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Evidence Guide: FPIFGM3213 - Fall trees manually (advanced)

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FPIFGM3213 - Fall trees manually (advanced)

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

Prepare for felling

  1. Identify and comply with applicable occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to felling trees
  2. Identify and adhere to site environmental protectionmeasures according to relevant legislation and regulations
  3. Review job requirements and check as required with appropriate personnel
  4. Select tools and equipment appropriate to work requirements and check them for operational effectiveness according to manufacturer recommendations
  5. Sharpen and adjust chainsaw or change components according to manufacturer recommendations
  6. Identify and control potential and existing risks and hazards in the work area
  7. Identify trees to be felled as being safe to fell
  8. Assess and progressively plan tree-felling sequence for individual trees
  9. Establish and maintain communication with others according to OHS requirements
Identify and comply with applicable occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to felling trees

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Identify and adhere to site environmental protectionmeasures according to relevant legislation and regulations

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Review job requirements and check as required with appropriate personnel

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Select tools and equipment appropriate to work requirements and check them for operational effectiveness according to manufacturer recommendations

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Sharpen and adjust chainsaw or change components according to manufacturer recommendations

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Identify and control potential and existing risks and hazards in the work area

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Identify trees to be felled as being safe to fell

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Assess and progressively plan tree-felling sequence for individual trees

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Establish and maintain communication with others according to OHS requirements

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Visually assess site conditions and surroundings

  1. Identify and comply with site environmental concerns according to relevant federal, state or territory legislation and local regulations
  2. Review terrain and slope to determine if they add significant complexity to the operation
  3. Maintain awareness of environmental conditions and other personnel activity in the work area and modify felling activity where required
  4. Assess general factors affecting felling requirements and detect and control specific forest or site risks and hazards
Identify and comply with site environmental concerns according to relevant federal, state or territory legislation and local regulations

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Review terrain and slope to determine if they add significant complexity to the operation

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Maintain awareness of environmental conditions and other personnel activity in the work area and modify felling activity where required

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Assess general factors affecting felling requirements and detect and control specific forest or site risks and hazards

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Assess tree and plan felling

  1. Locate and visually assess tree for felling characteristics
  2. Assess and check required falling direction and possible deviation
  3. Plan sequence of cuts to fell tree according to standard felling procedures
  4. Identify limitations in own skills in safely felling trees, assess trees considered outside own skill level and seek assistance from appropriate personnel where required
  5. Monitor and exclude location and activity of other personnel on the work site
Locate and visually assess tree for felling characteristics

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Assess and check required falling direction and possible deviation

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Plan sequence of cuts to fell tree according to standard felling procedures

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Identify limitations in own skills in safely felling trees, assess trees considered outside own skill level and seek assistance from appropriate personnel where required

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Monitor and exclude location and activity of other personnel on the work site

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Apply tree-felling techniques

  1. Select suitable escape route and clear it of growth and other obstacles according to environmental care principles and statutory requirements
  2. Fell individual trees using planned techniques according to site requirements, at a safe distance from other personnel in the work area
  3. Adjust cutting technique in response to movement and condition of tree
  4. Use planned escape route when tree starts to fall and monitor the fall and movement of tree on ground until determined stable
  5. Identify procedures for removal of trees that are hung-up
  6. Detect, rectify and report blunt or damaged saw chain according to workplace procedures
  7. Monitor chainsaw for operational effectiveness and record and report faults, malfunctions and problems according to workplace procedures
Select suitable escape route and clear it of growth and other obstacles according to environmental care principles and statutory requirements

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Fell individual trees using planned techniques according to site requirements, at a safe distance from other personnel in the work area

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Adjust cutting technique in response to movement and condition of tree

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Use planned escape route when tree starts to fall and monitor the fall and movement of tree on ground until determined stable

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Identify procedures for removal of trees that are hung-up

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Detect, rectify and report blunt or damaged saw chain according to workplace procedures

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Monitor chainsaw for operational effectiveness and record and report faults, malfunctions and problems according to workplace procedures

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can assess, plan and safely and efficiently operate chainsaw equipment to manually fell trees at an advanced level in a forest environment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of:

compliance with applicable federal, state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to felling trees manually at an advanced level

compliance with applicable licensing or certification requirements relevant to felling trees manually at an advanced level

effective communication and safe working practices, including maintaining an awareness of other personnel activity in the work area

Identifying and describe key features of structural defects and stresses in trees and the impact on

conducting a tree assessment, and planning and undertaking advanced tree felling within the range of variables for trees and conditions

planning felling sequence for individual trees and preparing surroundings including escape route

felling a range of advanced trees using a range of cuts safely without damage to personnel, equipment and surrounding environment

selecting, preparing and maintaining appropriate tools and equipment and recognising faults, problems and malfunctions

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a realistically simulated workplace

Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints

Assessment of essential underpinning knowledge, other than confirmatory questions, will usually be conducted in an off-site context

Assessment is to comply with relevant regulatory requirements and Australian standards

The following resources should be made available:

workplace location or simulated workplace

materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit

specifications and work instructions

Method of assessment

Assessment methods must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 Training Package

Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance (over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts) together with application of underpinning knowledge

Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks, with questioning on underpinning knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills

Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access, interpret and apply the essential underpinning knowledge

Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance, but is able to be transferred to other circumstances

Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency

The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality, gender or language backgrounds other than English

Where the participant has a disability, reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment

Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills:

Technical skills to:

use and maintain relevant tools and equipment

safely operate and maintain a chainsaw

assess, plan and carry out tree-felling operations appropriate to site conditions

Communication skills to:

use appropriate communication and interpersonal techniques and methods with colleagues and others

use hand signals with other operators to maintain effective and safe tree felling

Literacy skills to:

locate and report information

interpret, apply and convey information in written, diagrammatic and/or verbal form

Numeracy skills to:

estimate tree height

calculate product mass and determine tree fall zone

measure tree length and diameter

Problem-solving skills to:

review and identify work requirements

recognise own limitations in conditions and trees for felling

identify problems and equipment faults and demonstrate appropriate response procedures

apply safe work practices, including using personal protective equipment (PPE) and controlling hazards

comply with legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and established safe practices and procedures for felling trees manually

Planning and organising skills to work to site requirements

Required knowledge:

Basic knowledge of applicable federal, state or territory legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice relevant to the full range of processes for felling trees manually

Environmental protection requirements, including the safe disposal of waste material

Organisational and site standards, requirements, policies and procedures for felling trees manually

Types of tools and equipment for felling trees manually, and the procedures for their safe use, operation and maintenance

Problem identification and resolution strategies and common fault-finding techniques

Established communication channels and protocols

Procedures for identifying and evaluating structural defects in trees

Types and purposes of a range of cuts to fell trees

Operational principles and limitations of a chainsaw

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

Fire protocols

Chainsaw product specifications

Range Statement

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 applicable federal, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include:

PPE and clothing

safety equipment

first aid equipment

firefighting equipment

hazard and risk control

fatigue management

appropriate signage

elimination of hazardous materials and substances

safe forest practices, including required actions relating to fire

techniques for manual handling, including shifting, lifting and carrying

Legislative requirements:

are to be in accordance with applicable federal, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include:

award and organisational agreements

industrial relations

Australian standards

confidentiality and privacy

OHS

the environment

native vegetation

equal employment opportunity

anti-discrimination

relevant industry codes of practice

duty of care

heritage and traditional landowner issues

Organisational requirements mayinclude:

legal compliance documentation

organisational and site guidelines

policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility

procedural manuals

quality and continuous improvement processes and standards

OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures

ethical standards

recording and reporting requirements

equipment use, maintenance and storage requirements

environmental management requirements, including waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines

Trees typical to the scope of this unit may include the following characteristics:

lean and weight distribution that adds significant complexity yet can be assessed and adapted to site requirements

larger dimensions relative to local forest size distribution

substantial lean

damage or defect that requires complex felling techniques

multi-legged, hollow butts, culls and stags

species prone to free splitting and adverse reactions during felling

a crown that contains dead or broken material, entanglement or malformation and presents a hazardous and difficult situation for assessment, monitoring and safe felling

single or complex multi-stems

diameter of tree greater than chainsaw bar length

grown on terrain and slope that can add significant complexity to the operation

Environmental protection measures may include:

action to limit the impact to:

native vegetation

soil and water

heritage and archeological artefacts

flora and fauna

geomorphologic features

landscape

external site pollution

recreational opportunities

regeneration opportunities

Job requirements may include:

information and instructions relevant to tree-felling operations, including processing location details and trees to be felled and retained

general environmental requirements

site plan and environmental features

Appropriate personnel may include:

supervisors

clients

colleagues

managers

Tools and equipment may include:

warning signs

chainsaw and components

PPE and clothing

first aid equipment

maintenance requirements

support tools

Hazards may include:

uneven and unstable terrain

unsafe trees

fires

overhead and underground services

excavations

traffic

structures

hazardous materials

insects and animals

other personnel and machinery

Communication may include:

verbal and non-verbal language

hand or other agreed signals

eye contact with other operators or personnel

active listening and questioning to clarify and confirm understanding

electronic communication devices

Environmental conditions may relate to:

ground growth

canopy

general tree lean

ground slope

ground hazards

wind speed and direction

Limitations may relate to:

job role and responsibilities

own competency level

industry requirements

own understanding of risk identification processes

own interpretation of legislation, regulations and procedures

complying with OHS requirements

Trees considered outside own skill level include:

trees that contain hazards and are deemed unsafe

trees where cuts made may lead to loss of control of tree in felling

Techniques:

will include:

scarf cutting

back cutting to provide hinge-wood and maintain control of tree

may include:

use of wedges to assist in controlling falling direction