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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan woodchip distribution
   • Check work order and equipment for woodchip distribution, in accordance with productivity requirements and workplace health and safety (WHS) requirements.
   • Estimate future storage size requirement from production and distribution schedules.
   • Plan filling or distribution patterns to enable maximum woodchip storage.
   • Identify requirements for specific sequences in filling deposit areas.
   • Plan and confirm direction and extent for distribution and contraction, with relevant personnel.
   • Estimate chip distribution requirements considering the reach and limitations of the chip slinging and chip moving equipment.
2. Start up transfer equipment and chip distributor
   • Complete pre-startup checks for conveyors, chip distributor, and wheeled or tracked vehicles
   • Remove isolations.
   • Check deposit areas to ensure clearance for startup.
   • Inform other operators of impending startup.
   • Start conveyors and chip spreading processes and confirm correct transfer of woodchips.
3. Distribute woodchips to storage facility
   • Prepare equipment for distribution of woodchips.
   • Inspect storage to identify hazards within the vehicle operational area.
   • Communicate notice of impending operation to relevant personnel.
   • Maneuver woodchip distribution to enable filling or distribution over required area.
   • Distribute woodchips to storage facilities.
4. Plan woodchip distribution
   • Check work order and equipment for woodchip distribution, in accordance with productivity requirements and workplace health and safety (WHS) requirements.
   • Estimate future storage size requirement from production and distribution schedules.
   • Plan filling or distribution patterns to enable maximum woodchip storage.
   • Identify requirements for specific sequences in filling deposit areas.
   • Plan and confirm direction and extent for distribution and contraction, with relevant personnel.
   • Estimate chip distribution requirements considering the reach and limitations of the chip slinging and chip moving equipment.
5. Start up transfer equipment and chip distributor
   • Complete pre-startup checks for conveyors, chip distributor, and wheeled or tracked vehicles
   • Remove isolations.
   • Check deposit areas to ensure clearance for startup.
   • Inform other operators of impending startup.
   • Start conveyors and chip spreading processes and confirm correct transfer of woodchips.
6. Distribute woodchips to storage facility
   • Prepare equipment for distribution of woodchips.
   • Inspect storage to identify hazards within the vehicle operational area.
   • Communicate notice of impending operation to relevant personnel.
   • Maneuver woodchip distribution to enable filling or distribution over required area.
   • Distribute woodchips to storage facilities.

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, and must be able to provide evidence that they can:

distribute woodchips to storage facilities, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals

identify wood types and grades

select and direct woodchips to appropriate area

use transfer equipment and distribute woodchips

use electronic and other control systems to control equipment and processes during woodchip distribution

operate high risk load shifting equipment, in operations, as required

communicate effectively and work safely with others, in the work area when undertaking distribution.

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Knowledge Evidence

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

productivity requirements, relevant workplace health and safety (WHS) procedures, risks and hazards identification and environmental workplace procedures relevant to woodchip distribution, in a pulp or paper mill

woodchip distribution area layout and associated services including operating parameters, variation and associated adjustments within level of responsibility

woodchip pile segregation purpose and techniques

equipment fault identification and corrective action relevant to woodchip production

electronic and other control systems, operation and application to make appropriate adjustments, for woodchip distribution system.

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