OHS requirements: | are to be in accordance with applicable federal, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include:PPE and clothingsafety equipmentfirst aid equipmentfirefighting equipmenthazard and risk controlfatigue managementappropriate signageelimination of hazardous materials and substancessafe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest firetechniques for manual handling, including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Legislative requirements: | are to be in accordance with applicable federal, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include:award and organisational agreementsindustrial relationsAustralian standardsconfidentiality and privacyOHSthe environmentnative vegetation equal employment opportunityanti-discriminationrelevant industry codes of practiceduty of care |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal compliance documentationorganisational and site guidelinespolicies and procedures relating to own role and responsibilityprocedural manualsquality and continuous improvement processes and standardsOHS, emergency and evacuation proceduresethical standardsrecording and reporting requirementsequipment use, maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements, including waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines |
Trees typical to the scope of this unit may include the following characteristics: | lean and weight distribution that can be assessed and readily adapted to falling direction with the use of wedges and/or control with hinge-woodvarious dimensions relative to local forest size distributionlimited visible damage and/or defectspecies prone to free splitting and adverse reactions during fellinga crown that contains dead or broken material, entanglement or malformation and is visible for assessment and monitoringsingle or multi-stemsdiameter of tree greater than chainsaw bar lengthgrown on terrain and slope that can add complexity to the operation |
Environmental protection measures may include action to limit the impact to: | native vegetationsoil and waterheritage and archeological artefactsflora and faunageomorphologic featureslandscapeexternal site pollutionrecreational opportunitiesregeneration opportunities |
Harvesting plan: | is a formal document that outlines the operational requirements of the work site, which may include:extraction plantraffic planenvironmental requirementsrestricted areasidentified hazardsharvesting prescriptionproduct volumeswhile site plan document may be named differently between jurisdictions and regions, its common terms may include:coupe planforest practices plansite or logging plan |
Job requirements may include: | information and instructions relevant to tree-felling operations, including:processing location detailstrees to be felled and retainedgeneral environmental requirementssite plan and environmental features |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorsclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Log extraction methods may include: | skiddingforwardingusing cable shovel logging |
Requirements for product quality may include: | product specificationsstump shatterbutt splittinglog breakagestump height |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal languagehand or other agreed signalseye contact with other operators or personnel active listening and questioning to clarify and confirm understandingelectronic communication devices |
Environmental conditions may relate to: | ground growthcanopygeneral forest leanground slopeground hazardswind speed and direction |
Hazards may include: | uneven and unstable terrainunsafe treesfiresoverhead and underground servicesexcavationstrafficstructures hazardous materialsinsects and animalsother personnel and machinery |
Trees considered outside own skill levelinclude: | trees that contain hazards and are deemed unsafe trees that are considered to be in the advanced categorytrees where cuts made may lead to loss of control of tree in felling |
Tools and equipment may include: | warning signschainsaw and componentsPPE and clothingfirst aid equipmentmaintenance requirementssupport tools |
Cutting techniques: | will include:scarf cutting back cutting to provide hinge-wood and maintain control of treeand may include:use of wedges to assist in controlling falling direction |