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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. |
Rigging slinger role includes: | deciding what timber to take out first and being responsible for getting the timber to the landing without breaking itdirecting the choker setter personnel in hooking up timbertransmitting signals to and from the yarder |
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 careheritage and traditional land owner issues |
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 and maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the rigging slinger operations to recover felled logs from the work siteand may include:typesizelengthquantitygradeinstructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Logs are to include: | the finished product or trunk of a tree after trimming and cross cutting has occurredand may be:hardwood or softwoodfor production or non-production purposes |
Environmental protection measures may include: | 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 conditions |
Equipment may include: | rigging equipment |
Cable operations may include: | activities covering a full range of species, log sizes, falling and retention densities, slope, other environmental conditions use of cable systems including high lead (no skyline), standing skyline and a running skyline with hauling both uphill and downhilllogs attached optimising payload without exceeding the lift or haul capacity of the system |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal languagehand or other agreed signalseye contact with other operators or personnelactive listeningquestioning to clarify and confirm understandinguse of electronic communication devices |
Signal system may include: | whistle signalsvisual signalstwo-way radiotalk-e-tooter signalsother audible signals |
Site | is the location where tree felling activities have occurred |
Landing | is the location where the yarder is positioned to receive the logs |
Obstacles may include: | standing treesstumpsrocksground projections |
Extraction pattern | is the method of removing the log from the work site with mechanical equipment and cables, considering site conditions and specific log location, in a way that minimises downtime and risk of snags, breakage and hang ups |
Line shifts | is the moving of rigging lines from one area of operation to a new area |
Stability | is the physical stability of the log in-situ, that it is safe to hook up and not likely to roll off a rock, move on another log or slide down the hillside |
Choker setters | hook up the logs at the felling site |
Yarder | is the crane-like vehicle which winches the logsfrom the felling site to the landing using a cable system |
Records and reports may include: | extraction methodstree typesizelengthdiameterinspectionquality outcomeshazardsincidentsequipment malfunctionsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |
Stump notching | is the process for securing rigging components, cables and ropes |
Rigging components may include: | strawlinesblockssheavesropesshacklespinsskylinetail ropelinesstrapsmobile tail anchorssparsintermediate supportsbridling |