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)
Boards may be produced by:
resawing larger boards, for example, recovering boards from one edge at each pass
splitting a larger board into two or more sections
Timber may be:
solid
manufactured by lamination of boards or veneers
Work order is to include:
details of material to be resawn
special client requirements
production timelines
instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures
environmental care requirements relevant to the work
Appropriate personnel may include:
supervisors
clients
colleagues
line management
Equipment may include:
simple saw benches necessitating significant manual handling, to more complex handling arrangements using conveyor systems to transfer and position material
circular or band saws
single or multiple saws
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
Cutting processes involve:
adjusting saws, carriage and feeds to suit dimensions and cutting sequence selected
Regularly clearing work area may include:
area around equipment and conveyors
clearing timber scraps around equipment and conveyors
regularly monitoring conveyors for material flow problems
Problems may relate to:
equipment faults and malfunctions
quality of product and machine settings
transfer and flow of material
routine sawing problems
feed rate and product finish
infeed and outfeed systems
damage to sawn board
damage to saw blade
timber positioning
Disposing of may include:
recycling damaged sawn material
re-using damaged sawn material
redirecting damaged sawn material for energy recovery
Faults may include:
blunt or damaged saw blade
problems with the carriage or feeds
inadequate supply of materials
disruption to continuity of flow
sub-optimal production rate and finish
Maintenance may include:
cleaning the machine of wood chips and sawdust
replacing blunt cutters or saw blades
inspecting machine parts for wear or damage (including guards)
greasing and lubricating moving parts
checking the operation of emergency stop buttons and lock-out systems
Dealing with may include:
repairing or sending for repair blunt cutters or saw blades
recycling blunt cutters or saw blades that cannot be repaired
sending blunt cutters or saw blades that cannot be repaired to landfill
Records and reports may include:
tally sheets
quality sheets and forms
production sheets and downtime sheets
and may relate to:
production details
maintenance details
breakdowns or equipment faults
computer problems
interruptions to production
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 safely and efficiently:
resaw boards and timber
maintain sawing conditions and equipment according to organisational guidelines
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 resawing boards and timber
following organisational policies and procedures relevant to resawing boards and timber
communicating and working safely with others in the work area
preparing for, monitoring and maintaining sawing processes and conditions to produce boards at an appropriate finish and volume
operating and maintaining equipment to suit required dimensions, cutting sequence, feed rates and finish
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