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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. |
Landing | is the location where the yarder is positioned to receive the timber |
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 and maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Snigtracks are to include: | equipment access tracks hauling tracks emergency escape routes vehicular tracks |
Logging may include: | activities covering a full range of species, log sizes, falling and retention densities, slope, other environmental conditions use of cable systems including high lead (no skyline), standing skyline and a running skyline with hauling both uphill and downhill Logs attached optimising payload without exceeding the lift or haul capacity of the system |
Topography | is a map of the designated area showing terrain levels |
Environmental management considerations may include: | ground growth canopy general forest lean wind speed and direction fallen trees density of trees ground slope soil and water protection ground hazards obstacles |
Extraction | is the method of removing the log from the worksite with mechanical equipment and cables, considering site conditions and specific log location, in an order which minimises downtime and risk of snags, breakage and hang ups |
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 |
Environmental damage may include: | natural vegetation and landscape temporary, short-term, long-term and permanent |
Restoration | is the provision for placing and storing topsoil in preparation for returning the site to its original or near to original condition |
Records and reports may include: | landing and snig track design and development operations extraction methods hazards incidents equipment malfunctions and may be: manual using a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisors suppliers clients colleagues managers |