Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
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 clothing
safety equipment
first aid equipment
fire fighting equipment
hazard and risk control
fatigue management
elimination of hazardous materials and substances
safe forest practices including required actions relating to forest fire
manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying
Environmental requirements may include:
legislation
organisational policies and procedures
workplace 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 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
fire management principles
waste management principles
wet weather controls
soil erosion control
policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility
quality assurance
procedural manuals
quality and continuous improvement processes and standards
OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures
ethical standards
recording and reporting requirements
equipment use, maintenance and storage requirements
environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)
Tree harvesting plan may include:
sustainability indicators
sustainability plan
OHS monitoring systems
applicable certification schemes
coupe size
calculation of available timber
key performance indicators
human resource requirements, equipment and resource requirement estimates
planning permits and access permission requirements
staff and contract work orders
Planning permits and access permission may include:
permits granted by:
government
local authority
other entitled entities for access and harvesting operations to take place
Communication may include:
verbal and non-verbal language
constructive feedback
active listening
questioning to clarify and confirm understanding
use of positive, confident and cooperative language
use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences
control of tone of voice and body language
Stakeholders may include:
management
staff
contractors
environmental authorities
public
Commonwealth, State/Territory and local government
product processors
customers
destination markets
Harvesting operational activities may include:
surveying and mapping site details
marking stream buffers, filter strips, contours, gullies, roads, bridges and other watercourse crossings
other site preparation
habitat protection
landscape protection
buffer establishment
related construction
fire management
harvesting
regeneration
machinery operations
site preparation silvicultural exercises associated with harvesting
road work, including the construction of roads, tracks, watercourse crossings and bridges, building drains and silt traps
waste removal
chipping
transportation
wet weather activities and operation adjustments
pest management prescriptions
Sustainability indicators should include:
water quality
soil condition
appropriate native flora and fauna protection
maintenance of any culturally significant landscapes, natural or anthropogenic formations and constructions

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can safely and efficiently manage tree harvesting in line with organisational requirements while minimising environmental impact
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to, and satisfy, all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of:
following applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice, including, environmental, OHS and organisational policies and procedures relevant to managing tree harvesting
following organisational policies and procedures relevant to managing tree harvesting to minimise environmental impact
using harvest planning systems to develop and review a tree harvesting plan
managing harvesting operations in line with the tree harvesting plan
rectifying exceptions to work order and environmental plans
using data and performance indicators to review harvesting operations
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 required knowledge, other than confirmatory questions, will usually be conducted in an off-site context
Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements
The following resources should be made available:
workplace location or simulated workplace
materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit
specifications and work instructions
Method of assessment
Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 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 required knowledge
Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks, with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills
Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required 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