | communications equipment eye protection, such as goggles and protective glasses eyewash kit fire extinguishers first aid kit footwear hearing protection material safety data sheets (MSDS) spill kit overalls and protective clothing. |
Emergency and personal protective equipment could also include: | breathing apparatus emergency procedure guides face shield or mask gloves hard hats. |
Personal protective equipmentmust be: | cleaned and fitted according to organisational requirements, manufacturer specifications and OHS requirements worn when required according to organisational requirements stored according to organisational requirements. |
Learning program may include: | overview of content to be covered in each segment of program assessment methods and tools to be used to collect evidence of competency where assessment is required competencies or other criteria to be achieved delivery methods for each segment of the learning program identification of assessment points to measure learner progress learning resources, learning materials and activities for each segment of learning program number and duration of training sessions and overall timelines OHS issues to be addressed in each segment emergency response plan requirements, such as: documented in format that is understandable to all personnel and complies with organisational requirements displayed and housed in personnel work areas to ensure availability for immediate referral monitored and evaluated, with modifications made where appropriate to reduce impact of an emergency and ensure compliance with organisational requirements, OHS requirements and legislation and codes specific learning outcomes derived from criteria for each segment of learning program. |
Delivery plan may include: | content of sessions as specified in session plans individual or group learning objectives or outcomes to be addressed number of learners and their specific support requirements OHS considerations other resource considerations timelines and duration of activities within sessions. |
Potential hazards and risks are those identified by the organisation that may lead to: | damage to plant, vehicle or property harm to the environment illness or injury to employees, contractors or the public injuries resulting from manual handling and repetitive work. |
Potential hazards and risks may include: | broken glass broken metal compaction equipment contamination dust fire gases and fumes hazardous waste (e.g. sharps) narrow driveways other vehicles and equipment overhanging signs projectiles spark-producing equipment unguarded conveyor belts weather. |
Service specialists may include: | ambulance service fire brigade medical service police department organisational personnel environmental protection agencies. |
OHS requirements may include: | organisational OHS reporting and audit systems organisational policy duty of care incident reporting PPE safe work procedures safety briefing site-specific safety rules. |
Legislation and codes may include: | codes, including: Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail industry commonwealth, state and territory legislation, including: anti-discrimination environmental protection equal employment opportunity freedom of information industrial OHS trade practices road laws. |
Hazardous and dangerous waste may include: | all waste depending on the condition, environment and personal exposure biological products blood products broken metal chemicals electrical wiring gases and fumes glass hospital waste leaking containers medical waste needles and syringes oil and petrol. |
Non-conforming waste may include: | contamination hazardous or dangerous waste inferior quality and unacceptable waste streams. |
Emergency escape details may include: | all-clear procedures clean-up procedures procedures for all critical plant operator personnel procedures to account for all personnel after emergency evacuation is completed. |
Containment and isolation may include: | bunding area erecting barricades moving vehicle or equipment away from hazardous area sealing leaks transferring waste turning off electricity and gas using fire extinguishers water-hosing. |
Clean-up may include: | removing equipment, plant and vehicle from site removing and disposing of contaminated soil and liquid shovelling seeping out using cleaning products using high pressure water or air-hosing vacuuming. |
Techniques may include: | demonstration explanation group or pair work question and answer role plays problem solving providing opportunities for active learning providing opportunities to practice skills. |
Communication skills may include: | asking clear and probing questions providing constructive feedback providing explanations providing information coherently and clearly using legible writing. |
Measures may include: | informal review or discussion learner surveys on-the-job observation questioning. |
Review and reflection may include: | critical questioning of personal performance discussions with other trainers or facilitators learner evaluations on-the-job performance peer assessment or feedback peer coaching systems video recording of session. |
Learner records may include: | training needs analysis performance reviews. |
Organisational requirements may include information found in: | operations manuals quality assurance documents work procedures. |