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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. |
Feller buncher may be: | wheeledtracked |
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 fire location of other people, and potential falling objectsmanual 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) |
Environmental protection measures | may include action to limit the impact to:ground growth and canopysoil and watermay include action to limit the impact of:general forest leanwind speed and directionfallen treesdensity of treesground slopeground hazardsobstacles |
Work order is to include: | instructions for feller buncher operations including trees to be felled and retained, and logs to be bunched and may include:information about tree markings, site plans, forest operational plansemergency procedures in case of fire and/or accidentinstructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleagues managers |
Logs may include: | range of speciessize conditions to be encountered in local harvesting operationssoftwood or hardwood |
Safe working conditions | may include identification of:risks and hazardsunsafe groundfencesholes, pot holesmaterialsvehiclesabandoned equipmentpersonneladverse weather conditions (electrical storms, floods)fires |
Feller buncher operations | must include:the mechanical felling of trees and pre-bunching of logs and stems and may include:segregating and stacking logssnigging and skidding logsloading and unloading logsshovel logging |
Planning | requires ensuring minimal equipment and log movement during operations including verifying level and stable surfaces for safely relocating logs on equipment |
Environmental and heritage concerns may include: | dustnoisewaterflora and faunaheritage legislationculturally sensitive sites and artefactsplantationsnative forest |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal languagehand or other agreed signalseye contact with other operators or personnel active listeningquestioning to clarify and confirm understandinguse of electronic communication devices |
Capabilities of equipment and/or attachments may include: | efficient and safe operating speedduration of operationtype of activities performedweight and/or load limitationsoperating limitations |
Pre-operational checks | are conducted to ensure equipment and attachments have been set-up correctly, the systems are performing accurately and operating to optimum performanceand may relate to:visual and audio warning devices and lightsengine and stop engine lightsfluid levelscab display instrumentation and gaugeson-board computer systemsstart-up, park and shutdown procedures including safety mechanisms operation (horn, operating lights)correct location of equipmentvehicle security |
Attachments may include: | hydraulic chainsawshydraulic sheer knives |
Hazards may include: | uneven/unstable terraintreesfiresoverhead and underground servicesbridgesbuildingsexcavationstrafficembankmentcuttingsstructures and hazardous materials |
Site conditions may include: | wet/dryday/nightstability of groundbroken groundslope of working surfacelocation of water table |
Emergency plan may include: | notification of authoritiesevacuation proceduresisolation proceduresequipment shutdown proceduresclean upfirst aiduse of personal protective equipment and clothingguardingaccess and exit |
Cutting sequence is to include: | the best direction or angle for making cuts to facilitate achieving the fall direction |
Visual inspection and fault finding procedures may include: | vehicle numberdanger tagspersonnel proximitytyres and rim conditionwheel nuts and studslight positioning and cleanlinessradiator top up tankoil leaks, fuel leakswater leaksno combustible material around exhaustdamage to equipmentportable fire extinguisherfire suppression systemcab mountswindowsengine oil to be checked before starting enginegrease linescab conditions |
Routine operational servicing may include: | checking fluid levelsgreasingtightening loose fittingsfilter changing |
Cleaning methods may include: | watersteamdegreasingvacuumforced air |
Records and reports may include: | end of shift documentationwork logsupplieslog and computer readingsand may be:manual using a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |