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
use of tools and plant appropriate to a task and used to safe working procedures
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
Organisational requirements may include:
legal
organisational and site guidelines
policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility
procedural manuals
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)
Work order must include:
instructions for the trimming, felling and despatching of salvaged trees, including merchandising
directions on the treatment of non-merchantable trees and debris for the purpose of environmental care and site rehabilitation
prescriptions for maintenance of soil and water
wet weather restrictions
and may include:
instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures
environmental care requirements relevant to the work
Environmental care requirements may include:
any activities and directives prescribed under legislation or required for standard certification requirements or as a management priority such as:
soil erosion mitigation
track, road, drainage and crossing maintenance
weed management
rehabilitation prescriptions
watercourse protection
flora and fauna management
run-off minimisation
buffer zone and filter strip maintenance
protection of remnant habitat
identification of cultural sites
Appropriate personnel may include:
managers
supervisors
foremen
operational staff
administrative staff
sub contractors
clients
Environmental risks and hazards may include:
spills
leaks
pollution
planned and unplanned emissions
soil compaction
disturbance and erosion
accidents
disposal of waste
damage or disruption to ecosystems
displacement of plant or animals
changes in land use
fire risks and threats
damage to habitats
illegal vegetation clearing
seed collection
firewood gathering
Schedule is to include:
plan
timeline
list of events to take place in conducting fire salvage operations
Operational activities may include:
coupe mapping exercises
site preparation
establishment of stream or water course buffers, filter strips, contours, gullies, crossing and other landscape protection
habitat, plant community, forest type protection
fauna and flora protection
timber dump
snig track
forwarding tracks
temporary and permanent road construction, use or maintenance
fire management
wet weather restrictions
and may be modified according to:
weather conditions
seasonal activity
time frames
condition of fire affected coup
accessibility
Stability must include:
assessment of a tree to determine:
whether or not it is safe to leave standing
its merchantability
how it should be felled
Equipment may include:
chainsaws
VHF&UHF radios
GPS systems
safety attire
4WD
harvesting plant and equipment
Communication may include:
verbal or 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
radio communication
signals used under fire management conditions
Salvage
is the process of removing from a site, commercially viable trees that have been damaged by fire in such a way that leaves the site in a state of protection against further loss or damage to natural resources and in a state that rehabilitation can occur
Regeneration must include:
return of the area to a revegetated state
protection of all environmental assets
Records and reports may include:
OHS policies and procedures
quality outcomes
hazards
incidents
equipment malfunctions
and may be:
manual
computer based, or another appropriate organisational communication system

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 use environmental care procedures to undertake fire salvage operations
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 fire salvage operations
following organisational policies and procedures relevant to environmental care requirements
assessing salvage operation requirements including fire damage
preparing for fire salvage operations
performing a fire salvage operation in line with environmental care requirements
recording and reporting all information and data related to the fire salvage operation
using safe work practices
safely using plant and equipment associated with fire salvage operations, including:
harvesting plant and equipment
advanced chainsaw harvesting techniques
advanced 4WD skills
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 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 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 may be by direct observation of tasks, with questioning on required 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 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