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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. |
Salvage | is the process of removing commercially viable trees from a site which has been damaged by fire and includes:minimising the impact of mechanical equipment on the environmentleaving the site in a tidy and environmentally protected state ready for regeneration |
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 care |
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 trimming and felling despatch of salvaged, felled trees from the work site and may include:typesizelengthquantitygradeinstructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorssuppliersclientscolleaguesmanagerslocal authorities |
Equipment may include: | basic assessment equipmentcomputerssafety attireand is to include:procedures for equipment lock-out such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal languageconstructive feedbackactive listeningquestioning to clarify and confirm understandinguse of positive, confident and cooperative languageuse of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differencescontrol of tone of voicebody language |
Land ownings | is the process of notifying and obtaining owner approval to commence harvesting operations |
Boundaries | are designated forest allotments owned privately, by Government or by the forestry organisation and fall within survey pegs for the land allocated |
Topography | is a map of the designated area showing terrain levels, contours, elevations, slopes, gullies and adjoining land parcels |
Operational activities may include: | coupe map detailssite preparationstreamside buffersfilter stripscontoursgulliescrossing pointshabitat protectionrainforest protectionflora and fauna protectionlandscape protectionsoil and water protectionexcluded areasrubbish removalpermanent roadstemporary roadslandingsdumpssnig tracksforwarding tracksadjoining landwet weather restrictionsfire protection requirements |
Environmental protection measures may include: | ground growthcanopygeneral forest leanwind speed and directionfallen treesdensity of treesground slopesoil and water protectionground hazardsobstaclescontingencies for modifying operations during wet or other adverse weather conditions |
Extent of damage is to include: | impact fire has had on a forest region how fire has affected the treeswhat fire has done to underlying scrub how safe the forest is to enter |
Fire may include: | fires caused by:arsonaccidentlightning strikewildfires |
Commercialviability | is the assessment of trees to determine their physical stability and worth as useable logs for further production activities |
Harvest and extraction | are the methods of felling and removing felled logs from the work site with mechanical equipment, considering site conditions and specific log location |
Schedule | is the plan, timeline and list of events to take place in conducting fire salvage operations |
Stability | is the assessment of a tree to determine if it is safe to fall, based on how badly affected by fire damage it is |
Regeneration | is the return of an area to a revegetated state, protecting its landscape, soil and drainage |