This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to operate heavy plant in fire control operations.

Heavyplant refers toheavy duty equipment and vehicles, specially designed for executing construction tasks, most frequently ones involving earthwork operations. This may include fire control line construction; clearing vehicle turnarounds, passing bays and safety zones; constructing helipads in forest and/or scrub environments and road construction.

The unit applies to personnel who operate heavy plant machinery, who will be directed to undertake a range of tasks to support fire operations and roadwork construction, it does not include tree pushing.

The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
machines must include one or more of the following	bulldozer excavator faller buncher front end loader grader harvester skidder

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Heavy plant machinery is set up and pre-operational checks are undertaken to ensure safe operation in forest environments that are free of soil, water borne disease and weeds prior to and after use
Obtain briefing and confirm work to be undertaken
Mop up work is conducted, in accordance with organisational procedures and in coordination with crew members

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