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

Required skills

Technical skills sufficient to use and maintain relevant tools and equipment and safely trim and cut harvested trees with a chainsaw

Assessment skills sufficient to visually assess tree defects grade and recovery status

Communication skills and interpersonal techniques sufficient to interact appropriately with colleagues and others in the workplace

Literacy skills sufficient to review and accurately identify work requirements and to locate record and report information

Numeracy skills sufficient to estimate and measure tolerances and minimum diameter and to calculate time required to complete a task

Problem solving skills sufficient to identify problems and equipment faults and appropriate response procedures

Required knowledge

Applicable Commonwealth State or Territory legislation regulations standards codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for trimming and cutting harvested trees

Environmental protection requirements including the safe disposal of waste

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures for trimming and cutting harvested trees organisational communication channels and protocols and the recording and reporting of workplace information

Characteristics of trees and types of timber defects that may affect cutting

Cutting patterns sequences and techniques

Chainsaw operation safety and maintenance procedures

Chainsaw chain condition assessment

Industry standard lengths and tolerances

Log grades for timber grading

Extraction methods

Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their safe operation and maintenance

Problem identification and resolution strategies

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 safely trim and cut harvested trees and conduct operator maintenance within 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 applicable Commonwealth State or Territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice including OHS and environmental relevant to trimming and cutting harvested trees

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to trimming and cutting harvested trees

compliance with applicable licensing or certification requirements

effective communication and safe working practices

planning cutting to optimise volume quality and recovery

trimming and cutting of harvested trees in line with the job requirements and within prescribed organisational tolerances

maintenance on a chainsaw

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 essential underpinning knowledge other than confirmatory questions will usually be conducted in an offsite context

Assessment is to comply with 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

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 of performance over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts together with application of underpinning knowledge

Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks with questioning on underpinning 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 essential underpinning 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 Aboriginality 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

OHS requirements:

Legislative requirements:

Organisational requirements may include:

Trees may include:

Environmental protection measures may include:

Job requirements:

Trimming may relate to:

Tools and equipment may include:

Communication may include:

Environmental requirements

Defects may include:

Grade may include:

Extraction refers to:

Cutting pattern refers to:

Sequence of cuts refers to:

Pre start-up checks

Cutting technique may include:

Capping and splitting refers to:

Head of tree refers to:

Records may include:

Maintenance must include: