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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. |
Forwarders | may be wheeled or half track and attachments may include blades |
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 clothing safety equipment first aid equipment fire fighting equipment hazard and risk control fatigue management elimination of hazardous materials and substances safe forest practices including required actions relating to forest fire manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislation organisational policies and procedures workplace 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 agreements industrial relations Australian Standards confidentiality and privacy OHS the environment equal opportunity anti-discrimination relevant industry codes of practice duty of care heritage and traditional land owner issues |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal organisational and site guidelines policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility quality assurance procedural manuals quality and continuous improvement processes and standards OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures ethical standards recording and reporting requirements equipment use and maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Environmental protection measures | may include action to limit the impact to: ground growth and canopy soil and water may include action to limit the impact of: general forest lean wind speed and direction fallen trees density of trees ground slope ground hazards obstacles |
Work order is to include: | instructions for the operation of a forwarder and its respective tasks including logs to be handled and may include: information about log placement and access requirements, loading regulations and site operating plans instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures environmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisors suppliers clients colleagues managers |
Safe working conditions | is to ensure: minimal equipment and log movement during forwarder operations control of risks and hazards |
Environmental and heritage concerns may include: | dust noise water flora and fauna heritage legislation culturally sensitive sites and artefacts plantations native forest |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal language hand or other agreed signals eye contact with other operators or personnel active listening questioning to clarify and confirm understanding use of electronic communication devices |
Pre start-up checks | are specified by the manufacturer prior to operating the equipment and may include: visual and audio warning devices and lights engine and stop engine lights fluid levels cab display instrumentation and gauges and on-board computer systems and relate to start-up, park and shutdown procedures which may involve: safety mechanisms operational (horn, operating lights) correct location of equipment vehicle security |
Functions must include: | segregating, stacking, loading, transporting and unloading of logs and may include: loading and unloading of other materials |
Hazards may include: | uneven/unstable terrain trees fires overhead and underground services bridges buildings excavations traffic embankment cuttings structures and hazardous materials |
Capacities of equipment may include: | efficient and safe operating speed duration of operation type of activities performed weight and/or load limitations operating limitations |
Site conditions may include: | wet, dry day, night stability of ground broken ground slope of working surface location of water table |
Emergency plan may include: | notification of authorities evacuation procedures isolation procedures equipment shutdown procedures clean up first aid use of personal protective equipment and clothing guarding access and exit |
Logs may include: | full range of species, size conditions to be encountered in local harvesting operations softwood or hardwood |
Maintenance of log stacks includes providing for: | anticipated stock levels stock rotation requirements size segregation of lengths, species and grades |
Visual assessment of logs includes identifying and determining: | species diameter length grade landing layout stock rotation requirements |
Estimation | of log weight is used to determine lifting requirements and compliance to load plate |
Lifting | may be conducted on a trial basis when an issue with load size or stability or other unacceptable operational situation is determined |
Placement | of slipper or chocks is made as required to support or compress logs |
Visual inspection and fault finding may include: | vehicle number danger tags personnel proximity tyres and rim condition wheel nuts and studs light positioning and cleanliness radiator top up tank oil leaks, fuel leaks, water leaks no combustible material around exhaust damage to equipment portable fire extinguisher fire suppression system cab mounts windows engine oil to be checked before starting engine grease lines cab condition |
Routine operational servicing may include: | checking fluid levels greasing tightening loose fittings filter changing |
Cleaning methods may include: | water steam degreasing vacuum forced air |
Records and reports may include: | end of shift documentation work log supplies log computer readings and may be: manual using a computer-based system or other appropriate organisational communication system |