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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below |
OHS requirements are to be in accordance with Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures. Requirements may include: | the use of personal protective equipment and clothing safety equipment first aid equipment fire fighting equipment hazard and risk control erection of signs elimination of hazardous materials and substances safe forest practices including required actions relating to forest fire manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Legislative requirements are to be in accordance with applicable legislation from all levels of government that affect organisational operation. Requirements 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, ethical standards, recording and reporting, access and equity principles and practices, equipment use, maintenance and storage, environmental management (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Trees | are those of any size, species and condition which can be safely fallen may include multilegged, hollowbutts, multiple leaders, heavy forward and side leans, stags, culls |
Work plan | is to include information and instructions relevant to tree harvesting operations including processing location details, trees to be felled and retained, extraction methods, and environmental care principles. Information may also include general coupe/compartment and environmental requirements, site plan and environmental features |
Appropriate personnel | may include supervisors, clients, colleagues, managers |
Falling | is to be undertaken with general guidance on specific work site, coupe/compartment and environmental requirements may require the use of multiple back cuts and/or boring techniques, unconventional or non-standard cuts will be undertaken in all conditions for which it is safe including slopes up to the maximum allowed by relevant regulations |
Conditions | in which falling will be undertaken may include: ground slope not more than 20 degrees, moderate wind speed, ground is clear of growth or fallen trees which may prevent complete fall, absence of other trees and hazardous ground features within planned line of fall |
Environment protection measures | may include ground growth, canopy, general forest lean, wind speed and direction, fallen trees, density of trees, ground slope, soil and water protection, ground hazards, obstacles. Measures may also include contingencies for modifying operations during wet or other adverse weather conditions |
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 |
Tools and equipment | may include support tools, protective equipment, first aid equipment, spares, maintenance requirements, fuel |
Visual assessment | may cover size, weight distribution, lean, species, multi leaders, soundness of timber, growth characteristics and stresses |
Errors | may relate to hang-ups, damage and extraction |
Falling procedures | require minimising splitting including methods of dealing with additional leader(s) where applicable |
Clearances | of growth for escape route may require assistance from dozer or other machine |
Operations | must include scarf cutting to plan, backcutting to provide planned hinge-wood and maintain control of tree, using wedges to assist in controlling falling direction |