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Evidence Guide: FWPHAR4201 - Apply tree jacking techniques

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FWPHAR4201 - Apply tree jacking techniques

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

Prepare for tree jacking

  1. Review work plan and check where required with appropriate personnel.
  2. Identify type and quantity of trees to be tree jacked and assess activities for safety and environmental protection practices.
  3. Select appropriate equipment and check for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer's recommendations.
  4. Plan tree jacking activities in line with workplace health and safety (WHS) procedures and work plan.
Review work plan and check where required with appropriate personnel.

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Identify type and quantity of trees to be tree jacked and assess activities for safety and environmental protection practices.

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Select appropriate equipment and check for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

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Plan tree jacking activities in line with workplace health and safety (WHS) procedures and work plan.

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Assess and plan tree jacking

  1. Assess environmental conditions and use outcomes to plan felling of each tree.
  2. Monitor location and movement of other personnel and modify work to ensure safety.
  3. Assess tree, location and stability for conditions likely to affect safety of tree jacking activities.
  4. Visually assess tree for defects, grade and recovery status.
  5. Select escape route, clear route and growth around tree manually or mechanically.
  6. Assess fall direction and allowable degree of error, considering hang ups, damage, extraction constraints and available open space.
  7. Plan cutting sequence to control direction of fall and minimise damage to tree and surrounding environment; communicate to others.
  8. Mark trees too dangerous to fell safely and refer to appropriate personnel.
Assess environmental conditions and use outcomes to plan felling of each tree.

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Monitor location and movement of other personnel and modify work to ensure safety.

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Assess tree, location and stability for conditions likely to affect safety of tree jacking activities.

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Visually assess tree for defects, grade and recovery status.

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Select escape route, clear route and growth around tree manually or mechanically.

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Assess fall direction and allowable degree of error, considering hang ups, damage, extraction constraints and available open space.

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Plan cutting sequence to control direction of fall and minimise damage to tree and surrounding environment; communicate to others.

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Mark trees too dangerous to fell safely and refer to appropriate personnel.

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Tree jack trees

  1. Complete equipment pre start-up checks.
  2. Remove and clear leaders in line with tree jacking work plan.
  3. Diagnose unexpected characteristics of tree and review plan.
  4. Make jacking slots to provide for placement of tree jacks in line with planned falling direction.
  5. Adjust cutting technique and use tree jacks to control movement and direction of tree being felled.
  6. Complete felling and use planned safe exit route in line with safety procedures.
  7. Monitor ground movement of tree; assess and clear trees that hang up.
  8. Record and report tree jacking process and equipment faults to appropriate personnel.
Complete equipment pre start-up checks.

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Remove and clear leaders in line with tree jacking work plan.

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Diagnose unexpected characteristics of tree and review plan.

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Make jacking slots to provide for placement of tree jacks in line with planned falling direction.

Completed
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Adjust cutting technique and use tree jacks to control movement and direction of tree being felled.

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Complete felling and use planned safe exit route in line with safety procedures.

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Monitor ground movement of tree; assess and clear trees that hang up.

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Record and report tree jacking process and equipment faults to appropriate personnel.

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Complete operator maintenance

  1. Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.
  2. Check chain for bluntness or damage.
  3. Remove, sharpen, adjust and replace chain and other components in line with manufacturer's recommendations.
  4. Assess and adjust chainsaw set-up to suit cutting conditions.
  5. Maintain operational condition of chainsaw to meet standards prior to use.
  6. Check and service tree jacks.
Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.

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Check chain for bluntness or damage.

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Remove, sharpen, adjust and replace chain and other components in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

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Assess and adjust chainsaw set-up to suit cutting conditions.

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Maintain operational condition of chainsaw to meet standards prior to use.

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Check and service tree jacks.

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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 tree jacking

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

1.2 Identify type and quantity of trees to be tree jacked and assess activities for safety and environmental protection practices.

1.3 Select appropriate equipment and check for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

1.4 Plan tree jacking activities in line with workplace health and safety (WHS) procedures and work plan.

2. Assess and plan tree jacking

2.1 Assess environmental conditions and use outcomes to plan felling of each tree.

2.2 Monitor location and movement of other personnel and modify work to ensure safety.

2.3 Assess tree, location and stability for conditions likely to affect safety of tree jacking activities.

2.4 Visually assess tree for defects, grade and recovery status.

2.5 Select escape route, clear route and growth around tree manually or mechanically.

2.6 Assess fall direction and allowable degree of error, considering hang ups, damage, extraction constraints and available open space.

2.7 Plan cutting sequence to control direction of fall and minimise damage to tree and surrounding environment; communicate to others.

2.8 Mark trees too dangerous to fell safely and refer to appropriate personnel.

3. Tree jack trees

3.1 Complete equipment pre start-up checks.

3.2 Remove and clear leaders in line with tree jacking work plan.

3.3 Diagnose unexpected characteristics of tree and review plan.

3.4 Make jacking slots to provide for placement of tree jacks in line with planned falling direction.

3.5 Adjust cutting technique and use tree jacks to control movement and direction of tree being felled.

3.6 Complete felling and use planned safe exit route in line with safety procedures.

3.7 Monitor ground movement of tree; assess and clear trees that hang up.

3.8 Record and report tree jacking process and equipment faults to appropriate personnel.

4. Complete operator maintenance

4.1 Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.

4.2 Check chain for bluntness or damage.

4.3 Remove, sharpen, adjust and replace chain and other components in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

4.4 Assess and adjust chainsaw set-up to suit cutting conditions.

4.5 Maintain operational condition of chainsaw to meet standards prior to use.

4.6 Check and service tree jacks.

Required Skills and Knowledge

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 tree jacking

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

1.2 Identify type and quantity of trees to be tree jacked and assess activities for safety and environmental protection practices.

1.3 Select appropriate equipment and check for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

1.4 Plan tree jacking activities in line with workplace health and safety (WHS) procedures and work plan.

2. Assess and plan tree jacking

2.1 Assess environmental conditions and use outcomes to plan felling of each tree.

2.2 Monitor location and movement of other personnel and modify work to ensure safety.

2.3 Assess tree, location and stability for conditions likely to affect safety of tree jacking activities.

2.4 Visually assess tree for defects, grade and recovery status.

2.5 Select escape route, clear route and growth around tree manually or mechanically.

2.6 Assess fall direction and allowable degree of error, considering hang ups, damage, extraction constraints and available open space.

2.7 Plan cutting sequence to control direction of fall and minimise damage to tree and surrounding environment; communicate to others.

2.8 Mark trees too dangerous to fell safely and refer to appropriate personnel.

3. Tree jack trees

3.1 Complete equipment pre start-up checks.

3.2 Remove and clear leaders in line with tree jacking work plan.

3.3 Diagnose unexpected characteristics of tree and review plan.

3.4 Make jacking slots to provide for placement of tree jacks in line with planned falling direction.

3.5 Adjust cutting technique and use tree jacks to control movement and direction of tree being felled.

3.6 Complete felling and use planned safe exit route in line with safety procedures.

3.7 Monitor ground movement of tree; assess and clear trees that hang up.

3.8 Record and report tree jacking process and equipment faults to appropriate personnel.

4. Complete operator maintenance

4.1 Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.

4.2 Check chain for bluntness or damage.

4.3 Remove, sharpen, adjust and replace chain and other components in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

4.4 Assess and adjust chainsaw set-up to suit cutting conditions.

4.5 Maintain operational condition of chainsaw to meet standards prior to use.

4.6 Check and service tree jacks.

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:

follow organisational policies and procedures relevant to tree jacking

apply tree jacking techniques in line with the work order and within prescribed organisational tolerances

conduct operator maintenance on a chainsaw.

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

key features of these varying environmental conditions and effects on tree felling:

general forest lean

ground growth

ground hazards and obstacles

ground slope

gullies

presence and density of seed and habitat trees

water courses

wet and adverse weather conditions

wind speed and direction

environmental protection practices including:

safe disposal of waste material

cleaning of plant, tools and equipment

typical tree defects and how these affect tree jacking and felling:

stability

insect defects

knots

resin pockets

shakes

techniques used in the tree jacking process:

tree jacking

chainsaw cutting sequences and techniques used to control direction of fall

clearing trees that hang up

communication methods used for tree jacking activities:

verbal

hand signals

eye contact with other operators

use of electronic communication devices

typical industry chain of command for communication of information and instruction

types of tree jacking tools and equipment; their purpose, features, operation and basic non-specialist repair and maintenance:

tree jacks

chainsaws

maintenance tools and equipment

personal protection equipment

organisational procedures specific to tree jacking activities:

workplace health and safety with particular emphasis on pre-start up checks and equipment lock out for safe use of chainsaws

use and maintenance of equipment

communication reporting line during tree jacking process

recording and reporting tree jacking process and equipment faults.

Range Statement

Not Applicable