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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

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

Technical skills sufficient to use and maintain relevant tools machinery and equipment efficiently and safely apply tree pushing or pulling techniques

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

Literacy skills sufficient to accurately record and maintain information relating to tree pushing or pulling

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

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 mechanically assisted tree falling operations

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

Characteristics of trees and timber defects

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures for conducting mechanically assisted tree falling operations

Tree pushing or pulling methods

Chainsaw operation cutting sequences and safety

Chainsaw chain and tree pushing or pulling equipment condition assessment

Established communication channels and protocols

Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault finding techniques

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

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

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace records and information

Evidence Required

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 apply tree pushing or pulling techniques mechanically 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 relevant to conducting mechanically assisted tree falling operations

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to conducting mechanically assisted tree falling operations

applying tree pushing or pulling techniques in line with the work plan and within prescribed organisational tolerances

conducting operator 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 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

Range Statement

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.

Trees

are those in positions where conventional cutting techniques will not facilitate desired fall direction

Pushed or pulled

is the process of felling trees away from their natural direction of fall using machinery, winches or cables by pushing or pulling with winches or cables held in position by wrapping the cables around the tree to be cut

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 clothing

safety equipment

first aid equipment

fire fighting equipment

hazard and risk control

fatigue management

erection of signs

elimination of hazardous materials and substances

safe forest practices including required actions relating to forest fire

manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying

Environmental requirements may include:

legislation

organisational policies and procedures

workplace 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 agreements

industrial relations

Australian Standards

confidentiality and privacy

relevant industry codes of practice

duty of care

Organisational requirements may include:

legal

organisational and site guidelines

policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility

quality assurance

procedural manuals

quality and continuous improvement processes and standards

OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures

ethical standards

recording and reporting requirements

equipment use and maintenance and storage requirements

environmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)

Work plan is to include

instructions for tree pushing or pulling for the work site

instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures

environmental care requirements relevant to the work

Appropriate personnel may include:

Equipment may include:

specific safety attire

maintenance tools and equipment

and is to include:

procedures for chainsaw lock-out such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine

Communication may include:

verbal and non-verbal language

hand or other agreed signals

eye contact with other operators or personnel

active listening

questioning to clarify and confirm understanding

use of electronic communication devices

Environmental conditions may include:

Stability:

is the physical stability of the tree in-situ, that it is safe to fell and not likely to contain wet or dry rot

Defects may include:

Grade is to include:

evaluation of the tree for defects

quality and size of log return

Fall direction

is the natural direction the tree will fall considering its degree of natural lean or its ground position on a slope or in a gully

Hang ups

are trees which become entangled or snagged with other objects, usually other standing trees and do not fall completely to the ground

Extraction

is the method of removing the log from the worksite with mechanical equipment and cables, considering site conditions and specific log location

Cutting sequence

is the best direction or angle for making cuts to facilitate achieving the required fall direction

Pre start-up checks

are conducted to ensure:

equipment has been set-up correctly

the systems are performing accurately and operating to optimum performance

Leaders are to include:

new tree growth from the base or near the base of the tree

Winches or cables

are the equipment used to assist the tree falling in an opposing direction to its natural fall by wrapping the cables around the tree and another object, combined by the winch, pressure is brought on the tree to fall in an opposing direction

Machinery may include:

excavators

Records and reports may include:

grading and labelling outcomes

equipment malfunctions

and may be:

manual

using a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system

Chain

is the fast moving component surrounding the chainsaw blade containing many linked teeth

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FPIHAR3213B - Conduct mechanically assisted tree falling operations

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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Evidence Required

Range Statement