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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for sampling
   • Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.
   • Identify purpose and requirements for sampling from work order.
   • Identify sample area from map, plan or work order and interpret relationship of sample area to whole area.
   • Select appropriate personal protective and other equipment and check for operational effectiveness.
2. Collect data or samples
   • Mark boundaries and corners for sample area using appropriate techniques.
   • Re-mark unclear or obliterated markings in line with organisational procedures.
   • Take measurements using appropriate equipment in line with organisational procedures.
   • Collect and label samples in line with work order.
3. Complete records
   • Record collected data or samples in line with organisational procedures.
   • Check results and rectify omissions and errors.
   • Submit samples and records for assessment in line with organisational procedures.

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:

Complete data and sample collection jobs in line with an individual work order prescribing different sampling areas, purpose for collection and type of data and samples to be collected

across the above jobs, collect data for and samples of one or more of the following materials:

foliage

wood

soil

seeds

pollen

weeds

insects

for each of the above jobs, record results of data and sample collection in a format suitable for analysis.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

common purposes for collecting data or samples:

calculating volume of timber and residue

inventory control

stock count

assisting with trials

environmental assessment

conducting pest and disease surveys

documenting site factors

methods used to identify boundaries and corners and for marking areas:

pegging

placing flags

placing balloons

spraying

types of samples commonly collected and techniques to collect and label:

foliage

wood

soil

seeds

pollen

weeds

insects

typical stock defects and visual characteristicsfrom the effects of:

pests

diseases

nutritional deficiencies

typical hazards present in forest environments, and methods of minimising risks and moving through the environment safely:

slope

water

rock

undergrowth

slash

depressions and holes

falling or fallen branches

format, content and use of documents used to record data and sample collection and methods used to record information for analysis

purpose, features and safe operation of data and sample collection equipment:

measuring tape

callipers

measuring poles

paint

purpose-specific balloons

flags

pegs

mallet

pruning shears

organisational procedures specific to collecting data and samples:

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

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting data and sample collection.

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