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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 clothingsafety equipmentfirst aid equipmentfire fighting equipmenthazard and risk controlfatigue managementelimination of hazardous materials and substancessafe forest practices including required actions relating to forest firemanual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislationorganisational policies and proceduresworkplace 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 agreementsindustrial relationsAustralian Standardsconfidentiality and privacyOHSthe environmentequal opportunityanti-discriminationrelevant industry codes of practiceduty of careheritage and traditional land owner issues |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal organisational and site guidelinespolicies and procedures relating to own role and responsibilityquality assuranceprocedural manualsquality and continuous improvement processes and standardsOHS, emergency and evacuation proceduresethical standardsrecording and reporting requirementsequipment use and maintenance and storage requirementsenvironmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Mechanical processor | may be wheeled or tracked |
Environmental protection measures | may include action to limit the impact to:ground growth and canopymay include action to limit the impact of:soil and watergeneral forest leanwind speed and directionfallen treesdensity of treesground slopeground hazardsobstacles |
Work plan is to include: | instructions for mechanical processor operations including trees to be processed and cutting length requirementsand may include information about:landing layoutssite plansforest operational plansemergency procedures in case of fire and/or accidentinstructions for the environmental monitoring of work and proceduresenvironmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisorsclientscolleaguesmanagers |
Logs may include: | full range of speciessize conditions encountered in local harvesting operations softwood or hardwood |
Safe working conditions may include: | identification of risks and hazardsunsafe groundfencesholes, pot holesmaterialsvehiclesabandoned equipmentpersonneladverse weather conditions (electrical storms, floods)fires |
Mechanical processor operations must include: | the mechanical processing of trees and segregating and stacking of logs and may include:the mechanical falling of treesthe de-barking, pre-bunching and loading of logs |
Planning | requires ensuring minimal equipment and product movement during operations including determining level and stable surfaces for safely relocating logs |
Environmental and heritage concerns may include: | dustnoisewaterflora and faunaheritage legislationculturally sensitive sites and artefactsplantationsnative forest |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal languagehand or other agreed signalseye contact with other operators or personnel active listeningquestioning to clarify and confirm understandinguse of electronic communication devices |
Capabilities | of equipment and/or attachments may include: efficient and safe operating speedduration of operationtype of activities performedweight and/or load limitationsoperating limitations |
Pre-operational checks | are conducted to ensure equipment and attachments have been set-up correctly, the systems are performing accurately and operating to optimum performance and may be to:visual and audio warning devices and lightsengine and stop engine lightsfluid levelscab display instrumentation and gauges on-board computer systems, if relevant and may also involve:start-up, park and shut-down procedures including safety mechanisms operation (horn, operating lights), correct location of equipment, vehicle security |
Site conditions may include: | wet, dryday, nightstability of groundbroken groundslope of working surfacelocation of water table |
Hazards may include: | uneven/unstable terraintreesfiresoverhead and underground servicesbridgesbuildingsexcavationstrafficembankmentcuttingsstructures and hazardous materials |
Emergency plan may include: | notification of authoritiesevacuation proceduresisolation proceduresequipment shut-down proceduresclean upfirst aiduse of personal protective equipment and guardingaccess and exit |
Positioning | of equipment is to ensure:machine stability to minimise movement during and between processing operationssafe access to felled treesafe processing and placement clearance for the efficient extraction of processed logs |
Maintenance | of log stacks includes:providing for anticipated stock levelsstock rotation requirementssizesegregation of lengthsspeciesgrades |
Visual assessment | of logs includes:identifying and determining speciesdiameter, length, gradelanding layout stock rotation requirements |
Visual inspection and fault finding procedures may include: | vehicle numberdanger tagpersonnel proximitytyres and rim conditionwheel nuts and studslight positioning and cleanlinessradiator top up tankoil leaks, fuel leaks, water leaksno combustible material around exhaustdamage to equipmentportable fire extinguisherfire suppression systemcab mountswindowsengine oil to be checked before starting enginegrease linescab conditions |
Routine operational servicing may include: | checking fluid levelsgreasingtightening loose fittingsfilter changing |
Cleaning methods may include: | watersteamdegreasingvacuumforced air |
Records and reports may include: | end of shift documentationwork logsupplies logcomputer readingsand may be:manualusing a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system |