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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. |
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 clothingsafety equipmentfirst aid equipmentfire fighting equipmenthazard and risk controlfatigue managementelimination of hazardous materials and substancessafe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest firemanual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislationorganisational policies and proceduresworkplace 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 agreementsindustrial relationsAustralian Standardsconfidentiality and privacyOHSthe environmentequal opportunityanti-discriminationrelevant industry codes of practiceduty of care |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal organisational and site guidelinespolicies and procedures relating to own role and responsibilityquality assuranceprocedural manualsquality and continuous improvement processes and standardsOHS, emergency and evacuation proceduresethical standardsrecording and reporting requirementsequipment use, maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Thinning operations | may be designed to:maintain the health of the standimprove productivity and long-term sustainabilityprovide for end product mix requirementsmanage notifiable weedsand may impact:organisation's public relations |
Environmental protection measures may relate to: | ground growthcanopygeneral forest leanwind speed and directionfallen treesdensity of treesground slopesoil and water protectionground hazards and obstaclescontingencies for modifying operations during wet or other adverse weather conditionshygiene of the arearelevant commonwealth, state or territory, and local legislation and regulations, including issues related to notification of neighbours |
Parameters | may affect treatment recommendations and include:forest typesize and geography of treatment areaequipment and personnel availablebudget availablelocal environmental conditionsage and size of trees and stand parameters, including DBH distribution, basal area, crown health, tree size, species and tree bark characteristics |
Method | may be in line with: sampling undertakenforest typespeciesstand historyorganisational requirements or procedures |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorsmanagementcolleaguesclientsrelevant groupscontractors |
Relevant plans may include: | tending plansharvesting plansorganisational marketing and strategic plansplans or regulations relating to chemical use and environmental requirements |
Measured may include: | girthheightnumberspread |
Overwood treatment may be: | expressed as a number of trees per hectare removedand may include:fellingpoisoningsapringingringbarking |
Approvals | may be required by: environmental bodieslocal, state or territory, and federal government bodies and agencieslong-term budget processes |
Communicationmay include: | verbal and non-verbal languageconstructive feedbackactive listeningquestioning to clarify and confirm understandinguse of positive, confident and cooperative languageuse of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differencescontrol of tone of voice |
Resources may include: | timepeoplematerialschemicals |
Equipment may include: | geographic information systemsaerial photographyhand toolsmechanical equipment, such as chainsaw and harvesting equipment |
Authorisations may include: | permitsapprovalslicences relating to neighbouring sites or propertieshours of operationuse and application of chemicalsthe environment |
Documentation requirements: | may be required where chemical agents are used for treatmentand may include changes to:prescriptionssupplementary notifications and approvalsreportsamendments to maps and plans |
Monitoring points: | may be time-based and frequency-basedand may include:stream monitoringmechanical damage to trees |
Checked may include: | following OHS, organisational, legislative and environmental regulations, procedures, practices and precautionsadherence to site environmental imperativesspecifications, quality and performance targetsdocumentation completed and submitted as required |
Information | may be:writtenprintedverbalelectronicvisually displayedmay include:aerial photographshistory of forestvisual observationlocal regulations and by-laws |
Records and reports may include: | difficulties or issues faced during planning and implementing the programforest assessmentsrecommendations for future workresultscostsdata analysisand may be:manuala computer-based systemother appropriate organisational communication system |