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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to transport forestry produce
   • Review work order and schedules and where required check with appropriate personnel.
   • Identify harvesting sites, obtain coupe map and determine truck access.
   • Determine required truck configuration to meet work order and load requirements and confirm availability of truck and ancillary equipment.
   • Check transportation documentation for compliance with regulatory requirements for driving hours, load limits and dimensions.
   • Obtain coupe map to select route and coupe entry and exits points ensuring efficient, safe and legal produce movement and minimal environmental damage.
   • Ensure selected route complies with height, width and load limits of road infrastructure and environmental constraints.
   • Estimate time required to transport produce and account for fatigue management guidelines.
   • Confirm route, timings and coupe entry and exit points with appropriate personnel.
2. Load forestry produce
   • Access site and determine safe manoeuvring approach for loading area with worksite personnel.
   • Position truck to avoid site and equipment hazards and to maximise load safety and security while loading.
   • Communicate with worksite personnel and machine operators to ensure safe loading location and processes and that load meets transport regulatory requirements.
   • Monitor loading and complete final check to ensure safe transport.
   • Secure load with sufficient number and type of securing devices in line with loading guidelines and transport regulatory requirements.
3. Transport forestry produce
   • Transport forestry produce on planned or modified route considering conditions, road surfaces and fatigue management practices.
   • Monitor condition of tracks and roads and report unexpected ground, water, vegetation and other environmental conditions to appropriate personnel
   • Drive truck legally and safely using primary and subsidiary controls appropriate to conditions.
   • Monitor truck gauges and warning devices to detect and respond to operating faults and ensure operational safety.
   • Communicate with other drivers and road users to inform location and potential hazards.
   • Conduct periodic load safety checks and realign load in line with road conditions and regulatory requirements.
   • Keep communication channels open to ensure location is known at all times to allow for emergency assistance.
4. Unload forestry produce
   • Complete site inductions and establish safe manoeuvring approach for unloading area with worksite personnel.
   • Follow site personnel directions to manoeuvre and park truck to avoid site and equipment hazards.
   • Shut down and secure truck in identified safe unloading zone.
   • Release load securing devices and unload forestry produce in line with site safe unloading procedures.
   • Make truck, trailer and ancillary equipment safe for return journey to coupe.
   • Record and report forestry produce shifting process and truck operating faults to appropriate personnel.

Range Statement

Not Applicable

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Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. If a specific volume or frequency is not stated below, then evidence must be provided that the following requirements have been performed on at least one occasion:

plan the route for and complete forestry produce movement using a truck or truck/trailer combination, in line with an individual work order and transport schedule prescribing different load quantities, coupe locations and destinations for each job

after each of the above transportation movements, complete accurate basic records for forestry produce shifting processes and truck operating faults.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

purpose and content of applicable commonwealth, state or territory transport regulations for driving heavy forestry produce vehicles with particular emphasis on load limits, allowable dimensions, driving hours, fatigue management and required rest breaks

applicable fall from heights regulations and compliance requirements

environmental protection practices relevant to driving heavy forestry produce trucks to minimise:

fuel consumption

emissions

noise

damage to soil, water and other aspects of habitat

key features of these varying environmental conditions and effects on driving heavy forestry produce trucks:

sealed and unsealed roads and tracks

ground slope

ground hazards and obstacles

wind and dust

fog and rain

typical safety hazards present at loading and unloading facilities and methods used to minimise associated risks

methods used to

plan time efficient routes and schedules to comply with regulations and environmental considerations

safely load, restrain and unload forestry produce

features, capabilities and capacities of forestry produce trucks and trailers

purpose, features and safe operation of equipment used to load, unload and transport forestry produce:

load securing devices

communication equipment

organisational procedures specific to transporting, loading and unloading forestry produce:

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on rest breaks and use of personal protective equipment

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting forestry produce shifting processes and truck operating faults.

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