Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Core
Equivalencies: This unit of competence incorporates units 1.2f, 1.4f, 2.3c11 and 16.1b
The National Metal and Engineering Competency Standards
Team is a generic term used to describe groups, crews, gangs, shifts, or other industrially and historically acceptable terms
Communication systems may include previous shift reporting, written and/or verbal instructions and operating procedures, electronic mail, telephones, pagers, facsimiles and two-way radios

Critical aspects of evidence
The knowledge and application of relevant sections of: Occupational, health and safety legislation; Statutory legislation; Enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures
Preparing work for team
Coordinating team work
Conducting team meetings
Context of assessment
Competency Standards should be assessed in the workplace or simulated workplace and under the normal range of workplace conditions
Assessment of this unit will be supported with documentary evidence, by means of endorsement stating type and application of work
Interdependent assessment of unit
Nil
Knowledge and Skills
A knowledge of:
Team goals; Occupational health and safety regulations; Relevant statutory requirements; Functions required within the team; Skills available and possessed by team members; Interpersonal communication skills; Teamwork methodology and structures; Dispute resolution procedures; Meeting procedures; Communication procedures
The ability to:
Promote team unity; Apply occupational health and safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory requirements; Communicate effectively with team and others; Develop work plan; Maximise and utilise team potential; Identify skill shortages/training needs of team; Resolve differences within the team; Monitor team activities; Provide team support through feedback; Promote personal and personnel safety awareness; Apply data analysis techniques and tools.