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Evidence Guide: FWPFGM2207 - Undertake brushcutting operations

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FWPFGM2207 - Undertake brushcutting operations

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

Prepare for brushcutting

  1. Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.
  2. Select personal protective and other equipment and check for operational effectiveness.
  3. Identify and assess environmental conditions and site hazards in line with organisational procedures.
  4. Select appropriate cutting methods for identified types of vegetation and to optimise time and safety.
Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.

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Select personal protective and other equipment and check for operational effectiveness.

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Identify and assess environmental conditions and site hazards in line with organisational procedures.

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Select appropriate cutting methods for identified types of vegetation and to optimise time and safety.

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Operate brushcutter

  1. Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.
  2. Use hand signals with other operators to maintain effective and safe operations.
  3. Adjust brushcutter safety harness and handles to correct ergonomic position.
  4. Monitor brushcutter for operational effectiveness and refuel as required.
  5. Operate brushcutter appropriate to site conditions and at a safe distance from other people present.
  6. Dispose of cut vegetation in line with environmental protection practices.
Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.

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Use hand signals with other operators to maintain effective and safe operations.

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Adjust brushcutter safety harness and handles to correct ergonomic position.

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Monitor brushcutter for operational effectiveness and refuel as required.

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Operate brushcutter appropriate to site conditions and at a safe distance from other people present.

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Dispose of cut vegetation in line with environmental protection practices.

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Complete operator maintenance

  1. Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.
  2. Check brushcutter blades for bluntness or damage.
  3. Remove and replace brushcutter blades and other operator-replaceable components in line with manufacturer's recommendations.
  4. Dispose of used blades in line with environmental protection practices.
  5. Record and report equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.
Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.

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Check brushcutter blades for bluntness or damage.

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Remove and replace brushcutter blades and other operator-replaceable components in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

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Dispose of used blades in line with environmental protection practices.

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Record and report equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1. Prepare for brushcutting

1.1 Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.

1.2 Select personal protective and other equipment and check for operational effectiveness.

1.3 Identify and assess environmental conditions and site hazards in line with organisational procedures.

1.4 Select appropriate cutting methods for identified types of vegetation and to optimise time and safety.

2. Operate brushcutter

2.1 Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.

2.2 Use hand signals with other operators to maintain effective and safe operations.

2.3 Adjust brushcutter safety harness and handles to correct ergonomic position.

2.4 Monitor brushcutter for operational effectiveness and refuel as required.

2.5 Operate brushcutter appropriate to site conditions and at a safe distance from other people present.

2.6 Dispose of cut vegetation in line with environmental protection practices.

3. Complete operator maintenance

3.1 Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.

3.2 Check brushcutter blades for bluntness or damage.

3.3 Remove and replace brushcutter blades and other operator-replaceable components in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

3.4 Dispose of used blades in line with environmental protection practices.

3.5 Record and report equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1. Prepare for brushcutting

1.1 Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.

1.2 Select personal protective and other equipment and check for operational effectiveness.

1.3 Identify and assess environmental conditions and site hazards in line with organisational procedures.

1.4 Select appropriate cutting methods for identified types of vegetation and to optimise time and safety.

2. Operate brushcutter

2.1 Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.

2.2 Use hand signals with other operators to maintain effective and safe operations.

2.3 Adjust brushcutter safety harness and handles to correct ergonomic position.

2.4 Monitor brushcutter for operational effectiveness and refuel as required.

2.5 Operate brushcutter appropriate to site conditions and at a safe distance from other people present.

2.6 Dispose of cut vegetation in line with environmental protection practices.

3. Complete operator maintenance

3.1 Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.

3.2 Check brushcutter blades for bluntness or damage.

3.3 Remove and replace brushcutter blades and other operator-replaceable components in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

3.4 Dispose of used blades in line with environmental protection practices.

3.5 Record and report equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. If a specific volume or frequency is not stated below, then evidence must be provided that the following requirements have been performed on at least one occasion:

assess, plan and safely complete brushcutting jobs in line with work order prescribing areas and types of vegetation to be cut

on completion of each of the above jobs:

dispose of cut vegetation in line with environmental protection practices

complete operator maintenance operator maintenance tasks including oil, fuel, safety checks, cleaning, lubricating, adjustments

compete basic records for equipment faults and maintenance requirements.

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

typical workplace hazards associated with operating brushcutters and methods of minimising risks:

ground growth

ground slope

ground hazards

noise

weather

kickback

flying objects

safe working distances from other people present

purpose, features and safe operation of brushcutters

the correct ergonomic position in which to conduct brushcutter operations, including using a safety harness and handle adjustments

methods for assessing blade condition, removing and replacing

operator maintenance tasks including oil, fuel, safety checks, cleaning, lubricating, adjustments

different types of vegetation and the appropriate brushcutting methods

environmental protection practices for disposing of cut vegetation:

recycling vegetation where appropriate

sending vegetation to landfill only where it cannot be recycled

redirecting vegetation for energy recovery.

organisational procedures specific to brushcutting operations:

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on equipment lock out and use of personal protective equipment

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting equipment faults and maintenance requirements.

Range Statement

Not Applicable