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Evidence Guide: AHCNAR201 - Carry out natural area restoration works

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AHCNAR201 - Carry out natural area restoration works

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare for natural area restoration works

  1. Locate task site using natural area restoration or revegetation plans
  2. Identify environmental implications of works and assess and report the likely outcomes
  3. Select, prepare and transport tools, equipment and machinery for use and confirm native plant species to be re-established
  4. Carry out pre-operational and safety checks on tools, equipment and machinery
  5. Use and maintain personal protective equipment
Locate task site using natural area restoration or revegetation plans

Completed
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Identify environmental implications of works and assess and report the likely outcomes

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select, prepare and transport tools, equipment and machinery for use and confirm native plant species to be re-established

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carry out pre-operational and safety checks on tools, equipment and machinery

Completed
Date:

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Use and maintain personal protective equipment

Completed
Date:

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Apply weed control measures

  1. Identify weeds requiring control
  2. Prepare herbicides
  3. Undertake weed control measures according to the weed and non-target species characteristics
  4. Ensure control measures damage only the target weed species
Identify weeds requiring control

Completed
Date:

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Prepare herbicides

Completed
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Undertake weed control measures according to the weed and non-target species characteristics

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ensure control measures damage only the target weed species

Completed
Date:

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Prepare the soil for natural area restoration

  1. Select soil treatments according to the soil condition and species requirements
  2. Protect intact natural soil profiles from damage
  3. Apply soil treatments either broadly or at specific sites in accordance with work health and safety policies and procedures
Select soil treatments according to the soil condition and species requirements

Completed
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Protect intact natural soil profiles from damage

Completed
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Apply soil treatments either broadly or at specific sites in accordance with work health and safety policies and procedures

Completed
Date:

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Replace native vegetation on the site

  1. Determine vegetation replacement methods and prepare assisted natural regeneration, planting, seeding or transplanting treatments
  2. Apply assisted regeneration treatments to remnant vegetation and intact soil profiles
  3. Sow seed either by hand in discrete areas or broadly using sowing or ripping trailed machinery
  4. Position containerised plants or transplants and plant firmly ensuring good contact between roots and surrounding soil
  5. Undertake hand watering or irrigation
  6. Use plant guards and fencing to protect plants, where necessary
  7. Carry out all tasks according to work health and safety policies and procedures
Determine vegetation replacement methods and prepare assisted natural regeneration, planting, seeding or transplanting treatments

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apply assisted regeneration treatments to remnant vegetation and intact soil profiles

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sow seed either by hand in discrete areas or broadly using sowing or ripping trailed machinery

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Position containerised plants or transplants and plant firmly ensuring good contact between roots and surrounding soil

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undertake hand watering or irrigation

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use plant guards and fencing to protect plants, where necessary

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carry out all tasks according to work health and safety policies and procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete natural area restoration work

  1. Install and maintain plant guards or fencing
  2. Undertake follow up weed control treatments
  3. Remove and dispose of waste material
  4. Clean, maintain and store tools, equipment and machinery
  5. Maintain a clean and safe area
  6. Carry out all tasks according to work health and safety policies and procedures
  7. Report work outcomes
Install and maintain plant guards or fencing

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undertake follow up weed control treatments

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remove and dispose of waste material

Completed
Date:

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Clean, maintain and store tools, equipment and machinery

Completed
Date:

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Maintain a clean and safe area

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carry out all tasks according to work health and safety policies and procedures

Completed
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Report work outcomes

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare for natural area restoration works

1.1 Locate task site using natural area restoration or revegetation plans

1.2 Identify environmental implications of works and assess and report the likely outcomes

1.3 Select, prepare and transport tools, equipment and machinery for use and confirm native plant species to be re-established

1.4 Carry out pre-operational and safety checks on tools, equipment and machinery

1.5 Use and maintain personal protective equipment

2. Apply weed control measures

2.1 Identify weeds requiring control

2.2 Prepare herbicides

2.3 Undertake weed control measures according to the weed and non-target species characteristics

2.4 Ensure control measures damage only the target weed species

3. Prepare the soil for natural area restoration

3.1 Select soil treatments according to the soil condition and species requirements

3.2 Protect intact natural soil profiles from damage

3.3 Apply soil treatments either broadly or at specific sites in accordance with work health and safety policies and procedures

4. Replace native vegetation on the site

4.1 Determine vegetation replacement methods and prepare assisted natural regeneration, planting, seeding or transplanting treatments

4.2 Apply assisted regeneration treatments to remnant vegetation and intact soil profiles

4.3 Sow seed either by hand in discrete areas or broadly using sowing or ripping trailed machinery

4.4 Position containerised plants or transplants and plant firmly ensuring good contact between roots and surrounding soil

4.5 Undertake hand watering or irrigation

4.6 Use plant guards and fencing to protect plants, where necessary

4.7 Carry out all tasks according to work health and safety policies and procedures

5. Complete natural area restoration work

5.1 Install and maintain plant guards or fencing

5.2 Undertake follow up weed control treatments

5.3 Remove and dispose of waste material

5.4 Clean, maintain and store tools, equipment and machinery

5.5 Maintain a clean and safe area

5.6 Carry out all tasks according to work health and safety policies and procedures

5.7 Report work outcomes

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare for natural area restoration works

1.1 Locate task site using natural area restoration or revegetation plans

1.2 Identify environmental implications of works and assess and report the likely outcomes

1.3 Select, prepare and transport tools, equipment and machinery for use and confirm native plant species to be re-established

1.4 Carry out pre-operational and safety checks on tools, equipment and machinery

1.5 Use and maintain personal protective equipment

2. Apply weed control measures

2.1 Identify weeds requiring control

2.2 Prepare herbicides

2.3 Undertake weed control measures according to the weed and non-target species characteristics

2.4 Ensure control measures damage only the target weed species

3. Prepare the soil for natural area restoration

3.1 Select soil treatments according to the soil condition and species requirements

3.2 Protect intact natural soil profiles from damage

3.3 Apply soil treatments either broadly or at specific sites in accordance with work health and safety policies and procedures

4. Replace native vegetation on the site

4.1 Determine vegetation replacement methods and prepare assisted natural regeneration, planting, seeding or transplanting treatments

4.2 Apply assisted regeneration treatments to remnant vegetation and intact soil profiles

4.3 Sow seed either by hand in discrete areas or broadly using sowing or ripping trailed machinery

4.4 Position containerised plants or transplants and plant firmly ensuring good contact between roots and surrounding soil

4.5 Undertake hand watering or irrigation

4.6 Use plant guards and fencing to protect plants, where necessary

4.7 Carry out all tasks according to work health and safety policies and procedures

5. Complete natural area restoration work

5.1 Install and maintain plant guards or fencing

5.2 Undertake follow up weed control treatments

5.3 Remove and dispose of waste material

5.4 Clean, maintain and store tools, equipment and machinery

5.5 Maintain a clean and safe area

5.6 Carry out all tasks according to work health and safety policies and procedures

5.7 Report work outcomes

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 that they can:

establish the task and site with supervisor by referring to a revegetation plan

carry out weed control and ground preparation as part of a team

transport tools, plants and planting materials to the site

carry out planting and regeneration techniques to organisational standards

protect the restored area with plant guards and fencing

remove any waste at the end of the job and clean site to pre-work condition

carry out all work according to organisational standards and work health and safety requirements

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

common names of native plants and animals present in restoration area

common names of weeds and pest animals present in restoration area

the importance and value of the local provenance species

natural area restoration techniques

enterprise requirements for natural area restoration works

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