Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to carry out supervision and auditing of tree operations on arboricultural work sites in accordance with existing tree hazard evaluation and pruning specification documentation.
This unit applies to individuals who supervise others and provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems. Work is implemented with low risk work procedures and to comply with Safe Work Method documentation.
Licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit in some states and territories at the time of publication, and may differ according to jurisdiction. Specific determination should be sought through the relevant State or Territory. Works involving this unit of competency may be subject to local tree protection and preservation laws, the relevant content of applicable Australian Standards.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Element | Performance criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prepare site and equipment | 1.1 Determine location of above-and-below-ground services 1.2 Undertake a site-specific risk assessment by identifying work health and safety hazards and assessing risk 1.3 Assess site conditions for requirements of equipment, personnel and access 1.4 Determine appropriate pruning tools, equipment and machinery according to pruning specification and site-specific assessment 1.5 Record and implement work health, safety, site, environmental and traffic control measures |
2. Supervise and monitor tree operations | 2.1 Supervise and confirm site establishment conforms to requirements 2.2 Confirm toolbox meeting participation and documentation 2.3 Confirm tree evaluation from hazard evaluation report provided 2.4 Implement written specification for pruning works 2.5 Communicate written specification to work team and confirm response 2.6 Conduct safety audit of personnel, equipment, machinery and documentation 2.7 Resolve areas of conflict with work team and individuals 2.8 Monitor safety issues arising from drug and alcohol use 2.9 Promote work team-building exercises 2.10 Document areas of improvement in work operations 2.11 Issue verbal and written improvement notices |
3. Audit and report tree operations | 3.1 Monitor pruning techniques for compliance to the written specifications and AS 4373 3.2 Estimate and record volume of pruning program works 3.3 Audit quality of pruning works 3.4 Document and record additional pruning works required 3.5 Report compliance and audit results |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.
The candidate must provide evidence for and demonstrate:
determining location of above-and-below-ground services
undertaking a site-specific risk assessment by identifying work health and safety hazards and assessing risk
assessing site conditions for requirements of equipment, personnel and access
determining appropriate pruning tools, equipment and machinery according to pruning specification and site-specific assessment
recording and implement work health, safety, site, environmental and traffic control measures
supervising and confirm site establishment conforms to requirements
confirming toolbox meeting participation and documentation
confirming tree evaluation from hazard evaluation report provided
using provided written specification for pruning works
communicating written specification to work team and confirm response
conducting safety audit of personnel, equipment, machinery and documentation
supervising and monitor tree operations
documenting areas of improvement in work operations
issuing verbal and written improvement notices
monitoring pruning techniques for compliance to the written specifications and as 4373
estimating and record volume of pruning program works
auditing quality of pruning works
documenting and record additional pruning works required
reporting compliance and audit results
use of industry standard terminology to describe supervision and audit operations.
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
location of above-and-below-ground services
site-specific risk assessment
work health and safety hazards
work health, safety, site, environmental and traffic control measures
site conditions
appropriate pruning tools, equipment and machinery
pruning specification
site establishment
conformance to requirements
toolbox meeting
tree evaluation
hazard evaluation
written specification for pruning works
safety audit of personnel, equipment, machinery and documentation
verbal and written improvement notices
compliance to the written specifications
tree operations
auditing quality of pruning works
compliance and audit results
work health and safety in the context of own work.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be demonstrated consistently over time in a suitable range of contexts and have a productivity-based outcome. No single assessment event or report is sufficient to achieve competency in this unit.
Assessment may be conducted in a simulated or real work environment, however determination of competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions.
The mandatory equipment and materials used to gather evidence for assessment include:
equipment:
computer
word processing software
internet connection
digital camera/phone camera
trees
materials:
site-specific risk assessment form
safety audit form
safety audit report
pruning specification form
compliance and audit report form
Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs in the assessment of arboriculture units of competency.
Assessment must be conducted only by persons who have:
arboriculture vocational competencies at least to the level being assessed
current arboriculture industry skills directly relevant to the unit of competency being assessed
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
Sectors
Arboriculture (ARB)