Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for operation
- Applicable Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), legislative and organisational requirements relevant to cross cutting materials with a hand-held chainsaw are identified and complied with
- Work order is reviewed and clarified with appropriate personnel
- Equipment is selected appropriate to work requirements and checked for operational effectiveness in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and site procedures
- Chainsaw operations are identified for safe working conditions and planned in accordance with site procedures and environmental protection measures
- Communication with others is established and maintained in accordance with OHS requirements and site procedures
- Cross cut material
- Work area is prepared, checked and cleared in accordance with OHS requirements and site procedures
- Material is cut within site standard tolerances for length and angle relative to centre line in accordance with OHS requirements
- Material is visually assessed for defects in accordance with site standards
- Cutting techniques maximise volume and quality of recovery in accordance with work order and industry standard lengths
- Chainsaw is operated in accordance with OHS and site procedures, and manufacturer's recommendations
- Problems are identified and reported in accordance with site procedures
- Maintain chainsaw
- Chainsaw is cleaned, maintained and stored in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and site procedures
- Cutting rate is compared with that anticipated from knowledge of saw, size, species and condition of material
- Blunt or damaged saws are identified and dealt with according to site procedures and manufacturer's recommendations
- Production and quality records and reports are processed in accordance with site procedures and organisational requirements