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 vegetation equal employment opportunityanti-discriminationrelevant industry codes of practiceduty of careheritage and traditional landowner issues |
Organisational requirements mayinclude: | 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 that adds significant complexity yet can be assessed and adapted to site requirementslarger dimensions relative to local forest size distributionsubstantial leandamage or defect that requires complex felling techniquesmulti-legged, hollow butts, culls and stagsspecies prone to free splitting and adverse reactions during fellinga crown that contains dead or broken material, entanglement or malformation and presents a hazardous and difficult situation for assessment, monitoring and safe fellingsingle or complex multi-stemsdiameter of tree greater than chainsaw bar lengthgrown on terrain and slope that can add significant complexity to the operation |
Environmental protection measures may include: | action to limit the impact to:native vegetationsoil and waterheritage and archeological artefactsflora and faunageomorphologic featureslandscapeexternal site pollutionrecreational opportunitiesregeneration opportunities |
Job requirements may 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 personnel may include: | supervisorsclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Tools and equipment may include: | warning signschainsaw and componentsPPE and clothingfirst aid equipmentmaintenance requirementssupport tools |
Hazards may include: | uneven and unstable terrainunsafe treesfiresoverhead and underground servicesexcavationstrafficstructures hazardous materialsinsects and animalsother personnel and machinery |
Communication may 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 conditions may relate to: | ground growthcanopygeneral tree leanground slopeground hazardswind speed and direction |
Limitations may 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 where cuts made may lead to loss of control of tree in felling |
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 |