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
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, maintenance and storage requirements
environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)
Work order is to include:
instructions for visually stress-grading material
and may include:
type
width
length
thickness
quantity
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
Grading
is the process of visually evaluating material characteristics for classification into various strength and structural grades
Standards may include:
Australian Standards
requirements established by the client
requirements established by the producer
Equipment may include:
vernier callipers
profile gauges
moisture meters (resistance and capacitance)
tapes
marking implements
Cypress:
white cypress is a softwood renowned for its durability in ground as well as its termite-resistant properties
and must be:
native timber species
dressed
rough sawn
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
Seasoning
is the process of drying timber either with kilns or air-drying methods
Tolerance
is the enterprise-accepted deviation from the perfect specifications
Characteristics may include:
knots
borer holes
stain
checks
tight resin pockets
shakes
wane
want
heart and heart shakes
decay and compression failures and fractures
colour
density
texture
grain
figure
qualities
uses
Moisture content
is the amount of moisture maintained in timber after kiln drying or production to avoid cracking and deforming
Structural grade is to include:
structural conformity of the timber
consistency of the structural quality
free of defects which may weaken strength, such as knots, shakes and short grain
Appearance is to include:
assessing the appropriateness of:
defects
contamination
timber colours
surface characteristics
colour
grain pattern
Disposing of may include:
recycling timber with inappropriate defects or contamination
re-using timber with inappropriate defects or contamination
redirecting timber with inappropriate defects or contamination for energy recovery
Records and reports may include:
stress-grading requirements
product type and size
inspection information
grading and marking outcomes
storage locations
quality outcomes
hazards
incidents
equipment malfunctions
and may be:
manual
computer-based system
other appropriate organisational communication system

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 visually grade cypress by following stress-grading rules and regulations
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 visually stress-grading cypress
following organisational policies and procedures relevant to visually stress-grading cypress
communicating and working safely with others in the work area
preparing for stress-grading, including accurately interpreting grading requirements
stress-grading cypress in readiness for storage or processing
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