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Evidence Guide: FWPSAW3227 - Select and saw logs in multi-species operations

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FWPSAW3227 - Select and saw logs in multi-species operations

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

Prepare for sawing and select logs

  1. Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.
  2. Select appropriate personal protective equipment and check for operational effectiveness.
  3. Select appropriate logs according to species and size or grade and billet to suit work order.
  4. Reject, segregate or dispose of defective logs in line with organisational procedures and environmental protection practices.
Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.

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Select appropriate personal protective equipment and check for operational effectiveness.

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Select appropriate logs according to species and size or grade and billet to suit work order.

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Reject, segregate or dispose of defective logs in line with organisational procedures and environmental protection practices.

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Break down logs

  1. Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.
  2. Complete pre start-up checks to ensure operational effectiveness.
  3. Use dogs to secure and align logs to saw and minimise damage.
  4. Clear logs of foreign matter and feed into saw at feed rate in line with organisational safety procedures.
  5. Plan, maintain and adjust sawing sequence to produce required quantity of flitches or cants and maximise feed rate.
  6. Check and adjust break down process regularly to maintain desired quality and output, allowing for defects and changes in species.
  7. Direct flitches or cants to designated area in line with work order.
  8. Identify routine processing problems and resolve or report to appropriate personnel.
Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.

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Complete pre start-up checks to ensure operational effectiveness.

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Use dogs to secure and align logs to saw and minimise damage.

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Clear logs of foreign matter and feed into saw at feed rate in line with organisational safety procedures.

Completed
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Plan, maintain and adjust sawing sequence to produce required quantity of flitches or cants and maximise feed rate.

Completed
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Check and adjust break down process regularly to maintain desired quality and output, allowing for defects and changes in species.

Completed
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Direct flitches or cants to designated area in line with work order.

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Identify routine processing problems and resolve or report to appropriate personnel.

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Complete operator maintenance

  1. Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.
  2. Check saw blades for bluntness or damage.
  3. Remove and replace saw blades in line with manufacturer's recommendations.
  4. Dispose of used blades in line with organisational procedures and environmental protection practices.
  5. Complete basic non-specialist maintenance for equipment.
  6. Keep machine clear of dust and debris in line with organisational safety procedures.
  7. Record and report equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.
Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.

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Check saw blades for bluntness or damage.

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Remove and replace saw blades in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

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Dispose of used blades in line with organisational procedures and environmental protection practices.

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Complete basic non-specialist maintenance for equipment.

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Keep machine clear of dust and debris in line with organisational safety procedures.

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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 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 sawing and select logs

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

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

1.3 Select appropriate logs according to species and size or grade and billet to suit work order.

1.4 Reject, segregate or dispose of defective logs in line with organisational procedures and environmental protection practices.

2. Break down logs

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

2.2 Complete pre start-up checks to ensure operational effectiveness.

2.3 Use dogs to secure and align logs to saw and minimise damage.

2.4 Clear logs of foreign matter and feed into saw at feed rate in line with organisational safety procedures.

2.5 Plan, maintain and adjust sawing sequence to produce required quantity of flitches or cants and maximise feed rate.

2.6 Check and adjust break down process regularly to maintain desired quality and output, allowing for defects and changes in species.

2.7 Direct flitches or cants to designated area in line with work order.

2.8 Identify routine processing problems and resolve or report to appropriate personnel.

3. Complete operator maintenance

3.1 Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.

3.2 Check saw blades for bluntness or damage.

3.3 Remove and replace saw blades in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

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

3.5 Complete basic non-specialist maintenance for equipment.

3.6 Keep machine clear of dust and debris in line with organisational safety procedures.

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

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 sawing and select logs

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

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

1.3 Select appropriate logs according to species and size or grade and billet to suit work order.

1.4 Reject, segregate or dispose of defective logs in line with organisational procedures and environmental protection practices.

2. Break down logs

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

2.2 Complete pre start-up checks to ensure operational effectiveness.

2.3 Use dogs to secure and align logs to saw and minimise damage.

2.4 Clear logs of foreign matter and feed into saw at feed rate in line with organisational safety procedures.

2.5 Plan, maintain and adjust sawing sequence to produce required quantity of flitches or cants and maximise feed rate.

2.6 Check and adjust break down process regularly to maintain desired quality and output, allowing for defects and changes in species.

2.7 Direct flitches or cants to designated area in line with work order.

2.8 Identify routine processing problems and resolve or report to appropriate personnel.

3. Complete operator maintenance

3.1 Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.

3.2 Check saw blades for bluntness or damage.

3.3 Remove and replace saw blades in line with manufacturer's recommendations.

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

3.5 Complete basic non-specialist maintenance for equipment.

3.6 Keep machine clear of dust and debris in line with organisational safety procedures.

3.7 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:

follow organisational policies and procedures relevant to selecting and sawing logs in multi-species operations

select logs in line with production requirements and log utilisation, including assessment of

diameter range

curvature

faults

softwood species of various types

moisture content

select and saw logs in multi-species operations to produce flitches in line with a work order and within prescribed organisational specifications

adjust break down process regularly to allow for changes in species

complete these types of basic non-specialist maintenance:

cleaning the machine of wood chips and sawdust

replacing blunt saw blades

inspecting machine parts for wear or damage, including guards

greasing and lubricating moving parts

checking the operation of emergency stop buttons and lock out systems.

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

purpose, features and operation of equipment used to saw flitches and cants:

carriages:

standard three headed dog carriages

flat top carriages with head rigs

saws:

circular saws

bench saws

overhead frame saws or band saws

mechanical feed

conveyor system to transport logs to and from the sawing area

maintenance tools and equipment for saws

typical range of industry and organisation specific species types:

visual characteristics of logs

recovery characteristics

typical work flow processes for sawing flitches and cants

methods of adjusting workflow and sawing schedule during operation to account for differences in species

range of cutting patterns used on logs to achieve maximum output of flitches and cants

different cutting patterns required for different species of trees

assessment of logs for:

diameter range

curvature

faults

softwood species of various types

moisture content

range of feed rates and how they affect production output and finished quality of flitches and cants

typical flow of log supply in and out of the sawing area

methods for assessing saw blade condition

species and recovery characteristics of timber and timber defects

cutting pattern requirements, feed rates and finish

flow control systems and marking requirements

environmental protection practices for forest products factory settings:

reducing water and energy use

cleaning plant, tools and equipment

disposing of, recycling and reusing timber

typical log defects and how they affect ability to produce quality flitches and cants:

warp

wane

curvature

cupping

shakes

insect defects

knots

resin pockets

organisational procedures specific to selecting and sawing logs in multi-species operations:

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

communication reporting lines

recording and reporting processing problems and equipment faults.

Range Statement

Not Applicable