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
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, maintenance and storage requirements
environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)
Timber may include:
trees
logs
planks
panels
board
chips
flake
flitches
cants
and may be:
native or imported timber
hardwood or softwood
Quality systems may include:
enterprise-based systems
second-party certification
third-party certification
ISO9000 series
other regulatory systems
Visual inspection may include:
assessing the appropriateness of:
defects
contamination
timber colours
insect attack
surface finishes
loose surfaces
bubbles
holes
breakages
machine caused defects
Product specifications may include:
available resources
customer requirements
industry standard cross sections and lengths
enterprise standards
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
Growth may include:
growth patterns
make-up of a tree, including bark (cortex)
phloem
cambium layer
sapwood (xylem)
heartwood (truewood)
pith (medulla)
medullary rays
earlywood
latewood
growth rings
cellulose
hemicelluloses
lignin
extractives
Durability may include:
strength
hardness and rating for use
classification and measurement
Species may include:
native species
imported species
Timber structures may include:
hardwood (pored wood) or softwood (non-pored wood)
cell structured timber, including:
vessels
fibres
ray cells
pits
tracheids
texture
seasoning methods
Characteristics may include:
colour
density
texture
grain
figure
qualities
uses
Moisture content:
is the amount of moisture maintained in timber or timber products after kiln drying or to avoid cracking and deforming
in Australia, generally ranges between 10% in warmer, more humid climates to 14% in cooler climates
includes the consideration of free water, bound water and water vapour
Density may include:
closeness and size of the timber cells
green density
air dried density
basic density
strength and durability
swell pressures
Working properties may include:
timber shrinkage
effects of light
moisture content
density and deterioration of the timber
compressive and tensile stresses
modulus of elasticity
modulus of rupture
deformation
creep
surface hardness
Faults and features may include:
bow
spring
twist
warp
wane
cupping
shakes
insect defects
fungi
knots
resin pockets
wild grain
sloping grain
Sawing patterns may include:
live-sawn
back sawn
quarter sawn
Despatch is to include:
sending out products relating to a customer order via various means of transport
and may include:
stacking
stripping
strapping
storing and despatching product
Records and reports may include:
conducting visual inspection and timber selection
risks
hazards
incidents
equipment malfunctions
and may be:
manual
a computer-based system
other 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 select timber for forestry operations in line with 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 selecting timber for forestry operations
following organisational policies and procedures relevant to selecting timber for forestry operations
selecting timber for forestry operations in line with environmental legislation and workplace procedures
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