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Title / Demonstrate knowledge of workplace risks in a wood manufacturing operation
Level / 2 / Credits / 5
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe processing operations in a specified wood manufacturing operation; demonstrate knowledge of health and safety in a wood manufacturing operation; identify safety practices in a specified wood manufacturing operation; identify procedures for the isolation of plant and equipment in a specified wood manufacturing operation; and describe the sources of environmental risk in a specified wood manufacturing work area and the employee’s responsibilities to minimise these.
Classification / Wood Manufacturing - Generic Skills > Wood Manufacturing Foundation Skills
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1The following legislation applies to this unit standard:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2Definitions
Wood manufacturing operation refers to any operation or organisation involved in the conversion of any wood materials to saleable products.
Worksite policies and procedures refer to documented policies and to documented or other directions provided to staff. These include, but are not limited to, ways of managing health and safety, environmental considerations, quality, and production, and must conform to legislation. Examples include standard operating procedures, company health and safety plans, on-site briefings, and supervisor’s instructions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe processing operations in a specified wood manufacturing operation.
Evidence requirements
1.1Processing steps occurring at the candidate’s worksite are identified, and the importance of these processing steps to the value of manufactured wood products from the site is described, in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
1.2The location and sequence of the processing steps in the candidate’s worksite are explained with the use of site maps, flow charts, and diagrams.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety in a wood manufacturing operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1The terms ‘hazard’ and ‘potential harm’ are defined in accordance with the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2.2Methods to control hazards are described in accordance with the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and examples are given for each method.
2.3The timing of hazard identification is identified and the reasons for hazard control are described.
2.4Specific worksite hazard identification procedures are identified in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Rangecomputer based, paper based.
2.5Specific work area hazards are identified in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Rangehazards may include but are not limited to – equipment, electrical, chemical, radioactive, fire, mobile plant, compressed air, noise, confined spaces, dust, water, ergonomic hazards.
2.6The way personal behaviours could cause harm in the workplace is explained in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Rangethree of – clothing choices, hair styles, wearing jewellery, failure to wear PPE, poor lifting techniques, poor health care (sleep deprivation, fatigue, stress).
2.7Procedures for minimising exposure to hazards are identified in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Rangeprocedures may include but are not limited to – protective clothing and equipment, safe lifting techniques, housekeeping techniques, Safe Behaviour Observations, monitoring and maintaining personal wellness, isolation procedures, restricted entry procedures.
Outcome 3
Identify safety practices in a specified wood manufacturing operation.
Evidence requirements
3.1The candidate's safety responsibilities are explained in accordance with worksite policies and procedures and the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
3.2Safety signs present in the workplace are identified and their meaning explained in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
3.3Protective clothing and equipment required on the worksite are identified and their use explained in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Rangehead, hand, eye, ear, respiratory tract, skin, feet.
3.4The need for work areas to be kept clean and free of debris is explained in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
3.5Worksite procedures for communicating perceived hazards and risks to safety are identified and explained in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
3.6Emergency procedures to be followed at the worksite are explained in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Rangeemergency procedures include – procedures to be taken in the event of: accident, fire, gas leaks, natural disasters, chemical spillage;
types of siren or alarm systems specific to the workplace.
Outcome 4
Identify procedures for the isolation of plant and equipment in a specified wood manufacturing operation.
Evidence requirements
4.1The concept of zero energy is described.
4.2Procedures for the isolation of equipment and plant are located in the candidate’s worksite, and the procedure used to isolate a specified item of plant is described, in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
4.3Roles and responsibilities of the candidate, and others, in the isolation and reinstatementprocedure are described in accordance with the identified procedures.
Outcome 5
Describe the sources of environmental risk in a specified wood manufacturing work area and the employee’s responsibilities to minimise these.
Evidence requirements
5.1Sources of environmental risk in the candidate’s work area are identified in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Rangeenvironmental risks may include but are not limited to – chemical spillage, chemical handling, fire, gas leaks, dust, smoke, steam, water or chemical run off, heat.
5.2The employee’s role in minimising risk to the environment is described in accordance with worksite policies and procedures.
Replacement information / This unit standard replaced unit standard 21756.Planned review date / 31 December 2013
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 18 December 2006 / 31 December 2012
Revision / 2 / 18 September 2009 / 31 December 2012
Rollover and Revision / 3 / 15 April 2011 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0173
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