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Evidence Guide: FPIFGM5208B - Manage road construction and maintenance

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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FPIFGM5208B - Manage road construction and maintenance

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

Plan road construction and maintenance

  1. Applicable occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to managing road construction and maintenance are identified and followed
  2. Logging and topography details are obtained and assessed while applying environmental management considerations
  3. Road location, design and construction requirements are identified and inspected to analyse costs, benefits and impact on the forest
  4. Timeframe for use of the road and likely weather conditions are checked
  5. Timber extraction methods and storage requirements for roads, tracks, equipment placement, falling and recovery rates, and delivery schedules are calculated and documented
  6. Authorities are consulted and approvals obtained for road development
  7. Formal road construction/maintenance plan is prepared for approval in line with site procedures and environmental requirements
  8. Communication with others is established and maintained in line with OHS requirements
Applicable occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to managing road construction and maintenance are identified and followed

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Logging and topography details are obtained and assessed while applying environmental management considerations

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Road location, design and construction requirements are identified and inspected to analyse costs, benefits and impact on the forest

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Timeframe for use of the road and likely weather conditions are checked

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Timber extraction methods and storage requirements for roads, tracks, equipment placement, falling and recovery rates, and delivery schedules are calculated and documented

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Authorities are consulted and approvals obtained for road development

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Formal road construction/maintenance plan is prepared for approval in line with site procedures and environmental requirements

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Communication with others is established and maintained in line with OHS requirements

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Implement road construction

  1. Road and track design and construction plan is clearly communicated to site personnel to enable preparation
  2. Personnel, material and equipment required for the construction are coordinated and scheduled in line with organisational guidelines
  3. Operational procedures for roads are planned with site personnel in line with design plan and environmental requirements
  4. Construction of roads and tracks is monitored and unexpected ground, water, vegetation or other environmental conditions are reported to appropriate personnel
  5. Technical assistance is provided to site personnel in preparing roads and tracks
Road and track design and construction plan is clearly communicated to site personnel to enable preparation

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Personnel, material and equipment required for the construction are coordinated and scheduled in line with organisational guidelines

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Operational procedures for roads are planned with site personnel in line with design plan and environmental requirements

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Construction of roads and tracks is monitored and unexpected ground, water, vegetation or other environmental conditions are reported to appropriate personnel

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Technical assistance is provided to site personnel in preparing roads and tracks

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Maintain roads

  1. Roads and tracks are assessed for maintenance requirements and outcomes are recorded
  2. Personnel, material and equipment required for maintenance are coordinated and scheduled in line with organisational guidelines
  3. Site environmental conditions are adhered to in line with regulations
  4. Maintenance schedule for the site is organised in conjunction with operational personnel and source of equipment, taking seasonal weather conditions into consideration
  5. Operational staff, clients and contractors are communicated with throughout maintenance activities to ensure smooth operations
Roads and tracks are assessed for maintenance requirements and outcomes are recorded

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Personnel, material and equipment required for maintenance are coordinated and scheduled in line with organisational guidelines

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Site environmental conditions are adhered to in line with regulations

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Maintenance schedule for the site is organised in conjunction with operational personnel and source of equipment, taking seasonal weather conditions into consideration

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Operational staff, clients and contractors are communicated with throughout maintenance activities to ensure smooth operations

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Monitor and review road construction and maintenance

  1. Monitoring schedule is developed and adhered to in line with organisational policy and environmental requirements
  2. Checks are made to ensure OHS procedures are observed and followed and site environmental conditions are adhered to in line with regulations
  3. Checks are made in line with organisational policy to ensure that performance indicators, targets and specifications are being met and process or methods are amended as required
  4. Data and documentation from construction or maintenance activities are analysed against the plan in line with organisational guidelines
  5. Recommendations are prepared, based on the analysis of data and feedback collected during the construction and maintenance process
  6. Road construction and maintenance process is recorded and reported to appropriate personnel
Monitoring schedule is developed and adhered to in line with organisational policy and environmental requirements

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Checks are made to ensure OHS procedures are observed and followed and site environmental conditions are adhered to in line with regulations

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Checks are made in line with organisational policy to ensure that performance indicators, targets and specifications are being met and process or methods are amended as required

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Data and documentation from construction or maintenance activities are analysed against the plan in line with organisational guidelines

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Recommendations are prepared, based on the analysis of data and feedback collected during the construction and maintenance process

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Road construction and maintenance process is recorded and reported to appropriate personnel

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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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, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can safely and efficiently manage road construction and maintenance in line with organisational requirements

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:

following applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to managing road construction and maintenance

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to managing road construction and maintenance

managing road construction and maintenance in line with work order and within prescribed organisational tolerances

coordinating development of roads in line with organisational requirements

Context of and specific resources for assessment

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

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

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

Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements

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 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 required knowledge

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

Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge

Assessment may be applied under project-related conditions (real or simulated) and require evidence of process

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

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit.

Required skills

Technical skills sufficient to manage road construction and maintenance

Communication skills sufficient to obtain relevant approvals for road development; use appropriate communication and interpersonal techniques with colleagues and others

Literacy skills sufficient to coordinate and schedule resources, equipment and material; record and report workplace information; maintain documentation

Numeracy skills sufficient to determine cost benefit analysis and environmental impact on proposed location, design and construction requirements

Problem solving skills sufficient to identify problems; demonstrate appropriate response procedures

Required knowledge

Applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for managing road construction and maintenance

Environmental protection requirements, including the safe disposal of waste material, the cleaning of plant, tools and equipment, and the minimisation of environmental impact and noise

Organisational and site standards, requirements, policies and procedures for managing road construction and maintenance

Environmental risks and hazards

Using energy effectively and efficiently

Using material effectively and efficiently

Details of logging operations

Log extraction methods

Road construction and maintenance procedures

Key features of road design and development

Established communication channels and protocols

Problem identification and resolution strategies, and common fault finding techniques

Types of tools and equipment, and procedures for their safe use and maintenance

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring, including calculating time to complete tasks

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

OHS requirements:

are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include:

personal protective equipment and clothing

safety equipment

first aid equipment

fire fighting equipment

hazard and risk control

fatigue management

elimination of hazardous materials and substances

safe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest fire

manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying

Environmental requirements may include:

legislation

organisational policies and procedures

workplace practices

Legislative requirements:

are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and 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

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 procedures

ethical standards

recording and reporting requirements

equipment use, maintenance and storage requirements

environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)

Logging may include:

activities covering a full range of species, log sizes, falling and retention densities

slope and other environmental conditions

cable systems usage, including:

high lead (no skyline)

standing skyline and a running skyline with hauling both uphill and downhill

logs attached to optimise payload without exceeding the lift or haul capacity of the system

Topography is to include:

map of the designated area showing terrain levels

Environmental management considerations 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 and obstacles

Road location is to include:

where roads are constructed, taking into account:

site requirements

topographic information

environmental considerations

Construction is to include:

development method chosen to construct roads with:

control points

required grades

water crossing points and structures

Extraction is to include:

methods of removing logs from the work site with mechanical equipment and cables, considering site conditions and specific log location, in an order that minimises downtime and risk of snags, breakages and hang-ups

Authorities are to include:

local government councils

shires with local planning and zoning authority for a given region

Communication may include:

verbal and non-verbal language

constructive feedback

active listening

questioning to clarify and confirm understanding

use of positive, confident and cooperative language

use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences

control of tone of voice

Material may include:

road base

gravel

crushed rock

sand and bluestone

cords and pipes for water crossings

Equipment may include:

earthmoving equipment

Maintenance

is the process of assessing road defects and undertaking the necessary rectification work

Records and reports may include:

road construction and maintenance operations

difficulties or issues faced

environmental issues

costs

hazards

incidents

equipment malfunctions

recommendations for future work

results

and may be:

manual

a computer-based system

other appropriate organisational communication system

Appropriate personnel may include:

supervisors

suppliers

clients

colleagues

managers