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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. |
OHS requirements: | are to be in accordance with applicable federal, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include:PPE and clothingsafety equipmentfirst aid equipmentfirefighting equipmenthazard and risk controlfatigue managementappropriate signageelimination of hazardous materials and substancessafe forest practices, including required actions relating to firetechniques for manual handling, including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Legislative requirements: | are to be in accordance with applicable federal, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include:award and organisational agreementsindustrial relationsAustralian standardsconfidentiality and privacyOHSthe environmentnative vegetationequal employment opportunityanti-discriminationrelevant industry codes of practiceduty of care |
Organisational requirementsmay include: | legal compliance documentationorganisational and site guidelinespolicies and procedures relating to own role and responsibilityprocedural manualsquality and continuous improvement processes and standardsOHS, emergency and evacuation proceduresethical standardsrecording and reporting requirementsequipment use, maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements, including waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines |
Trees typical to the scope of this unit may include the following characteristics: | lean and weight distribution, which can be assessed and readily adapted to falling direction with the use of wedges and/or control with hinge-woodvarious dimensions relative to local forest size distributionlimited visible damage or defectspecies prone to free splitting and adverse reactions during fellinga crown that contains dead or broken material, entanglement or malformation and is visible for assessment and monitoringsingle or multi-stemsdiameter of tree greater than chainsaw bar lengthgrown on terrain and slope that can add complexity to the operation |
Environmental protection measuresmay include action to limit the impact to: | native vegetationsoil and waterheritage and archeological artefactsflora and faunageomorphologic featureslandscapeexternal site pollutionrecreational opportunitiesregeneration opportunities |
Job requirementsmay include: | information and instructions relevant to tree-felling operations, including processing location details and trees to be felled and retainedgeneral environmental requirementssite plan and environmental features |
Appropriate personnelmayinclude: | supervisorsclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Hazardsmay include: | uneven or unstable terrainunsafe treesfiresoverhead and underground servicesexcavationstrafficstructures hazardous materialsinsects and animalsother personnel and machinery |
Communicationmay include: | verbal and non-verbal languagehand or other agreed signalseye contact with other operators or personnel active listening and questioning to clarify and confirm understandingelectronic communication devices |
Environmental conditionsmay relate to: | ground growthcanopygeneral tree leanground slopeground hazardswind speed and direction |
Tools and equipmentmay include: | warning signschainsaw and componentsPPE and clothingfirst aid equipmentmaintenance requirementssupport tools |
Limitationsmay relate to: | job role and responsibilitiesown competency levelindustry requirementsown understanding of risk identification processesown interpretation of legislation, regulations and procedurescomplying with OHS requirements |
Trees considered outside own skill level include: | trees that contain hazards and are deemed unsafe trees that are considered to be in the advanced categorytrees where cuts made may lead to loss of control of tree in falling |
Techniques: | will include:scarf cutting back cutting to provide hinge-wood and maintain control of treemay include:use of wedges to assist in controlling falling direction |