Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

FWPFIR4001 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Conduct tree hazard assessment post-fire

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency FWPFIR4001 - Conduct tree hazard assessment post-fire
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
PPT
Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Prepare for work in bushfire recovery operations
  • Maintain up-to-date information on topography, hazards and weather conditions in bushfire recovery area
  • Maintain situational awareness in bushfire recovery area
  • Follow health and safety environmental protection practices and/or procedures, including use of personal protective equipment and hazard and risk control measures, relevant to bushfire recovery operations
  • Confirm chain of command and communication protocols that apply in bushfire recovery operations
       
Element: Identify, mark and isolate tree hazard
  • Conduct hazard assessment of route to and areas around tree to determine it is safe to approach
  • Determine location and position of tree in relation to site topography and other hazards at site
  • Establish risk to self and others posed by tree hazard and other factors in immediate vicinity of the tree
  • Mark tree, if safe to do so, using spray paint according to industry guidelines and agency approved symbols
  • Isolate tree with barrier tape according to industry guidelines and agency approved procedures
  • Assess visually extent of fire damage to crown, trunk and root from the appropriate safe distance
  • Identify structural and physiological defects in tree
  • Assess external factors that may cause tree or its limbs and branches to fall
  • Determine risks posed by tree according to workplace procedures
  • Identify tree hazard class according to industry guidelines and agency approved procedures
  • Identify potential environmental, cultural and economic values of tree and, where required, consult with appropriately qualified person on risk treatment options
  • Determine appropriate risk treatment to mitigate tree hazard according to industry guidelines and agency approved procedures
  • Record and report outcomes of tree assessment to appropriate personnel
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Maintain up-to-date information on topography, hazards and weather conditions in bushfire recovery area 
Maintain situational awareness in bushfire recovery area 
Follow health and safety environmental protection practices and/or procedures, including use of personal protective equipment and hazard and risk control measures, relevant to bushfire recovery operations 
Confirm chain of command and communication protocols that apply in bushfire recovery operations 
Conduct hazard assessment of route to and areas around tree to determine it is safe to approach 
Determine location and position of tree in relation to site topography and other hazards at site 
Establish risk to self and others posed by tree hazard and other factors in immediate vicinity of the tree 
Mark tree, if safe to do so, using spray paint according to industry guidelines and agency approved symbols 
Isolate tree with barrier tape according to industry guidelines and agency approved procedures 
Assess visually extent of fire damage to crown, trunk and root from the appropriate safe distance 
Identify structural and physiological defects in tree 
Assess external factors that may cause tree or its limbs and branches to fall 
Determine risks posed by tree according to workplace procedures 
Identify tree hazard class according to industry guidelines and agency approved procedures 
Identify potential environmental, cultural and economic values of tree and, where required, consult with appropriately qualified person on risk treatment options 
Determine appropriate risk treatment to mitigate tree hazard according to industry guidelines and agency approved procedures 
Record and report outcomes of tree assessment to appropriate personnel 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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