Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
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 clothing
safety equipment
first aid equipment
fire fighting equipment
hazard and risk control
fatigue management
elimination of hazardous materials and substances
safe forest practices including required actions relating to forest fire
manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying
machine isolation and guarding
Environmental requirements may include:
legislation
organisational policies and procedures
workplace 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 agreements
industrial relations
Australian Standards
confidentiality and privacy
OHS
the environment
equal opportunity
anti-discrimination
relevant industry codes of practice
duty of care
Organisational requirements may include:
legal
organisational and site guidelines
policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility
quality assurance
procedural manuals
quality and continuous improvement processes and standards
OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures
ethical standards
recording and reporting requirements
equipment use and maintenance and storage requirements
environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)
Timber conversion
is the process of producing boards by re-sawing green flitches or cants to optimise single boards maximising the amount of boards per flitch or cant
Work order is to include:
instructions for the cutting and despatch of green timber boards from the work site
and may include:
type
size
width
angle
quantity
grade
instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures
environmental care requirements relevant to the work
Appropriate personnel may include:
supervisors
suppliers
clients
colleagues
managers
Material may include:
hardwood
softwood
native timber species
imported timber species
Green boards
are those which are still in the rough (not dressed) and have not been seasoned, having just been converted from green timber
moisture content is yet to be controlled through air drying or kiln drying
Storage locations may include:
storage racks
storage bays
bins
stacks
pallet boxes
modularised storage components
temporary stacking bays (stand, frame or ground)
and may be divided into:
standard product classification
product designation
size
dimension
stack number
weight
grade
shelf life
stock rotation position
Equipment may include:
measuring equipment
power operated, automatic feed controlled ripping saws where the cut is controlled relative to the board guides and fence
saws with adjustable cant (sloping table)
saws with one blade
rip saws
table saws
bench saws
and is to include:
procedures for saw lock-out such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine from the power source
Saw set-up is to include:
setting depth
width and cant of cut measured from the fence in line with product order and allowing for kerf (width of saw cut)
Communication may include:
verbal and non-verbal language
constructive feedback
active listening
questioning to clarify and confirm understanding
use of positive, confident and cooperative language
use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences
control of tone of voice
body language
Pre start-up checks
are conducted to ensure:
equipment has been set-up correctly
systems are performing accurately and operating to optimum performance
Ordered sizes may include:
a range of sizes cut to widths usually increasing in 5mm increments
Tolerances
are a set limit for cutting over or under the required width within a set margin of acceptance usually + or - 0. 5 mm or in line with order or organisational requirements
Feed rate is to include:
rate of speed the material is passed through the machine affecting the sharpness of the cutting blades
finish of the material
production output
Defects may include:
warp
wane
cupping
shakes
insect defects
knots
resin pockets
Disposing of may include:
recycling material with defects, incorrect cuts and off-cuts
re-using material with defects, incorrect cuts and off-cuts
Records and reports may include:
product type
size
width
cant
inspection
grading and labelling outcomes
storage locations
quality outcomes
hazards
incidents
equipment malfunctions
and may be:
manual
using a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system
Stacking may include:
preparing for transport
categorising in common size, length, width and cant
marking lots in line with work order and site requirements
locating so as not to block access or passage
Dealing with may include:
repair of damaged saws and blunt or damaged saw blades
disposing of saws and saw blades that cannot be repaired

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can safely and efficiently produce sawn green boards within organisational requirements
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to, and satisfy, all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of:
following applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to producing sawn green boards
following organisational policies and procedures relevant to producing sawn green boards
producing sawn green boards in line with the work order and within prescribed organisational tolerances
conducting operator maintenance on an automatic feed controlled rip saw
stacking batches of cut material in line with organisational requirements and OHS regulations
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace
Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints
Assessment of required knowledge, other than confirmatory questions, will usually be conducted in an off-site context
Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements
The following resources should be made available:
workplace location or simulated workplace
materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit
specifications and work instructions
Method of assessment
Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 Training Package
Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance (over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts) together with application of required knowledge
Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks, with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills
Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge
Assessment may be applied under project-related conditions (real or simulated) and require evidence of process
Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance, but is able to be transferred to other circumstances
Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency
The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate
Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality, gender or language backgrounds other than English
Where the participant has a disability, reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment
Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role