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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to evaluate logs
  2. Evaluate and mark logs
  3. Complete grading and marking of logs

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required skills

Technical skills sufficient to select use and maintain appropriate tools and equipment efficiently and safely grade and mark logs for segregation grade and segregate logs on the basis of species size and characteristics across the full range required identify and calculate log defects optimise recovery to grade

Communication skills sufficient to use appropriate communication and interpersonal techniques with colleagues and others

Literacy skills sufficient to record and report workplace information maintain documentation

Numeracy skills sufficient to select appropriate mathematical processes to accurately measure logs

Problem solving skills sufficient to identify problems demonstrate appropriate response procedures

Required knowledge

Applicable commonwealth state or territory legislation regulations standards codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for grading and marking logs

Environmental protection requirements including the safe disposal of waste material

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures for grading and marking logs

Environmental risks and hazards

Criteria for recycling and reusing timber with defects

Using material effectively and efficiently

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimation and measurement

Industry standards for log species size and characteristics across the full range and defects and length dimensions

Procedures to grade and mark logs for segregation including segregation codes

Established communication channels and protocols

Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault finding techniques

Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their safe use and maintenance

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring including calculating time to complete tasks

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can safely and efficiently evaluate grade and mark logs for segregation in line with organisational requirements

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of

following applicable commonwealth state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to grading and marking logs

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to grading and marking logs

safely and efficiently evaluating grading and marking logs for segregation

estimating and measuring logs and log defects

identifying requirements for log usage and grade and determining log grade or potential grade

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace

Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices safety requirements and environmental constraints

Assessment of required knowledge other than confirmatory questions will usually be conducted in an offsite context

Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements

The following resources should be made available

workplace location or simulated workplace

materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit

specifications and work instructions

Method of assessment

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI Training Package

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 Training Package

Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts together with application of required knowledge

Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills

Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge

Assessment may be applied under projectrelated conditions real or simulated and require evidence of process

Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance but is able to be transferred to other circumstances

Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency

The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality gender or language backgrounds other than English

Where the participant has a disability reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment

Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role


Range Statement

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.

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, maintenance and storage requirements

environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)

Grading and marking may include:

specific grading requirements

circumference

weight

diameter and volume of logs

cutting and de-peeling logs

Environmental protection measures 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

Work order is to include:

details of logs to be:

evaluated

graded

marked

and may include:

instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures

environmental care requirements relevant to the work

Appropriate personnel is limited to:

log graders

and may include:

supervisors

clients

colleagues

managers

Timber products may include:

logs

debarked logs

poles

piles

girders

veneer

graded sawlog

fencing products

non-graded sawlog

pulp

Characteristics may include:

species

pipe

open pipe

discontinuous and irregular shaped pipes

loose gum veins

gum pockets and rings

termites and grubs

hearts out of centre

brown stain

rot

punk

cork or pith

black borer

black heart

straight shakes

shakes in spiral grain

overgrowth and doze pockets

small log pipe allowance

length

non-allowable length defects

Safe working conditions will include:

control of potential and existing risks and hazards

ensuring log stability during evaluation, grading and marking processes

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

Assessment:

is for the purpose of determining the best end use for logs

of defects may include determining allowable length defects involving limbs, multiple length defects, burn scars, bumps, swellings, kinks and bends, straight splits, spiral grain, and associated splits

of defects in sawlogs may include pipe and determining calculation using aids, including formulas, data tables, and hand-held programmable computers

Cutting may include:

cross cutting to clarify grading decisions

Measurement may include:

using callipers

using a measuring tool

Records and reports may be:

manual

a computer-based system

other appropriate organisational communication system