Elements and Performance Criteria

OHS requirements are to be in accordance with Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures. Requirements may include:
the use of personal protective equipment and clothing
safety equipment
first aid equipment
fire fighting equipment
hazard and risk control
elimination of hazardous materials and substances
safe forest practices including required actions relating to forest fire
manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying
machine guarding

Legislative requirements are to be in accordance with applicable legislation from all levels of government that affect organisational operation. Requirements 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
heritage and traditional land owner issues

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, ethical standards, recording and reporting, access and equity principles and practices, equipment use, maintenance and storage, environmental management (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)

Work order
is to include instructions for the chipping and despatch of chipped timber from the work site and may include type, size, length, quantity and grade

Appropriate personnel
may include supervisors, suppliers, clients, colleagues and managers

Timber
may include complete logs, log segments, whole trees, tree heads

Chipping
is to include the process of converting timber into varying chip sizes using mechanised chipping units, useable on-site during forestry harvesting operations

Equipment
may include heavy production mobile chipping units, specific safety attire and maintenance tools and equipment
is to include procedures for equipment lock-out, ie protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine

Communication
may include verbal and non-verbal language, hand or other agreed signals, eye contact with other operators or personnel, active listening, questioning to clarify and confirm understanding, use of electronic communication devices

Chipping unit
may include heavy production mobile chipping units including truck mounted heavy production chipping units, trailer mounted chipping units or independently driven motorised mobile chipping units feeding into a truck or other form of transportation. Chipping units are usually petrol or diesel driven and contain high powered spinning cutters which cut timber into chips

Pre start-up checks
are conducted to ensure equipment has been set-up correctly, the systems are performing accurately and operating to optimum performance

Capacity
may include the capacity of the machinery to cope with certain size diameters of log or branch or the speed by which timber is fed into the chipper

Chip sizes
may vary in size, dependent on the customer or work order and the capability of the chipper

Transportation
may include high trailers, trucks, rail cars or other applicable forms of transport

Foreign matter
may include contamination of chip, stones, rocks, metal and other foreign matter which may blunt the cutters or affect operation of the chipper

Records and reports
may include timber type, size, outcomes, storage locations, quality outcomes, hazards, incidents or equipment malfunctions
may be manual, using a computer-based system or another appropriate organisational communication system

Overview of Assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can safely and efficiently operate a heavy production mobile chipper within organisational requirements

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Comply with applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice, including OHS, environmental and organisational policies and procedures, relevant to heavy production mobile chipping
Effectively communicate and work safely with others in the work area
Efficiently operate a heavy production mobile chipper in accordance with the work order and within prescribed organisational tolerances
Effectively conduct operator maintenance on a heavy production mobile chipping unit

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 essential underpinning knowledge, other than confirmatory questions, will usually be conducted in an off-site context
Assessment is to comply with relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements

The following resources should be made available:

workplace location or simulated workplace
materials and equipment relevant to heavy production mobile chipping
specifications and work instructions

Method of assessment
Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI05 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 underpinning knowledge
Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks, with questioning on underpinning knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of key competencies
Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the essential underpinning 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

Communicating ideas and information
By communicating in simple language to confirm work requirements, convey information and requests to colleagues, and report and record outcomes (1)

Collecting analysing and organising information
By collecting, organising and understanding information required to undertake heavy production mobile chipping (1)

Planning and organising activities
By organising and conducting work activities in the correct sequence for chipping to be completed within the designated timeframes (1)

Working with others and in teams
By using effective communication and interpersonal techniques with colleagues and others to maximise confidence, satisfaction and productivity during the chipping operation (1)

Using mathematical ideas and techniques
By calculating time to complete tasks and estimating tools, equipment and material requirements including quantities and feed rates (1)

Solving problems
By establishing safe and effective processes for heavy production mobile chipping which anticipate likely problems to avoid wastage and downtime (1)

Using technology
By selecting and using heavy production mobile chipping equipment to chip timber (1)