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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 |
Environmentalrequirements 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) |
Work order is to include: | instructions for coppice stem management for the work site and may include:typesizelengthquantity and gradeand may also include:instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Stumps | are the remaining stumps after felling has occurred in harvesting operations; stump height varies between half a metre and two metres |
Coppice: | is the new growth that shoots from a stump or stool after harvesting has occurredis used as an alternative to seeding or seedling propagation to provide short rotation for pulpwood of existing speciesforests are renowned for providing a fast return to a flora and fauna friendly biodiversity |
Equipment may include: | thinning equipment |
Communication may 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 |
Environmental conditions may include: | ground growthground slopegullieswater coursesseed treeshabitat treesground hazards and obstacles |
Stools | are stumps after they have been cut down to height equivalent or as close as is practical to ground level |
Debris is to include: | forest wastebranchesbracken or rubbish |
Standard seedlings are to include: | new growth that sprouts as a result of natural seeding or planted seedlings |
Coppice managementplan may include: | coppice plans that only manage coppice growthcoppice and standard plans, which include regulated growth of standard seedlings to complement the coppice growth |
Thinning | is the process of removing weak, small or surplus coppice stems to promote the growth of the remaining stems |
Harvesting | is the method of cutting and extracting trees and timber from designated areas |
Records and reports may include: | tree typesizeheightdiameterinspection informationgrading and labelling outcomesstorage locationsquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manuala computer-based systemother appropriate organisational communication system |