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 machinery and equipment and efficiently and safely use forwarder to segregate stack transport load and unload logs

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

Literacy skills sufficient to locate interpret and apply relevant information in written diagrammatic andor oral form including plans reports maps specifications accurately record and report workplace information and maintain documentation

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

Problem solving skills sufficient to identify problems and equipment faults and demonstrate appropriate response procedures interpret ground conditions and identify hazards

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 conducting forwarder operations including emergency and isolation procedures

Environmental protection requirements including the safe disposal of waste material and the cleaning of plant tools and equipment

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures for conducting forwarder operations

Forwarder operations and operating techniques including lifting procedures

Technical capability and limitations of forwarder and attachments

Established communication channels and protocols

Problem identification and resolution strategies

Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their safe use and maintenance including equipment safety requirements

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring including calculating time to complete tasks

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace records and information

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 and efficiently conduct forwarder operations in line with 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 relevant to conducting forwarder operations

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to conducting forwarder operations

communicating effectively and working safely with others in the work area

planning preparing and conducting forwarder operations including segregating and stacking logs and loading transporting and unloading logs in line with site requirements

carrying out authorised operator maintenance

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

Assessment is to follow 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 required knowledge

Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks with questioning on required 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 required 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

Forwarders

OHS requirements:

Environmental requirements may include:

Legislative requirements:

Organisational requirements may include:

Environmental protection measures

Work order is to include:

Appropriate personnel may include:

Safe working conditions

Environmental and heritage concerns may include:

Communication may include:

Pre start-up checks

Functions must include:

Hazards may include:

Capacities of equipment may include:

Site conditions may include:

Emergency plan may include:

Logs may include:

Maintenance of log stacks includes providing for:

Visual assessment of logs includes identifying and determining:

Estimation

Lifting

Placement

Visual inspection and fault finding may include:

Routine operational servicing may include:

Cleaning methods may include:

Records and reports may include: