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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Develop tree harvesting plan
   • Analyse workplace health and safety (WHS), environmental and regulatory requirements for the design and operation of harvest activities.
   • Research and analyse tree harvesting requirements.
   • Consult stakeholders as an integral part of the planning process.
   • Identify and calculate available timber.
   • Develop tree harvesting plan to ensure maximum yields while minimising environmental impact and by-product.
   • Gain approval for plan and inform work teams.
2. Initiate pre-harvesting activities
   • Select appropriate personal protective and other equipment and check for operational effectiveness.
   • Install or identify buffer zones, protected areas and erosion control measures.
   • Acquire resources in line with plan requirements, and estimate equipment and resource requirements.
   • Apply for and gain planning permits and access permission.
3. Manage tree harvesting operations
   • Manage harvesting operational activities to comply with environmental and organisational requirements.
   • Monitor sustainability indicators for compliance with sustainability plan.
   • Rectify reported exceptions to work order and tree harvesting plan within legislative and planned timeframes.
4. Review tree harvesting operations
   • Report sustainability indicators for all harvesting stages, including pre- and post-harvesting, in line with organisational and contractual requirements.
   • Report performance indicators to appropriate stakeholders in line with legislative and contractual requirements.
   • Report sufficient feedback to provide data for assistance with planning of future harvesting.
5. Review tree harvesting plan
   • Analyse data from tree harvesting operations to assist with planning future harvesting operations.
   • Implement techniques to review effectiveness of harvesting operations in maximising yields and minimising environmental impact and by-product.
   • Use information to change harvesting plan as required.

Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must be able to provide evidence that they can:

Develop a comprehensive written tree harvesting plan, to incorporate the following inclusions:

sustainability indicators

sustainability plan

workplace health and safety monitoring systems

certification scheme requirements

coupe size

calculation of available timber

key performance indicators

human resource requirements, equipment and resource requirement estimates

planning permits and access permission requirements

staff and contract work orders.

Manage the harvesting operations according to the harvesting plan.

Complete a post-harvesting report to include performance against key performance and sustainability indicators.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

Key content and application of applicable commonwealth, state, territory or local government regulations and codes of practice relevant to harvest operations.

Key content of applicable certification schemes, including:

Forest Stewardship Council

Australian Forestry Standard

ISO standards for environmental and other management systems.

Land use zoning and land owning approval processes.

Environmental protection practices for forest settings, including:

minimising temporary, short-term, long-term and permanent damage to natural vegetation and landscape

soil and water protection

safe disposal of waste material

cleaning plant, tools and equipment.

Key sustainability indicators, including:

water quality

soil condition

native flora and fauna protection

maintenance of culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions.

Principles of harvest planning and format, content and use of plans

Methods used to calculate gross and net spatial areas and volumes of extraction

Considerations for determining buffer zones, protected areas and erosion control measures

Harvesting and extraction methods used to maximise yields while minimising environmental impact and by-product

Workplace health and safety hazards, risks and control measures

Organisational standards, policies and procedures for the design and operation of harvest activities, including:

workplace health and safety for harvesting operations

environmental protection

documenting harvesting plans

communication reporting lines for plans and reports.

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