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
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 and maintenance and storage requirements
environmental management requirements (waste disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)
Choker setters
hook up the logs at the felling site
Work order is to include:
instructions for the choker setter operations to recover felled logs from the work site
and may include:
type
size
length
quantity
grade
and may also include:
instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures
environmental care requirements relevant to the work
Appropriate personnel may include:
supervisors
suppliers
clients
colleagues
managers
Logs is to include:
the finished product or trunk of a tree after trimming and cross cutting has occurred
and may be:
hardwood or softwood
for production or non-production purposes
Environmental protection measures may include:
ground growth
canopy
general forest lean
wind speed and direction
fallen trees
density of trees
ground slope
soil and water protection
ground hazards
obstacles
contingencies for modifying operations during wet or other adverse weather conditions
Equipment may include:
rigging equipment
and is to include:
procedures for equipment lock-out such as protecting operators and co-workers from accidental injury by isolating the machine
Cable operations may include:
activities covering a full range of species, log sizes, falling and retention densities, slope, other environmental conditions
use of cable systems including high lead (no skyline), standing skyline and a running skyline with hauling both uphill and downhill
logs attached optimising payload without exceeding the lift or haul capacity of the system
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
Stability
is the physical stability of the logs in-situ, that it is safe to hook up and not likely to roll off a rock, move on other logs or slide down the hillside
Hook up points
are usually at the end of log whereby the choker setter secures the choker cable around the log and secures the end to a bell (sliding fastener) to form a noose
Butt rigging
is the sliding rig or tow which the choker and grapple ropes connect to
Chokers and grapple ropes
are the steel wire ropes used to hook up logs ready for cable extraction
Reporting may include:
hook up methods or problems
tree type
size
length
diameter
inspection
quality outcomes
hazards
incidents or equipment malfunctions
Rigging slinger role includes:
deciding what logs to take out first and being responsible for getting the log to the landing without breaking it
directing the choker setter personnel in hooking up log
transmitting signals to and from the yarder
Line shifts
are the moving of rigging lines from one area of operation to a new area
Stump notching
is the process for securing rigging components, cables and ropes
Rigging components may include:
strawlines
blocks
sheaves
ropes
shackles
pins
skyline
tail rope
lines
straps
mobile tail anchors
spars
intermediate supports
bridling

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 perform choker setter operations to recover felled logs within organisational requirements
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 relevant to hooking up felled logs using cables (choker)
following organisational policies and procedures relevant to hooking up felled logs using cables (choker)
the ability to perform choker setter operations to recover felled logs in line with the work order and within prescribed organisational tolerances
the ability to assist in shifting lines in line with the hook tenders instructions
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