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

Required skills

Technical skills to

use timber stacking tools machinery and equipment

identify and manage the impacts of fatigue according to enterprise policy and procedures

Communication skills to

interact appropriately with colleagues and others

report to supervisor and other appropriate personnel in line with site procedures

Literacy skills to

record and report workplace information in line with site requirements

interpret written directions such as work orders site requirements and organisational policies and procedures

refer to powered mobile machinery manual

Numeracy skills to

measure length of bearers

assess width length height and weight of packs and stack

visually estimate stack ratios

Problem solving skills to identify problems faults and potential hazards

Required knowledge

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures for building and maintaining timber stacks

Environmental protection requirements including criteria for recycling and reusing material with faults and safely disposing of waste material

Risks and hazards including environmental of building and maintaining timber stacks

Criteria for site surface stability and building a stack

Factors contributing to avoidable loss

Key components of a traffic management plan

Procedures for conducting a risk assessment

Methods to visually estimate length of bearers and ratio grading colour identification and tagging of stacked timber

Length dimensions tolerances profiles and names of industry standard crosssections

Established communication channels and protocols

Problem identification and common faultfinding techniques

Strategies for resolving timber stack faults

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

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

Fit for work requirements the impact of fatigue and enterprise policy and procedures for fatigue management

Standards for height of a timber stack inside under cover and in the open

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 stack timber and maintain timber stacks in line with site standards guidelines and 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 organisational policies and procedures relevant to building and maintaining a timber stack

use of safety equipment relevant to building and maintaining a timber stack in line with site requirements

communicating and working safely with others in the workplace

performing risk and site assessments to build a timber stack

safely building at least one timber stack appropriate to the needs of the workplace

reporting and documenting required timber stack and fault information in line with site requirements

safely repairing a timber stack with a range of varying faults

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 for powered mobile machinery

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 together with the 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 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

WHS/OHS requirements:

Environmental requirements must include:

Organisational policies and procedures:

Risk assessment:

Avoidable loss may include:

Traffic management plan must:

Safety equipment may include:

Communication may include:

Limitations may include:

Bearers must:

Routine checks must include:

Repairs must include:

Workplace records and documentation: